Book buying is a hobby entirely unrelated to book reading

No truer words #booksky

March 8 is International Women's Day For over a century the world has celebrated International Women's Day to honor women's movements around the globe and to bring attention to the battles still being fought to achieve equality. We're ce...

March 8 is International Women's Day - we're celebrating with up to 40% off key feminist texts

Etymology of the day: ‘book’ comes from an ancient root shared by ‘beech’, a wood that people used for engraving inscriptions. ‘Paper’ comes from ‘papyrus’, and ‘volume’ is from the Latin for a ‘roll’ of parchment.

Happy World Book Day.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

I'm not in this book at all. Rubbish. You're in everything you write.

I told my agent I wasn’t in my book at all.

Years later, I realized I was wrong. No matter how ‘fictional’ a story is, the writer is always there. Before I Go to Sleep wasn’t about me… but looking back, I see I was on every page—grappling with identity, ambition, and the fear of losing myself.

REMINDER for British & Irish #screenwriters deadline for the FREE UK & ROI @roadmapwriters.com initiative is Feb 28 if you intend to submit and haven't yet. You may also want to sign up to this FREE Q&A session with the UK team (Feb 25 at 7pm UK time) 🇬🇧🇮🇪✍️🎬📺 🫡👍
#ScriptskyUK #Scriptsky #Screenwriting

Depressing if unsurprising read in the @theguardian.com tonight: ‘Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn.’ This is unsustainable. You cannot hold a mirror up to the world unless you’re prepared to see every aspect of it. #ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky

Totally hear this

Elton John calls for UK copyright rules rethink to protect creators from AI The star has urged for a shift away from plans where artists must opt out of a system allowing AI free use of any online work

‘Elton John calls for UK copyright rules rethink to protect creators from AI.’

Whether you’re talking about protecting writers, musicians, artists or actors from the vagaries of AI, the point is you need to curate genuine creativity.

#ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Channel 5 to revive single drama strand Channel 5 is launching Drama of the Week, a standalone drama strand that will offer opportunities to low-income talent behind the scenes

Some 'interesting' news for #ScriptskyUK #Screenwriters (and other TV creatives in the UK) 🇬🇧✍️🎬📺👇

www.theknowledgeonline.com/news/channel...

Shattered Paths: The Story That’s Changing the Conversation on Foster Care A Novel That Goes Beyond FictionWhen I set out to write Shattered Paths, I knew it wouldn’t be just another book—it was a story that had to be told. It’s raw, emotional, and deeply personal. More than...

Foster care needs change.

📌 83,000+ kids in UK care
📌 368,000+ in the U.S.
📌 Many face instability, separation & struggle after aging out.

Shattered Paths isn’t just a novel—it’s a wake-up call.

👉 Read the blog & join the conversation

#ShatteredPaths #FosterCareAwareness #BookSky

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@k8lister.bsky.social Saw this, thiight of you www.facebook.com/share/19RoqP...

One small spaceship faces an imperial fleet. Illustration by Justin Aram

Petition: Cancel Trump’s state visit Stop Trump Coalition

It's a funny old world, when King Charles could go from figurehead to making a genuinely high-impact political intervention. I'd like that for him

stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...

@gwylcrimefest.bsky.social #Aberystwyth #CrimeFiction

Throw back to my wonderful talented son in the worldwide Lego campaign. We learned A LOT!
So proud of him for chasing his dream, working so hard and overcoming his struggles associated with autism

Don't miss this unique webinar about mental health publishing!

If you've ever wanted to share your mental health story, make sure you've booked a place here ⏬

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Sale Special prices on selected titles while stocks last. Grab your next great read today. From children’s books to memoirs, novels to poetry, short stories to writers’ guides – there are superb books on o...

Last full day of our AMAZING WINTER SALE! Discover ghost stories, horror, writers' guides, thrillers, sci-fi and fantasy, literary fiction, memoirs, political commentary, poetry and short stories – at prices starting from £1.99. 😮 #BookSky

March 7th deadline re call for submission of evidence. #FurtherEducation #EnglishProvision …⬇️
@englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @natefeed.bsky.social

Mark Rylance took ‘significant’ pay cut to get Wolf Hall made, director tells MPs Second series of BBC drama was initially rejected by all the streaming services, Peter Kosminsky tells inquiry into UK film and TV

I think this is insanity www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Today is the January Cozy Mystery Book Blast! This is always a popular event. Over 160 cozy mysteries are free today, so now’s the perfect time to stock up your TBR pile. Here’s the link to check them out: cozymysterybookclub.com/bookblast

One did it. The other had to copy

Book: we’ll prescribe you a cat

For Booksky 📚

❌ Goodreads: owned by Amazon.

✅ StoryGraph: black woman-owned, inclusive, has mood based recommendations!

❌ Audible: owned by Amazon.

✅ Libro.fm: supports local books stores.

They don't call him Sir Queer Harmer for nothing.

Arghh. Love this!!

Incapacity benefit cuts consultation was ‘misleading’ and unlawful, judge rules Labour’s plan to push through ‘fit for work’ test reforms to save £3bn set back after activist’s high court challenge

Incapacity benefit cuts consultation was ‘misleading’ and unlawful, judge rules.

@patrickjbutler.bsky.social writes up the big disability benefit win here: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78 Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.

Heartbreaking news to wake up to.

David Lynch has passed away. Farewell to one of the greats.

variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Amazing!! Anywhere I could read an article?