Elie
@eliedgo.bsky.social
Wife. Mum. Worker bee. Reads a lot. #readingtheworld. Wannabe writer/translator. Cats. Tea. Music. Owner of a frankly unnecessary amount of hair. She/her.
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Some of my editorial work comes via Reedsy. Over the past year it's become completely overrun by people (I can't call them authors) who are asking for editorial help on manuscripts that have been generated by #AI. Often, what they want is for someone to make the text sound more human.
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Some of my editorial work comes via Reedsy. Over the past year it's become completely overrun by people (I can't call them authors) who are asking for editorial help on manuscripts that have been generated by #AI. Often, what they want is for someone to make the text sound more human.
Some witterings about my recently completed read the world project #readingtheworld #readtheworld
About reading the world
A few weeks ago, on the day I turned 40 no less, I finished a project I’d been working on for some years now – reading a book from every country in the world. My motivation for doing it was t…
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December 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Some witterings about my recently completed read the world project #readingtheworld #readtheworld
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
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I don’t know how to tell people this but more women/BIPOC/LGBTQ artists winning things and gaining popularity was not supposed to be a cute trend and then a return to normality. It was supposed to be progress that we continued making.
November 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I don’t know how to tell people this but more women/BIPOC/LGBTQ artists winning things and gaining popularity was not supposed to be a cute trend and then a return to normality. It was supposed to be progress that we continued making.
I slipped and ordered the 2026 *and* 2025 bundles plus a couple of extras. My poor TBR. Can't wait for the new Claudia Piñeiro in particular!
It's here. Our 2026 Bundle.
Nine incredible titles - including new novels from faves Claudia Piñeiro and Ana Paula Maia, sci-fi from Puerto Rico, short stories and Oscar-winning inspirations. Direct to your door, throughout the year, ahead of publication.
charcopress.com/bookstore/20...
Nine incredible titles - including new novels from faves Claudia Piñeiro and Ana Paula Maia, sci-fi from Puerto Rico, short stories and Oscar-winning inspirations. Direct to your door, throughout the year, ahead of publication.
charcopress.com/bookstore/20...
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I slipped and ordered the 2026 *and* 2025 bundles plus a couple of extras. My poor TBR. Can't wait for the new Claudia Piñeiro in particular!
197/197 #readingtheworld #endofanera
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
197/197 #readingtheworld #endofanera
ONE COUNTRY TO GO! #readingtheworld #tonga
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ONE COUNTRY TO GO! #readingtheworld #tonga
Two countries to go! #vaticancity #readingtheworld
October 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Two countries to go! #vaticancity #readingtheworld
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I am rather bemused by the “year’s best” lists that are coming out with a full two months of the year still to go
October 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I am rather bemused by the “year’s best” lists that are coming out with a full two months of the year still to go
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Think I'm prouder of this than any of my own books: the collection translated for me from São Tomé and Príncipe back in 2012 is finally published in English ayearofreadingtheworld.com/2025/10/22/n...
News: São Tomé and Príncipe collection published after 13 years
Perhaps the most extraordinary thing that happened during my 2012 quest to read a book from every country (and there were many extraordinary things) involved the small African island nation of São …
ayearofreadingtheworld.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Think I'm prouder of this than any of my own books: the collection translated for me from São Tomé and Príncipe back in 2012 is finally published in English ayearofreadingtheworld.com/2025/10/22/n...
Been listening to too much History of England podcast, I’m up to the bit about Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots and I’m not gonna lie I kind of wanna have tshirts made that say Monstrous Regiment of Women. Thanks John Knox!
October 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Been listening to too much History of England podcast, I’m up to the bit about Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots and I’m not gonna lie I kind of wanna have tshirts made that say Monstrous Regiment of Women. Thanks John Knox!
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@theradr.bsky.social I believe this is your gem of wisdom
October 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
@theradr.bsky.social I believe this is your gem of wisdom
Three countries to go! #seychelles #readingtheworld
October 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Three countries to go! #seychelles #readingtheworld
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I'm a committed small press author & editor. Small presses are the seed-heads of the books world & they are scorched. Pls read and share this excellent letter on the situation & what's needed in @thebookseller.com, signatories inc Peninsula Press, @cipherpress.bsky.social @silver-press.bsky.social
Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK
The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.
www.thebookseller.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I'm a committed small press author & editor. Small presses are the seed-heads of the books world & they are scorched. Pls read and share this excellent letter on the situation & what's needed in @thebookseller.com, signatories inc Peninsula Press, @cipherpress.bsky.social @silver-press.bsky.social
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Hey, why do people struggle to understand nuance and complexity…
Abridging has always been in vogue. Now, apps like Blinkist take entire books and crunch them down to a series of what are called Blinks—which amount to around 2,000 words. “Is that what books are coming to, a handy social lubricant?” Anthony Lane asks.
Can You Read a Book in a Quarter of an Hour?
Phone apps now offer to boil down entire books into micro-synopses. What they leave out is revealing.
www.newyorker.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Hey, why do people struggle to understand nuance and complexity…
Four countries to go! #stvincentandthegrenadines #readingtheworld
October 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Four countries to go! #stvincentandthegrenadines #readingtheworld
Five countries to go! #sanmarino #readingtheworld
October 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Five countries to go! #sanmarino #readingtheworld
Six countries to go! #readingtheworld #palau
September 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Six countries to go! #readingtheworld #palau
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Hey Bluepals.
Today I launched a Crowdfunder with the amazing @gracequantock.bsky.social
The aim is to get Grace's book "Living Well with Chronic Illness" into health centres across the UK.
Please share / support this. I'd really appreciate this.
Ta.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/86e1e73e29...
Today I launched a Crowdfunder with the amazing @gracequantock.bsky.social
The aim is to get Grace's book "Living Well with Chronic Illness" into health centres across the UK.
Please share / support this. I'd really appreciate this.
Ta.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/86e1e73e29...
September 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Hey Bluepals.
Today I launched a Crowdfunder with the amazing @gracequantock.bsky.social
The aim is to get Grace's book "Living Well with Chronic Illness" into health centres across the UK.
Please share / support this. I'd really appreciate this.
Ta.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/86e1e73e29...
Today I launched a Crowdfunder with the amazing @gracequantock.bsky.social
The aim is to get Grace's book "Living Well with Chronic Illness" into health centres across the UK.
Please share / support this. I'd really appreciate this.
Ta.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/86e1e73e29...
The end is in sight… seven countries to go! #readingtheworld #solomonislands
September 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The end is in sight… seven countries to go! #readingtheworld #solomonislands
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I post a piece of good news every day (climate, civil rights, disease eradication, science, sanitation, conservation) because, to keep our activism & resistance going, we need reminders that, when we try hard, we do succeed. They *want* doomerism; Despair is how we lose. #ShareGoodNewsToo
September 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I post a piece of good news every day (climate, civil rights, disease eradication, science, sanitation, conservation) because, to keep our activism & resistance going, we need reminders that, when we try hard, we do succeed. They *want* doomerism; Despair is how we lose. #ShareGoodNewsToo
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Reminder: if you are worried about AI replacing you as an artist: don’t use AI voices,
If you don’t want composing to be handed over to AI: don’t use it to write text.
You get the idea.
If you value your job: protect others jobs too.
If you don’t want composing to be handed over to AI: don’t use it to write text.
You get the idea.
If you value your job: protect others jobs too.
September 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Reminder: if you are worried about AI replacing you as an artist: don’t use AI voices,
If you don’t want composing to be handed over to AI: don’t use it to write text.
You get the idea.
If you value your job: protect others jobs too.
If you don’t want composing to be handed over to AI: don’t use it to write text.
You get the idea.
If you value your job: protect others jobs too.
