Malachy Doyle

Why do books matter so much? Because books can open eyes & hearts & minds. They can show us the world in a different light, helping us imagine other lives. Books can connect us, bringing us together, building bridges in a world of walls. They are the greatest empathy engines ever invented. #BookSky

The story of 2050 is being written today Scientists have a clear vision of what 2050 will look like, shaped by the choices we make today.

These two short videos are one of the most powerful pieces of storytelling I've seen that address #ClimateBreakdown.
If you can watch them without being moved to tears, you're a stronger person than me.

The woman in this film would be a child today.

We must do more.

#WeTheHopeful wethehopeful.org

Just Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag found Exclusive: Gaie Delap told she will have to serve 20 more days that correspond to period of time at home after recall

A violent criminal? A threat to society? A danger to democracy? No, no and no. This is someone being punished again and again for giving a damn about humanity and the living world.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

@malzer.bsky.social and me at Llandaff Cathedral yesterday!!! Amazing 🎶☺️

Children facing a ‘happiness recession’ says laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce Author will highlight the ‘enormous disadvantage’ handed to children without access to books, and call on government to improve early-years literacy Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce is calling on Keir Starmer’s government to “stand up and give a…

Children facing a ‘happiness recession’ says laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Happy PLR Day to everyone who celebrates! And readers, remember that not only do libraries give you access to a wide selection of books for free, the Government also pays authors a small sum for every time one of their books is borrowed from a public library... #ThisWritingLife

Colm Tóibín · In LA A new fire started in Hollywood. It might have looked as though we were now surrounded on three sides by fires, but it...

‘It might have looked as though we were now surrounded on three sides by fires, but it didn’t feel like that. Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica were far away. The worry, however, was that the Altadena fire would spread.’ Colm Tóibín writes from LA www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Thanks ever so!

Nice to be here. The skies are bluer.