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Blue Poppy Publishing
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Nano-publisher & provider of self-publishing services based in Ilfracombe, Devon.
Submissions open for books with a strong focus on Devon and the South West.
https://www.bluepoppypublishing.co.uk
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silverrich.bsky.social
The sheer bare faced audacity of Starmer as he claims kudos for, his words "taking thousands of children out of poverty" when a year ago he withdrew the whip from his own MPs who made exactly the same argument?
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
#BookSky #Devon #Brixham #LiteraryFiction #HistoricalFiction
Guys, be honest, how often do you see an indie book gather up 26 all Five-Star reviews on Waterstones?
www.waterstones.com/book/a-sprin...
It's just gone up on Amazon as well and got two five-stars there
A Spring Marrying by Jon Rosebank | Waterstones
Buy A Spring Marrying by Jon Rosebank from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
www.waterstones.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
Yes! A million times this.
faythompsonauthor.bsky.social Fay Thompson, Author/Artist @faythompsonauthor.bsky.social · 1d
I've been a novelist for a long time. Every novel I write is an exploration of my own mind. I don't go in thinking about sales or financial objectives. I 100% write because I love to write. What happens to my novels after they are written must not inform or limit my mind.

#writingcommunity #booksky
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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barryryerson.bsky.social
Decades after nuclear war, magic returns.

As artists and spies alike discover how to use this power, some will stop at nothing to have it for themselves.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"Skillfully weaves a love story and political/religious thriller together with magic."

relinks.me/B09XJBQMRK

Ebook now £0.99!

#BookSky
Book cover for The Magic Circle, a dystopian scifi fantasy by Barry Ryerson. The cover has arrows pointing to it. The arrows are labelled: Magic; tense thriller; post-apocalyptic future; cool sci-tech; LGBTQIA+ characters; lovers to enemies to it's complicated.
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
All set for the lights switch on tonight.
Got my Christmas decoration up.
Nobody has noticed it yet even though it is super busy.
Image of a shelf unit displaying a number of books and, at the top, a box covered in kitchen foil with a picture of John McLain (Bruce Willis) from the scene in Diehard when he is in the air duct and lights a Zippo lighter. A fairy light is inserted into the box to replicate the light.
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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thebookseller.com
The co-founders of 404 Ink will release a final title under their tenure, titled Publisher Not Found: A Decade of Disruption, 404 Ink 2016-2026 👇 #BookSky
404 Ink founders to release final Inklings title as part of industry fundraiser
ebx.sh
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
PROMISEworks Mentoring children across Somerset www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/promisewor...
#Somerset #Charity #Crowdfunding
PROMISEworks Mentoring children across Somerset
Our aim is to empower children and young people facing challenging circumstances by connecting them with caring, trained adult mentors.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
Sounds great
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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hazelmpinner.bsky.social
Yes, that reading for pleasure can include oral, whether read to them, audio books or even a video of someone sharing a book. That it doesn't matter if its non-fiction or fiction, it's about finding pleasure in it.
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
#ShopIndie #ShopLocal
jcurtisart.bsky.social Jackie Curtis @jcurtisart.bsky.social · Oct 23
Looking for some winter themed cards?

I have some multipacks available on my website

www.jcurtisart.com/photo_167823...
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
WHY has this account got just 27 followers??
I want answers, NOW!
#Devon #Dartmoor #Wildlife #Rivers
Come on people, I will be checking up later. 😀
westcountryrt.bsky.social Westcountry Rivers Trust @westcountryrt.bsky.social · 16d
Tadpoles in November?

These little wrigglers were spotted on Dartmoor in a pond created for natural flood management under our RRC project. While they might overwinter, we think they’re more likely to become a winter snack for local wildlife!

#Dartmoor #Wildlife #NaturalFloodMangement #Devon
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
Ethereal. Almost unreal. And yet somehow realer than almost anything you can imagine.
rachelburch.bsky.social Rachel Burch @rachelburch.bsky.social · 16d
Willows near Whitchurch Down this week, #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography
Two twisty willow trees
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
Aww, cute. 😍
nicwilson.bsky.social Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 14d
My cape might not be big enough for me to disappear into the woodlands yet, but Boofle already fancies himself as a tree elf. #naturecrochet
A woollen dog in a green crocheted cape.
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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pauleggleston.bsky.social
Dick Dastardly's dog wasn't well so he borrowed another one. It wasn't *exactly* the same, but it was a proxy Muttley.
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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otooleyauthor.bsky.social
Just gasped audibly at "a spoonful of laughter"
What a lovely turn of phrase.
#BookSky
A snippet of text from "The Barrow Ship" by John Wilkinson, "Finch waited. His mum and dad were pottering about in the kitchen before going to bed. He heard a spoonful of laughter, light as thistledown, from his mum."
November 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
No idea. Series looks interesting though.
hcnewton.bsky.social H.C. Newton - The Irresponsible Reader @hcnewton.bsky.social · 17d
Can anyone who's read (as opposed to listened, like me) Brigands & Breadknives tell me how to spell the name of the city they're headed to?
November 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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bookshop.org
Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
The main improvement needed is to open the doors and release everyone held there. Same for every other one of these Nazi internment camps.
Bring everyone back to their families and lock the Nazis up instead.
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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starrypress.bsky.social
Our beautiful new book The Endurance of Things is now available for preorder from our website- a heartfelt invitation to discover Italy through her art, food and landscape #constellationspress #theenduranceofthings #art #italy
January 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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kloob.bsky.social
If you’re on Twitter… well, don’t be on Twitter. Even his cars are infected with his AI. The world doesn’t need the influence of this pathetic, evil thing
newschambers.bsky.social Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 25d
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
Artwork for a book I am writing.
Slowly building up the adventuring party for "The Chosen One"
Two sketches of the mare, Conker, because the artist did a second sketch following feedback. Opinions welcome. Info in #AltText
#Fantasy #BookSky
Eve is a forty-something woman who once hoped to be the chosen one, even though the elders insisted it had to be a boy. She is careworn, kind, and a fierce momma tiger who risks banishment to protect her daughter, Jenna. In this picture she is dressed in muted natural colours with a hooded cloak, and carrying a longbow. Her face is streaked with soot because she has been mourning. Jenna is Eve's youngest daughter. She is musical and has made her own flute from a bone. She wears slightly more colourful clothes than her mother but is limited by the dye technology of her world. Jenna has charisma in spades. She has left her town to help Jethro who is this year's Chosen One. As a result she is banished from the town because she has broken the prophecy. Conker, the mare who carries the Chosen One on his quest. She's just a horse, no special powers, but she is an essential member of the party. First sketch of Conker. The artist redrew her following feedback from friends. I'm not much good as an art critic although I do prefer the new version.
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
madhmstr.bsky.social AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 25d
Dear manufacturers
Please be more specific...
SPICE doesn't help.
Cloves make my throat close up.
Cinnamon makes my lips tingle.
Ginger is a different reaction.
(I think! They're often together, especially at Christmas.)

There is a difference.
MILK CHOCOLATE [SUGAR, COCOA SOLIDS+ 33%* (COCOA BUTTER+ & COCOA MASS+), NZ MILK POWDER 30%*, EMULSIFIER (SOY LECITHIN), VANILLA FLAVOUR]; BRANDY SNAP PIECES 13% [SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, BUTTER (MILK), GOLDEN SYRUP, GLUCOSE, SPICE]; NATURAL FLAVOURS. *MINIMUM PERCENTAGE. +RAINFOREST ALLIANCE CERTIFIED. CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT, GLUTEN. MAY CONTAIN: PEANUT, TREE NUTS.
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
bluepoppypub.bsky.social
Had a dream that I paid for an advert for Grandad Pigeon by Paul Gunning and somehow the link went to a new hardback edition of The House at Pooh Corner.
Who can I sue?
#PigeonRacing #BookSky #KidLit
Front cover of Grandad Pigeon with artwork by Rob Page. Grandad Pigeon stands in the centre, walking stick in hand, surrounded by flying pigeons which he has just released from their crate. Loewen, his granddaughter, is to one side on her skateboard and holding a pug in her arm.
November 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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nigelstewartbooks.bsky.social
A new account with news about books and writing plans. Good work in progress (short stories/2 novels) + new editions of existing novels soon.

A break from socials gave me time to breathe… thought I’d stay away forever. But some sort of presence makes sense. #noteworthybooks #books #writing
August 30, 2025 at 6:36 AM