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Rob Gotobed @robgotobed.bsky.social · 2d

People always want to know how come I am such a good skier when I’ve never actually taken any skiing lessons!?!? Well, my success is all down to this vinyl record my grandad gave me.

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Stephen G. Rae @stephengrae.bsky.social · 2d

It's #IndigenousPeoplesDay

In a mythology from the indigenous peoples of the americas, ravens were once only white. They helped humans master fire, and were turned black by the flames

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 2d

‘Ebbutt’s guarded optimism was never naive. He believed he had sure instincts about what made Germany tick. But the benefits of his long years in Germany were more concrete than that.’

Patrick Cockburn on a journalist expelled from Germany for exposing the Nazi threat:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Patrick Cockburn · Diary: Interviewing Hitler

In August 1937, three German journalists were expelled from Britain for suspected espionage. Retaliation was a...

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 2d

‘The most devastating shortcoming of LLMs is that however many things they appear to know about the world, and however smoothly they express these things, they don’t actually know that there is a world.’

@jamesmeek.bsky.social on Artificial General Intelligence: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

James Meek · Computers that want things

For all the fluency and synthetic friendliness of public-facing AI chatbots like ChatGPT, it seems important to remember...

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 2d

‘An investigation by Index on Censorship showed that it’s mainly LGBT-themed books that get challenged; another study indicated that American pro-censorship groups are beginning to influence the situation in the UK.’

Anna Aslanyan on book bans, from the blog
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...

Anna Aslanyan | The Censor’s Scissors

John Heartfield was forced to leave Germany in 1933. Even before the Nazis put him on their hit list, his art had caused...

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Steve Shilstone @steveshilstone.bsky.social · 2d

CEZANNE - I SAY CALL IT MELLOW YELLOW 💙🎨 #art

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Shelia Hunt @sheliahunt.bsky.social · 13d

Golden evening in Pigeon Forge… the Old Mill glows on the river 🌅
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#SheliaHuntPhotography #BuyIntoArt #OldMill #PigeonForgeTN #GatlinburgTN #SunsetPhotography #TennesseeTourism

Old Mill and Old Mill Restaurant on Little Pigeon River near Gatlinburg Tennessee tourism attraction at sunset. From the Fine Art Gallery of Shelia Hunt.

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 14d

Issue 47.18 is now online, featuring:

@erinmaglaque.bsky.social on Pico della Mirandola
Conor Gearty on human rights and the law
Thomas Laqueur on the cello
Jessica Olin on Amanda Knox
Colin Burrow on Muriel Spark
and David Runciman on the road to Brexit.

Read online at www.lrb.co.uk

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Kristin S @krisr101.bsky.social · 17d

My head is buried in a new book by fellow BlueSky user @robgotobed.bsky.social! I just received my new book and I’m excited to laugh out loud. #booksky 💙📚

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 16d

‘All doctors get things wrong. What matters hugely to families in our position is that they have the courage and humility to admit to these mistakes. If they do, it transforms the way you feel about a clinician.’

@paullaity.bsky.social on his daughter Martha’s death: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Paul Laity · After Martha

For the hospital, and for the NHS, it was a closed case, another preventable death: medicine is imperfect, such things...

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 16d

There was no after. There was only ever a now. The exact length of time between one heartbeat and the next.

Read Stage 3: Bravo
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#FREE on #KindleUnlimited

Also on #audiobook

#zombie #apocalypse #audiobooks #suspense #thriller #horror #book #audible 📚💙

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Gifford MacShane @authorgmacshane.bsky.social · 16d

#HistFic #Romancelandia #BookSky

THE WOODSMAN'S ROSE, Donovan Family Saga Book 2

- A solemn oath
- A shattered friendship
- The gift that might heal

Available now at most major digital & print book retailers. Or ask your library to order it for you!
Books2Read.com/TheWoodsmansRose

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Joy Mutter @joymutter.bsky.social · 17d

CARAVAN OF NIGHTMARES, my second short story collection, is free with KU. My first collection is Her Demonic Angel. There are 14 stories in each volume.
“An entertaining and witty collection with a hint of darkness.”
My 24 Kindles are all free with KU.
bit.ly/3ENJqRv

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Sandra Cox @scoxauthor.bsky.social · 16d

Reuben Hayes
www.amazon.com/Reuben-Hayes...

The crusty middle-aged rancher had only ever loved one woman. And now her daughter stood on his doorstep.

#Westerns #ActionAdventure #KUFree #HistoricOldWest

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Sandra Cox @scoxauthor.bsky.social · 16d

MATEO’S BLOOD BROTHER
www.amazon.com/MATEOS-BLOOD...
Sequel to Mateo’s Law #shapeshifter #Police #Thriller #Paranormal #Romance #ModernDayWestern #KUFree
A sheriff. A chief of police. An evil ex-lover.

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Deborah League @deborahleague.bsky.social · 16d

St. Mary's church, The Cotswolds.

ART - deborah-league.pixels.com/featured/sai...

#art #artshop #artstore #ayearforart #buyintoart #wallart #homedecor #artforsale #artist #blueskyart #giftideas #lifestyle #colorful #artwork #artprints #photography #England #DowntonAbbey #church #thecotswolds

Pretty image of Saint Mary's church in Bampton, Cotswolds, England. Site of many scenes filmed for the popular PBS series Downton Abbey.

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Uvi Poznansky @uvipoznansky.bsky.social · 16d

Uvi ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review (Dancing with Air): A crisp, compelling stand-alone novel
#Review #WWII #Romance and #Suspense #audiobook
uviart.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-cr...

A crisp, compelling stand-alone novel

LISTENER Dan Strawn Dancing with Air WWII Love Story By: Uvi Poznansky Narrated by: Virtual Voice A crisp, compelling stand-alone novel...

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Dominic Piper @dominicpiper.bsky.social · Aug 15

Acid Yellow. Dominic Piper.

"The fifth Daniel Beckett thriller ticks all the boxes for an exciting, sexy, intelligent, and intriguing reading experience. Excellent."

mybook.to/AcidYellow

#MustRead #KindleBooks #DanielBeckett #DetectiveFiction #Suspense #Kidnap #Thriller #Crime #BritishDetectives

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Norb Aikin @norbaikin.bsky.social · 18d

We Don't Age, from World By Design. Inspired by old friends, and the Gord Downie song "Chancellor". Grateful for this life I have. #poetry #poems #authors #WritingCommunity

Get your signed copy of World By Design here: www.norbaikin.com/.../pro.../w...

We Don't Age

In the vacuum of the vampire's daylight,
we don't suffer the same change or remission.
It's just the carrying on of carrying on
whether weather betrays us or scars
enable us to evade what we're really made of.
We're not long for here. But we belong here.

When the roses no longer open in a time-lapse
flurry suggesting that's how the universe works,
we understand our plans aren't the same as
the demands of the systems we've arranged
for ourselves. Evolution never had that in mind.
We're not long for here, as long as we're belonging
somewhere

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Sylvia Kay Rose Author @sylvia-rose-books.bsky.social · 16d

🩸📚 Attack of the Mutant Space Maggots 📚🪐

Not for the squeamish.

Summary: books2read.com/b/3nLdke
Get It Now: books2read.com/u/3nLdke

#horror #darkcomedy #sciencefiction #sci-fi #booklovers #horrorfans #gory #satire #readingcommunity #readersky #bookworm #booklovers #satirical

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William D. Prystauk @prystauk.bsky.social · 16d

HABIT (1995)

Larry Fessenden’s amazing dramatic horror, complete with a #Vampire

The #RedAgenda #horror novel rolls out on October 14.

You can enter the eBook #giveaway now! goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Or #Preorder the #eBook: shorturl.at/1La38

#Vampires #HorrorFam #HorrorCommunity #BookBuzz

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Charles Welch - Horror Author @charleswelchauthor.bsky.social · 16d

Looking for a horror/thriller/apocalyptic blind date with a book? Check this out! Great deal for $27.99 each, limited time offer only and with FREE SHIPPING in the US!

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Read & Scream: A Blind Date with a Book

#booksky #readersky #bookclub #booklover #bookish #horror

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 18d

At @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk on Tuesday: Fiona Stafford speaks to Jenny Uglow about her new book, A Year with Gilbert White, which chronicles the work of the Hampshire clergyman who became the father of British natural history.

Just a few tickets are left:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jenny-uglo...

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Waterstones Leicester Highcross @waterstoneslhx.bsky.social · 18d

Mary Portas on the radio this morning - really interesting, physical shops really are all about human connection. This is going to be well worth a read. www.waterstones.com/book/i-shop-...

I Shop, Therefore I Am by Mary Portas | Waterstones

Buy I Shop, Therefore I Am by Mary Portas from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Rob Gotobed @robgotobed.bsky.social · Sep 13

My grandpa Beelzebub Gotobed is always complaining that the younger generation never shows the older generation any respect! Well, just to prove him wrong, here is my grandpa enjoying a special dish of his favourite steak and chips.

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