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Fellow readers, writers & book lovers on #BookSky 📚📚

I can imagine! Bought myself the vinyl and my Mum the CD after hearing the album once. Such a distinctive voice and great music.

For pure joy, I highly recommend:
Jalen Ngonda - Come Around and Love Me 💙
Thee Sacred Souls - Got a Story to Tell
Khurangbin - A La Sala

First two records are timeless, feel good funk & soul from great artists on the Daptones label. The latter is an album of blissful instrumentals.

What kind of music or atmosphere are you after, Naomi? Very happy to make recommendations.

Photo of writer and campaigner Laura Bates wearing a white top against a grey background. Next to her (against an orange background) is the cover of her new book The New Age of Sexism.

New @mcrlitfest.bsky.social Spring25 event 🥁📚

🎤🎤 Writer & #EverydaySexism campaigner Laura Bates discusses how misogyny & inequality are being coded into our world via AI & tech with host @helenmort.bsky.social
🗓️ Tue 13 May, Central Library
🎟️ manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/laura...

Brilliant news. Well done. Sounds a fun project and a much needed story!

Broadcaster Emma Barnett sat in a yellow and wooden chair against a blue backdrop. Next to her is the cover of her new book with the words Maternity Service in green on a pink cover. The graphic featured a turned page corner in yellow and white to indicate this is a Manchester Literature Festival event.

Excited to reveal @mcrlitfest.bsky.social first Spring 2025 event 🥁

🎤🎤 Broadcaster Emma Barnett discusses motherhood, childcare and her funny, furious and relatable new book #MaternityService with @katefeld.bsky.social
📅 17 March, 7pm, Central Library, Mcr
🎟️ manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk

No worries. Thank you re Spring! Very excited for both of those events. 4 more gems to be announced in March 🌺

It’s a great list. Kindred spirits are always a good thing. For future reference, I’ve never been a Sarah, just SJ.

Done, thank you!

Beautiful idea 💙

💫 YES. Looking forward to reading some of these A.

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Welcome dear A. Come on in, the water’s warm…

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Fill your bookshelves with wonderful books, stories and poems…

TONIGHT! (17 Jan) See the wonderful Alan Hollinghurst discuss his moving and witty new novel Our Evenings, class, theatre, love and sexuality with poet & fellow novelist Andrew McMillan @mcrlitfest.bsky.social 🎟️ manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/an-ev...

Great piece Deb and thanks for the @mcrlitfest.bsky.social shout out. LOVE the new Julia Holter and Mulatu records!

I had the pleasure of meeting Edna O’Brien a few times - first at Brighton Festival then @budlitfest.bsky.social. I adored her wit, her charm, her resilience, her passion for literature and her refusal to suffer fools. What a joy to listen to this nourishing interview with @sineadgleeson.bsky.social

One of the reasons I made the leap to Bluesky was for recommendations like this. Thank you Tracey. Lots of my 2024 favourites here too. The Heart in Winter - crushingly good!

Lindsay Reade. Gillian Gilbert. Ang Matthews. Cath Carroll. DJ Paulette. Stella Hall. Linder Sterling. Kay Carroll. So many brilliant women played a pivotal role in Factory’s story. Thanks for acknowledging & amplifying some of their voices @ophiraophira.bsky.social @manchestermill.bsky.social

Sun shining over low clouds reflected in cool, silvery waters and a pebble shore.

New Year, new skies. Looking forward to dipping my toe in the water here.