Alex Wheatle, aka The Brixton Bard, was such a kind, caring, brilliant human being. The world is less rich without him in it.
It was an utter delight and privilege to record this interview with Alex for the project @drmrb.bsky.social and I ran on Adolescent Identities.
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Delighted to reveal the hard-hitting paperback cover for my book, THE LIE OF THE LAND - an exposé of what the 'custodians of the countryside' have done to nature in Britain.
The paperback's out 8th May - order yours here: lnkfi.re/JhxHno
More upcoming talks here & details below: lnkfi.re/PkfOhd 🧵
‘Just Earth’ is published next week (13th). Various events will follow, at which I will explore the themes it covers, & explain why social inequality is the biggest environmental issue of all. Do come along & I will sign a copy for you.
People with placards at the Restore Nature Now march in London, England. Image credits: Alex Lester
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Let's create a wilder Britain that improves lives for people, nature and the climate.
#ThinkBigActWild #RewildingBritain
It's time for Defra to act and enable licensed wild releases to restore our landscapes.
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Me, in a Boden pink corduroy dress with navy print holding a Starbucks coffee in my coat — with hot water bottle at work (best decision ever!)
Today’s coffee with @owen-pr.co.uk was an utter TREAT but (sorry Patrick 😆) the genius half-formed “grab that hot water bottle” thought I had while putting the last few bits in my bag this morning was EPIC.
All in all — good day! #academicsky
Don’t get me wrong — I hate seeing cuts in HE — but this article about cutting STEM subjects to save money in The Tab has me cackling.
Read books; save money. #academicsky
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800 million people live in the southern hemisphere. Summer in the south is winter in the north. Plea to academics to stop using ‘spring’ etc as a universal timekeeper. Just say the actual month/date of the deadline. 🙏
Tortie cat on the left with a book open on the left.
Dipping back in to Raymond William’s “The Analysis of Culture” for when teaching resumes. Not sure the tortie cat approves.
#AcademicsWithCats #HE
It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
Powerless by Lauren Roberts in my left hand and a tortie cat on my lap to the right of it.
Observations about recent YA fantasy sparked by Powerless.
1) I’m over “vicious” girl heroes who bewitch handsome princes with said viciousness.
2) One Hunger Games was enough.
3) BookTok has a lot to answer for (and could do better).
#YAfantasy #YA #ChristmasReading
Go for the pun or wordplay. Always.
I’m crawling to the end of the semester!
Policing. Isn’t. Pedagogy.
#academicSky
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Mine either, these days
I once had an optician ask me if I could possibly read a bit less…
Ha! I thought I’d have a child or two before 30. (My mum was 23 when she had me.) Then, I did a PhD. At 40, it’s looking seriously unlikely.
We’ve no family nearby. My sister’s boy has been half raised by grandparents. I’ve a 25 year old artificial hip. We’d have to move house... 😬
Those are wins!!
We’re on the Devon-Cornwall border. Power came back a few minutes ago, hurrah! Still sounds wild out, though.
It’s been wild here!!! And, we’ve been without power since 1pm-ish. Might have it back at some point in the night…
Some of the censorship trends we'll be seeing in 2025 include increases in wholesale book bans on ill-defined topics, an increase in legitimization of resources like Moms For Liberty's BookLooks that have played an integral role in book censorship, and more: bookriot.com/censorship-t...
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Abandoning the humanities in a race to the bottom line is abandoning the intellectual & moral frameworks that help us navigate the world’s complexities. Its disciplines make us better—not sentimentally, but substantively—able to face its challenges. #academicsky #HE
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three giftcards that say in large font across the front: Her, Him, and Online
the three genders
Sunrise — big orange and purples — with a dark row of house and church framing the bottom.
I do love our little village! #Sunrise #redskyinmorning #StormDarragh
The field of YA is lucky to have you!
Tortie cat asleep on a lap partially covered by a muted greenish blanket. Keyboard slightly visible to right.
The girl cat and I hate being cold.
#academicswithcats #wintertime #keepwarm
Could someone please write *Elastic Sisters* (Little Women meets The Incredibles) for me and @hermioneclone.bsky.social? Please and thank you.
#LittleWomen #Adaptations #FanFic
Invitations have gone out for the January launch of Beyond the Secret Garden.
This week @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social and I are recording a podcast with Sita Brahmachari & Writers Mosaic & heading to Glasgow to speak at a session organised by Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold. Looking forward to it!
A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Atlas Obscura Wild Life, Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party, Every Living Thing, Alien Earths, Becoming Earth, and Deep Water
A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Frostbite, The Inner Clock, How to Kill an Asteroid, The Great River, The Last Fire Season, and Hoof Beats
A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are The Serviceberry, Not the End of the World, Nature's Ghosts, Meet the Neighbors, The Light Eaters, and Our Moon
A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Turning to Stone, The Weight of Nature, What If We Get It Right?, Waves in An Impossible Sea, The Tree Collectors, and Why We Remember
I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
AI-generated image of a female-presenting figure wearing a cape. They are standing on a rock at the edge of a tumultuous sea. Cloudy pink and purple sky. The person appears to have one leg.
I asked AI to give me the most iconically YA book cover...
#AIBookCover #YALit