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I’m not reading (or writing, singing or painting) much atm. But here’s some pretty books anyway #booksky #vintageclassics #modernclassics

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#LIVEMUSIC tonight at The Original Quids Inn.

We start the year as we mean to go on, with a proper banger of a band!

Lazy Daze are here, and if you don't sing along with every word we will be amazed.

#livemusiclocal #KEEPITLIVE #modernclassics

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Es gibt immer was zu entdecken!

#webradio #fcecontinuo #music #classicalmusic #nowplaying #weihnachten #noël #christmas #modernclassics #floetenfee #podcast

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All the joys of the #festiveseason #India!

www.amazon.in/Housie-Mousi... #Bengalaru #readers #reading #shopping #stories #classickidsbooks #modernclassics #skywriter #readingforpleasure #fables #folktales #fairytales #fairytalemagic #smallanimalbooks #starshopper

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The Ha-Ha: A Novel A Novel

#booksky highly recommended for #literaryfiction #womenwriters #ModernClassics #booklovers 📚💙

To buy the novel from Bookshop USA

bookshop.org/a/102959/978...

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The Ha-ha by Jennifer Dawson is a 1961 prizewinning, semi-autobiographical debut novel that explores a young woman’s struggle with mental illness at Oxford University in the 1950s—for readers of Ottessa Moshfegh, Melissa Broder, and Sally Rooney.

At a tea party at Oxford University in the 1950s, earnest undergraduates in floral dresses clink cups, discussing their studies, sports, and summer balls. But to one student, Josephine, they are grotesquely transformed: she is sitting among ominous armadillos. Then, the laughter comes. As she is engulfed in mirthless hysterics, her college has no choice but to send her away.

Since her mother’s death, Josephine’s reality seems a badly painted canvas, viewed through the wrong end of a telescope. It is a relief to find a sense of belonging, for once, within the mental institution where she is confined. But, eventually, she must reintegrate with society. Through a transformative encounter with a fellow patient, a return to real life seems possible.

Originally published in 1961, The Ha-Ha was met with critical acclaim and belongs on the shelf alongside Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. Praised as “luminous” by The New York Times and “a singular, elegant novel” by The Guardian, and with a new introduction by Melissa Broder, The Ha-Ha offers a moving and timeless perspective on mental illness and coming of age.

The Ha-ha by Jennifer Dawson is a 1961 prizewinning, semi-autobiographical debut novel that explores a young woman’s struggle with mental illness at Oxford University in the 1950s—for readers of Ottessa Moshfegh, Melissa Broder, and Sally Rooney. At a tea party at Oxford University in the 1950s, earnest undergraduates in floral dresses clink cups, discussing their studies, sports, and summer balls. But to one student, Josephine, they are grotesquely transformed: she is sitting among ominous armadillos. Then, the laughter comes. As she is engulfed in mirthless hysterics, her college has no choice but to send her away. Since her mother’s death, Josephine’s reality seems a badly painted canvas, viewed through the wrong end of a telescope. It is a relief to find a sense of belonging, for once, within the mental institution where she is confined. But, eventually, she must reintegrate with society. Through a transformative encounter with a fellow patient, a return to real life seems possible. Originally published in 1961, The Ha-Ha was met with critical acclaim and belongs on the shelf alongside Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. Praised as “luminous” by The New York Times and “a singular, elegant novel” by The Guardian, and with a new introduction by Melissa Broder, The Ha-Ha offers a moving and timeless perspective on mental illness and coming of age.

#booksky highly recommended for #literaryfiction #womenwriters #ModernClassics #booklovers 📚💙

Neglected classic: On Jennifer Dawson's 1961 award-winning novel The Ha-Ha. Appreciation by Melissa Broder, novelist & poet.

lithub.com/melissa-brod...

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Collage by bobbygw of selected James Baldwin's book covers used in the linked article

Collage by bobbygw of selected James Baldwin's book covers used in the linked article

#booksky highly recommended for #literaryfiction #essays #ModernClassics 📚💙

The Essential James Baldwin.

He wrote with the kind of clarity that was as comforting as it was chastising. Recommendations by Robert Jones Jr., author of the novel The Prophets.

www.nytimes.com/article/jame...

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NYRB cover of The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West

NYRB cover of The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West

#booksky for #literaryfiction #womenwriters #ModernClassics 📚💙

Neglected Classics: On Rebecca West's The Fountain Overflows. By Adela Pinch, Prof. of English & author of The Location of Experience: Victorian Women Writers, the Novel, and the Feeling of Living.

www.publicbooks.org/b-sides-rebe...

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Buf! ¡Qué buenos son los relatos de Shirley Jackson! No te dejan indiferente, es más, una vez los lees comienzas a darles vueltas y a valorar su calidad.

¿Los habéis leído?

Lo tenéis en #Penguin #ModernClassics
#ShirleyJackson

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Putting the modern in modern classic: Triumph adds new tech to Bonneville range - RevZilla IMU-based electronic rider aids are one of the new features for Triumph's traditionally styled Modern Classics line for 2026.

IMU-based electronic aids come to the retro line.

#revzilla #motosky #triumph #modernclassics #bonneville #imu #rideraids

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Nabokov books recommended by Molly Young.

Nabokov books recommended by Molly Young.

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#booksky excellent for #literaryfiction #essays #memoirs #ModernClassics 📚💙

The Essential Vladimir Nabokov. Essay by Molly Young, creator of www.nytimes.com/column/read-.... Clever & dexterous, his writing delights in puzzles, puns & lepidoptera (& there’s so much more than Lolita).

bit.ly/4mTgOGh

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Latest haul from ThriftBooks 📚

Which one should I read first?

#booksky #litfic #literaryfiction #literature #modernclassics #literaturesky

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Hardcover (October 16th 2025)
ISBN: 978-1-915530-84-4 | £16.99. Galileo Publishers

Hardcover (October 16th 2025) ISBN: 978-1-915530-84-4 | £16.99. Galileo Publishers

#booksky for #literaryfiction #ModernClassics 🖋️📚💙

Introducing A Shorter Ulysses.

Anticipating the publication of A Shorter Ulysses based on Joyce's classic, @anthonyburgess.bsky.social visits the Anthony Burgess archive to look at his manuscript for the edition.

open.substack.com/pub/anthonyb...

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Filling a big gap in my board game knowledge by learning Agricola tonight. Stellar game!

#Agricola
#UweRosenberg
#LookoutGames
#FarmingGame
#WorkerPlacement
#BoardGameNight
#TabletopGaming
#BoardGameCommunity
#EuroGame
#ModernClassics

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Happy birthday to Zendaya, born in Oakland, California, on this day in 1996.
#onthisday #famousbirthdays #zendaya #hollywood #actors #modernclassics #cinema

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I 10 architetti italiani più famosi di sempre Da Leonardo Da Vinci a Gio Ponti, i maestri di tutti i tempi che hanno riscritto la progettazione mondiale

www.ad-italia.it/article/arch...
#ItalianArchitects #TimelessArchitecture #ArchitecturalIcons #VisionaryDesign #ModernClassics #ArchitectureLegends #CreativeStructures #FormAndFunction #ArchitecturalHeritage #GlobalDesignVoices #RenzoPianoVibes #BoeriGreenVision #FuksasStyle #AulentiLegacy

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#booksky highly recommended for #sciencefiction #ModernClassics #booklovers 📚💙

These Science Fiction Novels Will Take You on an Epic Journey. These novels, cloaked in myth, use stunning adventures to explore what it means to be human.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...

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Nuova Triumph Scrambler 400 XC, sportiva pronta a tutto ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Triumph ha presentato il terzo modello della sua gamma Modern Classics da 400cc, la nuova Scrambler 400 XC, caratterizzata dall’inconfondibile design Scrambler ma arricchita da un carattere più votato all?...

È ACCADUTO IERI: Nuova Triumph Scrambler 400 XC, sportiva pronta a tutto ... LEGGI TUTTO #Triumph #Scrambler400XC #motociclismo #modernclassics #moto

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The Sweetest Taboo
The Sweetest Taboo YouTube video by Sade - Topic

music.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcej...

... maybe Sade's best song (it's certainly in my Top 5 for her)🤔? 👉🏾🔥👈🏾:

" #TheSweetestTaboo " by #Sade (1985)

#MusicSky #Music #80sMusic #80sR&B #ModernClassics #SadeAdu

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Ballet Core: Transforming Classic Art into Modern Icons for the Digital Age. Discover how timeless elegance meets contemporary innovation. #BalletCore #ArtMeetsTech #ModernClassics 🌐💃🐢 Perfume for women: cutt.ly/mrRd3nMy

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Oscar Wilde's reputation as a modern and original talent was established by his fiction, then confirmed by the phenomenal success of his stage comedies, all huge hits in London's West End. buff.ly/g3tgqqH
#pride #pridemonth #queerlit #queerclassics #modernclassics #wewerealwayshere

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Retro vibes, modern games! 🕹️ Pixel art, chiptunes, and a whole lot of nostalgia with a fresh spin. Check out my latest video on the best retro-styled modern games! 🎮✨ youtu.be/hUA333JgKLc #RetroGaming #ModernClassics #PixelArt

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#ScreenFreeFun #TabletopGames #SupportSmallBusiness #WelshCreativity #BoardGameCommunity #GameDesign #ModernClassics #GiftIdeas #FamilyFun #KickstarterCampaign #UKBoardGames #CardGameLovers #IndieGameDev #KickstarterCountdown #FollowForMore

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Replying to @ purgatorywitheve
It also is hard to experience the whole families grief. It’s a very heavy read.

#bookishthoughts #bookishhumor #bookishthings #modernclassics #booksky

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Let’s see how this goes lol
Drop 3 songs from the last 5 years that feel timeless—the kind you’ll still be vibin’ to decades from now. No skips, just classics.
#TimelessTracks #ModernClassics #NowAndForever #soopskitchen #moremusiclesstalk #blacksky
Here’s my picks

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25 years now chick and hen/rooster! This is a genuine lobby card from Aardman's family caper "Chicken Run," drawing undeniable parallels with its inspiration, "The Great Escape."
#chickenrun #nickpark #aardman #animation #lobbycard #collectorsitem #familymovies #modernclassics

tiny.cc/gs0i001

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Joyeuses Pâques - Happy Easter - Frohe Ostern!

#happyeaster #froheostern #joyeusespâques #theartofmusic #rendezvouschanson #modernclassics #traditions #malicorne #johannespassion

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Author of the Day: Henry James, Reimagined ✍️📖🎩

www.instagram.com/p/DIbZUvAuuf...

#HenryJames #ColmToibin #TheMaster #LiteraryFiction #AuthorOfTheDay #BookRecommendation #ModernClassics #PsychologicalFiction #ReadingLife

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