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Abbie Headon (she/her)

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Free-range editor and writer. Editor-at-Large, Calon Books. Campus Community Manager, BookMachine. Bookseller Rising Star. FRSA. #TransLivesMatter

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Or even on the shelf. Sorry, the formula has this effect on me.

10.03.2026 19:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well you could hardly leave the vial of secret formula on the self, could you.

10.03.2026 19:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So so glad my hair is sticking in weird directions on this, the one day when I have to meet all my clients

10.03.2026 11:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Doing the Lordโ€™s work as always xx

10.03.2026 08:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today, we're publishing Don't Steal This Book - a (mostly) empty book from almost 10,000 authors, protesting the theft of their work by AI companies.

๐Ÿงต 1/3

10.03.2026 08:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 378 ๐Ÿ” 212 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Me too โ€“ see you there!

10.03.2026 08:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ll look out for you! Iโ€™ll be the middle-aged woman who has decided that jeans and trainers are now business wear, after years of a floral dress.

10.03.2026 08:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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โ”ƒโ•ฑโ•ฑโ•ฒโ•ฒ thys
โ•ฑโ•ฑโ•ญโ•ฎโ•ฒโ•ฒhous
โ–”โ–โ”—โ”›โ–•โ–” we
โ•ฑโ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ•ฒ
fuckinge
LOVE
Opera & Ballet
โ•ฑโ•ฑโ”โ”ณโ”“โ•ญโ•ฎโ”โ”ณโ”“ โ•ฒโ•ฒ
โ–”โ–โ”—โ”ปโ”›โ”ƒโ”ƒโ”—โ”ปโ”›โ–•โ–”

08.03.2026 05:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 375 ๐Ÿ” 69 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Well you *say* youโ€™re not in the gameโ€ฆ but then, wouldnโ€™t a traitor say that?

03.03.2026 20:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a puppy is laying on a couch wearing a blue pajama . Alt: a puppy is laying on a couch wearing a blue pajama .

I interviewed an author at a book festival and taught MA students about publishing! A busy week โ€“ so today I am at home in my lounging pants.

27.02.2026 10:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Textes from Sisyphus:

UGH You are not goinge to BELIEVE what just happenid AGAYNE

26.02.2026 16:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 296 ๐Ÿ” 66 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

er not everyone has access to lightbulbs. Where is the candle representation

22.02.2026 09:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Winding the windows down on that Messerschmidt bubblecar" #TimAndEd

22.02.2026 09:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Agreed! They are so positive and don't half have a way with a metaphor

22.02.2026 09:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Keir Starmer has performed an unprecedented 720 alleyoop on those inheritance tax law changes. Ooof that's gotta hurt."

22.02.2026 09:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not ready to say goodbye to Tim and Ed's commentary at the #WinterOlympics. I need them to commentate all public events from now on. "Oh my WORD that's an EPIC opening of Parliament. The King left NOTHING in his back pocket there."

22.02.2026 09:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Guardian headline: "Countries that do not embrace AI could be left behind, says OpenAIโ€™s George Osborne" with a picture of George Osborne

Guardian headline: "Countries that do not embrace AI could be left behind, says OpenAIโ€™s George Osborne" with a picture of George Osborne

"Citizens who do not allow their faces to be eaten by leopards could be left behind" says the new CEO of Leopards Eating Faces, Inc.

18.02.2026 18:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Roses are redde
Violettes are blue
Sayinge that the adoption of a technologye ys inevitable
Ys a way to trick you

16.02.2026 19:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 317 ๐Ÿ” 96 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

โ€œAnd itโ€™s from me!โ€ Every time.

17.02.2026 07:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is the perfect internet beef: high drama, low stakes. Like the good old days on Twitter.

15.02.2026 09:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy new decade day! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

15.02.2026 09:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"I say! Are you Georgina?"
The child in the opposite bed sat up and looked across at Anne. She had very short
curly hair, almost as short as a boy's. Her face was burnt a dark-brown with the sun, and
โ€œFamous Five 01 - Five On A Treasure Islandโ€ By Enid Blyton 7
her very blue eyes looked as bright as forget-me-nots in her face. But her mouth was
rather sulky, and she had a frown like her father's.
"No," she said. "I'm not Georgina."
"Oh!" said Anne, in surprise. "Then who are you?"
"I'm George," said the girl. "I shall only answer if you call me George. I hate being a girl.
I won't be. I don't like doing the things that girls do. I like doing the things that boys do. I
can climb better than any boy, and swim faster too. I can sail a boat as well as any
fisher-boy on this coast. You're to call me George. Then I'll speak to you. But I shan't if
you don't."
"Oh!" said Anne, thinking that her new cousin was most extraordinary. "All right! I don't
care what I call you. George is a nice name, I think. I don't much like Georgina. Anyway,
you look like a boy."

"I say! Are you Georgina?" The child in the opposite bed sat up and looked across at Anne. She had very short curly hair, almost as short as a boy's. Her face was burnt a dark-brown with the sun, and โ€œFamous Five 01 - Five On A Treasure Islandโ€ By Enid Blyton 7 her very blue eyes looked as bright as forget-me-nots in her face. But her mouth was rather sulky, and she had a frown like her father's. "No," she said. "I'm not Georgina." "Oh!" said Anne, in surprise. "Then who are you?" "I'm George," said the girl. "I shall only answer if you call me George. I hate being a girl. I won't be. I don't like doing the things that girls do. I like doing the things that boys do. I can climb better than any boy, and swim faster too. I can sail a boat as well as any fisher-boy on this coast. You're to call me George. Then I'll speak to you. But I shan't if you don't." "Oh!" said Anne, thinking that her new cousin was most extraordinary. "All right! I don't care what I call you. George is a nice name, I think. I don't much like Georgina. Anyway, you look like a boy."

To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it.

14.02.2026 11:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1656 ๐Ÿ” 570 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜They All Tried to Break Meโ€™: Gisรจle Pelicot Shares Her Story

Really in every way an astonishing, moving, shattering interview.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...

13.02.2026 23:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cartoon. Person says to other person โ€žWe invented a robot that answers questions.โ€œ, adding, โ€žwe just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a dayโ€œ. The other person asks โ€žBut it answers the questions correctly?โ€œ Person responds โ€žOh my goodness, no. No no no no no.โ€œ

By Aram J. French

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Cartoon. Person says to other person โ€žWe invented a robot that answers questions.โ€œ, adding, โ€žwe just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a dayโ€œ. The other person asks โ€žBut it answers the questions correctly?โ€œ Person responds โ€žOh my goodness, no. No no no no no.โ€œ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text

12.02.2026 13:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 12669 ๐Ÿ” 4119 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 62

Still thinking about the person who came to the talk on library book bans at a conference yesterday and essentially asked โ€œhow can we make sure we ban books?โ€ at the end

12.02.2026 19:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve been watching the womenโ€™s halfpipe and going โ€œOH NOโ€ every time they fall, and itโ€™s actually less stressful than listening to the news

12.02.2026 19:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you to the whole @independentpublishersguild.com team for a wonderful day of learning, networking and snacking (one canโ€™t learn on an empty stomach, after all) today at the #ipgsc. You are all so welcoming and itโ€™s always great to see you!

11.02.2026 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Round of applause at #ipgsc when Bruce Daisley says he left Twitter before it became X and has never worked for Elon.

11.02.2026 17:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh wow this has taken a turn #ipgsc

11.02.2026 10:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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gradient.horse Draw a horse, watch it run!

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

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09.02.2026 23:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 7013 ๐Ÿ” 3610 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35 ๐Ÿ“Œ 154