Bob Johnston
@bobjohnstonbooks.bsky.social
'Our Big Day' LGBTQ+ award-winning picturebook published 2022. Currently subbing agents w/ a gay novel for adults. Husband, dog lover, cat misser, biscuit eater, previously @gutterbookshop ... he/him. linktr.ee/bobjohnstonbooks
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#humanrights
The number of #homeless people in Ireland has reached a new record high of more than 16,700, including more than 5,200 children, latest figures show.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
The number of #homeless people in Ireland has reached a new record high of more than 16,700, including more than 5,200 children, latest figures show.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
Number of homeless people in Ireland reaches new record high in October
Focus Ireland says many children now facing second or third Christmas in emergency accommodation
www.irishtimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
#humanrights
The number of #homeless people in Ireland has reached a new record high of more than 16,700, including more than 5,200 children, latest figures show.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
The number of #homeless people in Ireland has reached a new record high of more than 16,700, including more than 5,200 children, latest figures show.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
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"The problem with the Irish is that they'll sing at the drop of a hat, but ask them to talk and they won't"
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"The problem with the Irish is that they'll sing at the drop of a hat, but ask them to talk and they won't"
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
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If you’re in central London over the next six weeks, there’s a Snoopy Trail in the Fleet Street Quarter. I’ve illustrated the map that shows where all 12 Snoopys are…
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
If you’re in central London over the next six weeks, there’s a Snoopy Trail in the Fleet Street Quarter. I’ve illustrated the map that shows where all 12 Snoopys are…
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We got some wedding pic previews and, I'm biased, but they're class.
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We got some wedding pic previews and, I'm biased, but they're class.
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A little girl peeks inside a tuba during the National Band Festival at Crystal Palace, London, 1923
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A little girl peeks inside a tuba during the National Band Festival at Crystal Palace, London, 1923
Friday Vibes.. #Spokanki youtu.be/5FEOUP1BBRg?...
SPOKANKI - DULAMAN
YouTube video by SPOKANKI
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November 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Friday Vibes.. #Spokanki youtu.be/5FEOUP1BBRg?...
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As a children’s bookseller I spent quite some time every week explaining two things - why visual literacy is important and why comic books are ‘real’ books.
And why certain books are better read when a child is older and more able to understand the emotional complexity on the page.
And why certain books are better read when a child is older and more able to understand the emotional complexity on the page.
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As a children’s bookseller I spent quite some time every week explaining two things - why visual literacy is important and why comic books are ‘real’ books.
And why certain books are better read when a child is older and more able to understand the emotional complexity on the page.
And why certain books are better read when a child is older and more able to understand the emotional complexity on the page.
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What a night! We are bowled over to win Best Museum or Cultural Venue at North East Culture Awards at Stockton Globe last night.
November 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
What a night! We are bowled over to win Best Museum or Cultural Venue at North East Culture Awards at Stockton Globe last night.
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Whatever became of the Brexit
Mus-
eum?
Mus-
eum?
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Whatever became of the Brexit
Mus-
eum?
Mus-
eum?
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For those who have heard us on #speirgorm wax lyrically about the spice bag, here's all you need to know
All you need to know about the evolution of the spice bag
It sits proudly alongside the spiceburger, jumbo breakfast roll, jambon and chicken fillet roll in the pantheon of great 21st century Irish dishes
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
For those who have heard us on #speirgorm wax lyrically about the spice bag, here's all you need to know
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I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
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I may only have 50 followers and most of them are bots I'm sure but I highly recommend this book. Read it years ago and really enjoyed it. #spéirgorm #buylocal
You can get my memoir for 21% off right now in @kennysbookshop.bsky.social (free shipping in #Ireland!)
www.kennys.ie/bestsellers/...
www.kennys.ie/bestsellers/...
Anseo
Paperback. A contemporary and gorgeous story of adoption from Vietnam to Kerry, the love of her small family and the power of the Irish language to overcome loss, racism and online trolls.
www.kennys.ie
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I may only have 50 followers and most of them are bots I'm sure but I highly recommend this book. Read it years ago and really enjoyed it. #spéirgorm #buylocal
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This rant from the British newspaper columnist and broadcaster Melanie Phillips is insane. It is hateful. It is nauseating. And it is instructive.
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This rant from the British newspaper columnist and broadcaster Melanie Phillips is insane. It is hateful. It is nauseating. And it is instructive.
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Books* and bakes**
*for me
**for my sister's birthday
*for me
**for my sister's birthday
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Books* and bakes**
*for me
**for my sister's birthday
*for me
**for my sister's birthday
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Are you free Saturday 29 Nov? Fancy a fun queer history tour? WELL! HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU!
It's our last LGBTQIA+ tours of V&A this coming Saturday!
⏰1600
🗺️ V&A South Kensington
📌 Under the big chandelier
💰 Free, just rock up!
If you're coming along, say hi :)
It's our last LGBTQIA+ tours of V&A this coming Saturday!
⏰1600
🗺️ V&A South Kensington
📌 Under the big chandelier
💰 Free, just rock up!
If you're coming along, say hi :)
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Are you free Saturday 29 Nov? Fancy a fun queer history tour? WELL! HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU!
It's our last LGBTQIA+ tours of V&A this coming Saturday!
⏰1600
🗺️ V&A South Kensington
📌 Under the big chandelier
💰 Free, just rock up!
If you're coming along, say hi :)
It's our last LGBTQIA+ tours of V&A this coming Saturday!
⏰1600
🗺️ V&A South Kensington
📌 Under the big chandelier
💰 Free, just rock up!
If you're coming along, say hi :)
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These new EU regulations are going to kill self publishing that doesn’t go through Amazon or a similar platform
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
These new EU regulations are going to kill self publishing that doesn’t go through Amazon or a similar platform
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I'm all for road safety but you could have every cyclist in the land wearing a full suit of Christmas lights and drivers fucking around on their phones will still knock them down
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I'm all for road safety but you could have every cyclist in the land wearing a full suit of Christmas lights and drivers fucking around on their phones will still knock them down
Made a 'practice' festive nut roast today as fancy trying something new this year (we usually have a Brazil nut roast that looks like a brick...) Brilliant excuse to eat a full roast dinner on a grey Wednesday... #BobsDinner
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Made a 'practice' festive nut roast today as fancy trying something new this year (we usually have a Brazil nut roast that looks like a brick...) Brilliant excuse to eat a full roast dinner on a grey Wednesday... #BobsDinner
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Join us for the #WorldAIDSDay premiere of Out of Shadows, a poignant short film by filmmaker Pradeep Mahadeshwar. Read 👉 buff.ly/E86HJp9 #GCNnews
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Join us for the #WorldAIDSDay premiere of Out of Shadows, a poignant short film by filmmaker Pradeep Mahadeshwar. Read 👉 buff.ly/E86HJp9 #GCNnews
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Seems a bit much for one clumsy guy
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Seems a bit much for one clumsy guy
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This was a difficult publishing year - things went wrong, a publisher went under, rights didn’t sell, my agent left that side of the business, and it felt miserable. But things change. Now you have THREE books from me in 2026 & with @liverpool-lit.bsky.social we’re about to go on submission!
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This was a difficult publishing year - things went wrong, a publisher went under, rights didn’t sell, my agent left that side of the business, and it felt miserable. But things change. Now you have THREE books from me in 2026 & with @liverpool-lit.bsky.social we’re about to go on submission!
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This is a great piece. It’s the most basic of questions.
Why Did So Many People in Epstein’s Circle Look the Other Way?
First of all, in order to ask questions about the young women he preyed on, they’d need to see them as people.
www.thenation.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This is a great piece. It’s the most basic of questions.
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I met a UCC student here last night paying €2k/month for private accommodation in Cork city
I learnt students are paying gentrified prices for damp mouldy houses, not fit for purpose with landlords difficult to deal with
Time to get involved in Cork Student Housing Cooperative
#DerelictIreland
I learnt students are paying gentrified prices for damp mouldy houses, not fit for purpose with landlords difficult to deal with
Time to get involved in Cork Student Housing Cooperative
#DerelictIreland
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I met a UCC student here last night paying €2k/month for private accommodation in Cork city
I learnt students are paying gentrified prices for damp mouldy houses, not fit for purpose with landlords difficult to deal with
Time to get involved in Cork Student Housing Cooperative
#DerelictIreland
I learnt students are paying gentrified prices for damp mouldy houses, not fit for purpose with landlords difficult to deal with
Time to get involved in Cork Student Housing Cooperative
#DerelictIreland
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NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...