'There’s a short story by Scott Alexander called “The Whispering Earring,” in which he describes a mystical piece of jewelry. The whispering earring speaks to you. Its advice always begins with the words “Better for you if you . . . ,” and its advice is never wrong' 1/3
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Slide from a lecture on post-colonialism. It's never less than mind-boggling
Astounding shipwreck story, superbly told, A Marriage At Sea by Sophie Elmhirst, highly recommend
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Paul Hemingway of Operation Nightingale, splendidly attired in ancient garb, playing an Iron Age carnyx in front of a lake.
The lake of Llyn Cerrig Bach, Anglesey-one of those rare places where the veil between then & now can feel like mist, & never more so than, having spent the weekend hunting for its lost Iron Age artefacts, & with its ancient peat ingrained beneath fingernails, someone lifts a carnyx to their lips
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What a load of absolute nonsense.
The only thing Israel has done to these ridiculous 'useful idiots' performing propaganda clowns is put them on planes to their home countries. Personally I would’ve recommended dropping them off in Gaza, FAFO
The Last of its Kind by Ed Yong
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re: Endling, by Maria Reva 🐌
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How One Snail Inspired Two Novels on Two Different Continents lithub.com/how-one-snail-…
re: Endling by Maria Reva, longlisted for #BookerPrize2025 #booksky 📚💙
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Author Maria Reva’s instagram post
Brilliant…funny and smart, full of science, longing and adventure (Ann Patchett)
Set in Ukraine, I highly recommend this, it’s a delight 🐌 #booksky 📚💙 #books
Just read this superb book, longlisted for the Booker Prize 2025.
It’s a devastating heartbreaker, the inhumanity of depriving a hapless innocent newborn of a home and family, in order for everyone involved to save face, finished me #Booksky📚 #books
I have just discovered the existence of Silent Companions: wooden cut-outs of people painted to look real and ...keep you company? Georgian or older. They're giving haunted/uncanny and making me think about AI companions etc. Some sort of ever-present need. holtantiquefurniture.com/products/a-p...
When I go to graveyards I try to find a grave where the person died on the date I was born. I've been doing this for years but not found a single one. The search continues.
Superb!
Most anticipated upcoming releases announced for 2026:
So excited for a new Gabriel Tallent and Kathryn Stockett Novel. I know I'm gonna love the new Meg Shaffer. Wasn't planning on reading more Klune, but that synopsis is just too good.
Also hoping for a Donna Tartt announcement 🤞
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I believe it!
You may have heard a rumor that the forest will swallow you whole and spit out your bones.
This is not true.
The forest will also devour your bones, as they are quite delicious.
Thank you
Is there a sample or excerpt available somewhere of Kiran Desai’s novel
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny?
I see it’s about two months before it’s published 😩
"Girlfriends" poem by Kim Addonizio
Poetry.
📸 Kristen Malan 🧡🧡🧡
Wow #BookSky 📚💙
There’s a third updated edition out now, going from the Middle Ages to the Falun Gong
In times of strife, it's good to remember that you're not alone.
There are many other fog goblins, twig witches, dark fairies, and other moss draped horrors out here shambling along as best we can.
Take comfort in that.
This used to be Serebrianskyi forest. It is the frontline now.
Scorched earth instead of a vibrant living ecosystem.
It is very painful to see our beautiful #Ukraine destroyed by Russia.
Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires by Richard Sugg. Historical non-fiction.
This is astounding! Well researched too. Published in 2015 and it is available in the UK. Highly recommend.
Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires
Historical non-fiction by Richard Sugg
Stanwyck puts up her foot; Gary Cooper, as Prof. Bertram Potts, is nonplussed.
"What a lot of books! Are they all different?"
- Sugarpuss O'Shea (Barbara Stanwyck), Ball of Fire, 1941
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Found this astonishing book posted by IG twicesoldtales
Holy shitballs !! ☠️
morbidly fascinating, seems life in early London was a gungy grisly abomination 📚💙 #BookSky
How do you suggest they defeat terrorists who hide in tunnels under hospitals, schools, homes and get the hostages back? When Hamas/Qatar/Iran have rejected/reneged on every ceasefire deal proposed?
Think they’re just putting their IDF soldiers at mortal risk to 'punish' naughty Gazans? Seriously?
