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@allownstunts

Books, music, film… Making theatre and general arts stuff in the ShireπŸ•ΊπŸΏ

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Here’s a few more faves from me:

Miriam Toews
Gwendoline Riley
Barbara Comyns
Claudia PiΓ±eiro
Helen Garner
Toni Morrison
Ana Paula Maia
Wendy Erskine
Lucy Caldwell
Adelle Stripe
Joanna Pocock
Ann Patchett
Tessa Hadley
Isabel Waidner

08.03.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No worries. Loved it. Hope it sells millions and wins the Booker ✊🏼

08.03.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ WINTER EVENTS 2026 AT VOCE BOOKS

πŸ“š We are delighted to welcome award-winning writern @lukekennard.bsky.social to Voce for a publication day event with @keirangoddard.bsky.social discussing his new off-kilter campus novel BLACK BAG.

🎟️ Please book your ticket via Eventbrite, link in bio

07.03.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ethel Mannin’s AN AMERICAN JOURNEY is being republished in May by Boiler House Press thanks to Brad Bigelow who is the force behind @neglectedbooks.com
There is a story here: Back in 2023, I had been posting photos from my trips on the Greyhound bus. Brad saw them & got in touch asking if I… (1)

07.03.2026 09:52 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Raced through this. Read it, if you haven’t already. Full of truth and heartbreak. Cheers @stuhennigan.bsky.social

06.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

#LetterboxdFriday! Here are my #LastFourWatched #filmsky

06.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity), by Fugazi 12 track album

Stop literally everything.

Steve Albini's Fugazi sessions, widely bootlegged and full of lore, now available officially for the first time.

fugazi.bandcamp.com/album/albini...

06.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 1369 πŸ” 502 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 135

Bumrah is just too good

05.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
White paperback of Keshed by Stu Hennigan on a small black table with a cup of tea. Outside the National History museum in Kensington, London.

White paperback of Keshed by Stu Hennigan on a small black table with a cup of tea. Outside the National History museum in Kensington, London.

Getting Keshed in Kensington #getkeshed

05.03.2026 10:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good this. I know no-one here needs telling but the more Islam and Muslims can be demystified and shown as what they are, just people going about their day like we all do, the better. If one person with unsavoury views sees this and goes oh right, that’s how it works, that’s fine it’s done its job.

02.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 422 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6

Beta Band, Tricky, Sir Richard Bishop…..

03.03.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Children’s Bach is amazing too 😁

01.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great. I didn’t know much about the case, and the 3 writers offer an innovative approach. I love Helen Garner.

01.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Book stack:

Evan S. Connell Mrs Bridge
ON the Greenwich Line  Shady Lewis
MY EAR IS FULL OF MILK: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WRITING FOR LAUREL & HARDY
LESLIE JAMISON SPLINTERS
Restoration Ave Barrera
Slags emma jane unsworth
Passion and Affect Laurie Colwin 
Vigil George Saunders
THE MUSHROOM TAPES
HELEN GARNER, CHLOE HOOPER,
SARAH KRASNOSTEIN
ALI SMITH GLYPH
ADAM THORPE ON SILBURY HILL
DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK
JOSEPH NGUYEN
SPIDER MAN Jonathan Hickman:
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN FAMILY BUSINESS
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN THE PAPER
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN MARRIED WITH CHILDREN

Book stack: Evan S. Connell Mrs Bridge ON the Greenwich Line Shady Lewis MY EAR IS FULL OF MILK: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WRITING FOR LAUREL & HARDY LESLIE JAMISON SPLINTERS Restoration Ave Barrera Slags emma jane unsworth Passion and Affect Laurie Colwin Vigil George Saunders THE MUSHROOM TAPES HELEN GARNER, CHLOE HOOPER, SARAH KRASNOSTEIN ALI SMITH GLYPH ADAM THORPE ON SILBURY HILL DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK JOSEPH NGUYEN SPIDER MAN Jonathan Hickman: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN FAMILY BUSINESS ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN THE PAPER ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN MARRIED WITH CHILDREN

February πŸ“š

01.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Does this include or exclude Christopher Harborne, the billionaire Thai resident and dual citizen, who spends most of the year in Thailand for tax reasons and is the biggest donor to reform UK?

01.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ«₯

28.02.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I’m in. What are the hours like?

28.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Another two managers before the end of the season might work?

28.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Got Supersonic tickets! πŸ₯³πŸ–€

28.02.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers Tom, great idea. I’m recommending the fantastic artwork of @catherinegogerty.bsky.social

27.02.2026 11:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Keep the good news coming! πŸ˜ƒ

27.02.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dreamt I was in an episode of Doctor Who and the new Doctor was…… Mat Baynton #youhearditherefirst

27.02.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I suspect people would have liked to vote Green in previous elections, but worried it was a wasted vote for a minor party. Maybe that changes after last night?

27.02.2026 07:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š

27.02.2026 07:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The first woman in Parliament to appear in the Guardian's 'best-dressed at Glastonbury' feature.

You'll never sing that, etc...

27.02.2026 05:06 πŸ‘ 844 πŸ” 225 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 18

Happy birthday/ retirement Claire! πŸŽ‰
A quality book pile there πŸ‘πŸΌ

26.02.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight’s film: Women Talking. Sarah Polley does a good job of translating the fantastic Miriam Toews book into a film, keeping the tight focus and small story / big picture ideas.

20.02.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, UK writers and book folk, we need to be talking about this. It’s a big (bad) deal.

20.02.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

Nicholas Witchell has arrived at New Scotland Yard with a fishing rod, some chicken and four cans of lager

19.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 175 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
Half Man Half Biscuit - If I Had Possession over Pancake Day [Official Audio]
Half Man Half Biscuit - If I Had Possession over Pancake Day [Official Audio] YouTube video by Half Man Half Biscuit

A song for every occasion.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1haL...

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