Nicola Wilson-Torch

Content Machines: Reading and Writing in the Platform Era

y'all !!!!

I love that the blurbs are basically like, "listen, she is never not telling you about some bleak shit" 😍❤️‍🔥 (thank you @aarthivadde.bsky.social and @markmcgurl.bsky.social)

Two Working LEGO Printing Presses | LEGO® Ideas The development of mechanical printing changed how ideas move through the world. Once text and images could be printed rather than copied by hand, knowledge was…

Hi #EarlyModern Bluesky - did you know that someone brilliant has built working printing presses using Lego and they are trying to get enough supporters so that Lego will release it as a kit?

They look so cool!

beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

I loved this piece on James Patterson because it shows how strange authorship is, how well Patterson understands celebrity in adjacent markets to books, and how such savvy has rendered him an important patron of literature with a capital L. Plus, Vauhini followed the money to a masters thesis!

I’ve been down an absolute rabbit hole the last few days, which leads me to ask: if anyone happens to have a copy of Scammer by Caroline Calloway that I could borrow, I’d be hugely appreciative… (Though I understand if you’re very protective of a book you had on pre-order for three years)

Yes!

The cover for The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen. The tagline reads: "Behind every hero, there's a historian." The cover is framed by icons; two open books at the bottom, green quills and thistle leaves above. Two golden daggers frame the title, and thorns lead up to two dragon heads. Above the title there is the image of a mountain and a small dragon. Below the title, there is an image of the white inn, a stag behind it and a path leading to the front door. The colour palette is mostly light gold, a teal green and black. The book cover is placed on top of an image of a snowy Buachaille Etive Mor and the Lagangarbh Hut, a white stone bothy, sits beneath it. Text reads: Now Available on NetGalley UK

UK reviewers: The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance is now on NetGalley UK!

My debut fantasy novel featuring a historian desperate to document a hero — even if he has to push them up a dragon-infested mountain himself...

Publishing 7th July with Del Rey ⚔️✍️

www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

a barnes and noble display of emerald fennel movie branded copies of WUTHERING HEIGHTS. the sign over them reads: "It's Wutherin' Time!" -- Heathcliff

thought you probably needed to see this

Aimee Lou Wood (pictured looking TOO BEAUTIFUL AND HAPPY to play Jane) to Star in 'Jane Eyre' TV Series From Working Title VARIETY

DO SHIRLEY YOU COWARDS

My favourite part of Younger so far is when they sing Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 at a karaoke bar to stop the head of marketing from jumping ship to another publisher. Perfection! 😅

Currently surviving on peach iced tea, M&S Jaffa Cakes, and six-hourly IV antibiotics – and I wonder why all I can manage is back-to-back episodes of Younger and very little else. Extremely addictive show, if wildly unrealistic…

🤖 We are excited to announce that our upcoming mini-conference on May 14th on "slop" and "nostalgia" will feature responses by Tess McNulty and Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social. Abstracts due March 1st. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/... 📀

I seem to have acquired a reputation… when I came onto the ward earlier in the week, at least four nurses asked if I’d brought my teapot again. I had – and also my French press, which seems to have impressed them more than it probably should.

At the end of the day, don't we all just want to read books and eat pastries?

The Luther Random Insult Generator was, as ever, a hit in my Reformation class this morning.

ergofabulous.org/luther/?

I realize that "hustle culture" is all the rage, but what about "sit in front of a cracking fire in a Scottish Highlands cottage whilst reading, sipping tea, and eating scones" culture?

The Internet According to Sex Workers and Cyberfeminists Mindy Seu’s "A Sexual History of the Internet" is part performance, part artist book, and part financial experiment.

In the lecture performance “A Sexual History of the Internet,” artist and researcher Mindy Seu proposes a different kind of archive: one that maps how bodies, desires, technologies, and systems of power have been entangled since the earliest days of our beloved web.

It's @disabledstudentsuk.bsky.social Access Insights Report Publication Day! This is always a big one, as it gives us so much insight into the experiences of disabled students on the ground in #UKHE. And, for the same reasons, it's pretty depressing for a career disability practitioner like me 🧵

A comic book strip featuring an air bubble saying, ‘a good editor never sleeps’.

A gentle ease out of holiday mode on my last day in Florida…

Delighted to be on HEnabled talking about navigating higher education as a disabled student and the lessons (both academic and personal) I’ve learned along the way from undergraduate study to PhD research.

If you’re interested in lived experiences in HE, I’d recommend giving the episode a listen!

Thanks, Alastair! Hope 2026 is joyous for you too – and that #TheCorrections aren’t getting in the way of some sort of Hogmanay celebration!

Saying goodbye to a year that took more than it gave (and one I’m very happy to see the back of) by indulging in home-cured salmon and a big batch of mulled Negronis. Surely enough to manifest a better, and hopefully much healthier, 2026!

We have a new front-runner: Tesco Riverside, with an astonishing 12 cars parked in disabled bays without a blue badge.

One of my favourite festive traditions: checking how many cars parked in disabled bays actually have blue badges. M&S Dundee remains the worst offender this year!

All I want for Christmas is… a festive mooch around Booths! Petition to expand into Scotland.

HarperCollins HR prepping a job advert:

Roald Dahl pastiche writer wanted.
Safety around women preferred, but not a deal-breaker.

Oh my god. It’s actually finally happened. Merry Christmas, everyone!

I must know if the haggis in the photo is real or a replica prop… either way, looks glorious!

Sending so many well wishes, Cicely! You’re an absolute powerhouse.

Cambridge University Press opens funding scheme for under-represented early career scholars

Cambridge University Press has launched a new grant to support under-represented early career scholars from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations, including first generation scholars 👇 #BookSky

Decided to catch up on work rather than go to the Dundee United vs Celtic game… somewhat questioning that choice now!