Alom Shaha
@alomshaha.bsky.social
Dad. Science Teacher. Author of books including “Why Don’t Things Fall Up?”, "Mr Shaha's Recipes for Wonder" and “How to Find a Rainbow”. Lots of free stuff and more about me at alomshaha.com
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Alom Shaha
@alomshaha.bsky.social
· Oct 12
I’ve spent 25+ years teaching and “ communicating” science. As well as being a schoolteacher, I’ve worked with scientists and science institutions to help them explain their work to the public. This book is the culmination of all that work. Out in paperback Nov. 7th www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1529...
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Sounds rough! I avoid this ever happening to me with One Weird Trick
February 20, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Sounds rough! I avoid this ever happening to me with One Weird Trick
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Think I got one mainstream media review and it was this. It was for their online site and it was glowing. But don‘t think I even retweeted it. Anyway, here are some reviews from some wonderful people, including some of my writer heroes:
February 20, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Think I got one mainstream media review and it was this. It was for their online site and it was glowing. But don‘t think I even retweeted it. Anyway, here are some reviews from some wonderful people, including some of my writer heroes:
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I did the same with the paperback of “Why Don’t Things Fall Up?”
I've just told my publishers to remove the Daily Mail quote they were going to put on the cover of the paperback of my latest novel. I don't care if the Daily Mail gave it a good review. The name of that shitrag is not going on the cover of my book.
February 20, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I did the same with the paperback of “Why Don’t Things Fall Up?”
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Great to see my name in print again
February 20, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Great to see my name in print again
Great to see my name in print again
February 20, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Great to see my name in print again
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It boggles my mind that the government continues to do stuff that will very fucking obviously piss off a lot of its core voters. "We can't pander to our core, so let's fuck them over instead."
February 20, 2026 at 12:01 PM
It boggles my mind that the government continues to do stuff that will very fucking obviously piss off a lot of its core voters. "We can't pander to our core, so let's fuck them over instead."
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As the piece points out: the government has created relief for pubs as community hubs. The refusal to do the same for indie bookshops would have a quite distinct flavour.
February 20, 2026 at 11:58 AM
As the piece points out: the government has created relief for pubs as community hubs. The refusal to do the same for indie bookshops would have a quite distinct flavour.
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Okay, UK writers and book folk, we need to be talking about this. It’s a big (bad) deal.
Independent bookshops in England are facing business rates increases of up to 100% under the government’s new reforms, research commissioned by the Booksellers Association has found 👇 #BookSky
Indie bookshops’ business rates to soar by up to 100%, BA research finds
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February 20, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Okay, UK writers and book folk, we need to be talking about this. It’s a big (bad) deal.
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The culture of men abusing women, as a matter of course, within jobs that are considered vital to a functioning society, or just in their spare time, feels like it’ll never be properly addressed, cause the reckoning is just too great. The group of offenders is too large.
February 20, 2026 at 12:20 PM
The culture of men abusing women, as a matter of course, within jobs that are considered vital to a functioning society, or just in their spare time, feels like it’ll never be properly addressed, cause the reckoning is just too great. The group of offenders is too large.
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Sociopathic stuff. Just the casual tone of it, as well as the implication that if he didn’t ‘like her as a person’ it would be fine.
Like, in the most literal sense, I don’t think I could live with myself if I knew I’d done this to someone.
Like, in the most literal sense, I don’t think I could live with myself if I knew I’d done this to someone.
Sharing from a friend, a passage from the Leveson Inquiry regarding the British actor Denholm Elliott, who died of AIDS in 1992. Three years after her death, the News of the World journalist Paul McMullan did the following to his daughter—neither a celebrity nor even someone of public interest.
February 20, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Sociopathic stuff. Just the casual tone of it, as well as the implication that if he didn’t ‘like her as a person’ it would be fine.
Like, in the most literal sense, I don’t think I could live with myself if I knew I’d done this to someone.
Like, in the most literal sense, I don’t think I could live with myself if I knew I’d done this to someone.
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If you ever find yourself wondering how things like the Epstein story happened, consider the mid-level newspaper editor who admitted in a public judicial inquiry that he destroyed a woman’s life and drove her to suicide to try and impress Piers Morgan.
February 20, 2026 at 11:38 AM
If you ever find yourself wondering how things like the Epstein story happened, consider the mid-level newspaper editor who admitted in a public judicial inquiry that he destroyed a woman’s life and drove her to suicide to try and impress Piers Morgan.
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I sometimes worry I go a bit too hard with my resentment of British newspaper journalists as a class, but then I am reminded of stuff like this and am reaffirmed in my belief that we simply do not loathe them enough.
February 20, 2026 at 11:34 AM
I sometimes worry I go a bit too hard with my resentment of British newspaper journalists as a class, but then I am reminded of stuff like this and am reaffirmed in my belief that we simply do not loathe them enough.
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"He wasn't actually arrested for--" WE KNOW. THEY ARE NEVER ARRESTED FOR SEX CRIMES. Society dngaf about protecting women, and women know that. We're just happy he was arrested at all
February 20, 2026 at 12:12 PM
"He wasn't actually arrested for--" WE KNOW. THEY ARE NEVER ARRESTED FOR SEX CRIMES. Society dngaf about protecting women, and women know that. We're just happy he was arrested at all
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As always, I am way ahead of trends and have been into cabbage before everyone else ;) This is my favourite way of cooking and eating it, couple of other recipes at the link too
February 20, 2026 at 8:05 AM
As always, I am way ahead of trends and have been into cabbage before everyone else ;) This is my favourite way of cooking and eating it, couple of other recipes at the link too
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Here we go.
It's Friday, and this dropped.
It's Friday, and this dropped.
Luna Welcomes Tade Thompson’s Historical Fiction novel, Antara.
We are delighted to welcome Tade Thompson to the Luna family, and the superb Antara, an historical fiction novel, on the pre-Islamic warrior poet of renown. We have acquired WEL rights from Alexander ...
www.lunapresspublishing.com
February 20, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Here we go.
It's Friday, and this dropped.
It's Friday, and this dropped.
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See also: "Hey, you're 50 now and FINALLY, after all that struggle, you have the ability to write the books you always wanted to. You also don't give a fuck. On the minus side you now have an autoimmune disease & have reached the end of your tether with the injustices of the publishing industry."
Getting old is cool and also sucks. You’re smart enough now to know what to do and handle situations but your body is falling apart 😆
February 20, 2026 at 11:11 AM
See also: "Hey, you're 50 now and FINALLY, after all that struggle, you have the ability to write the books you always wanted to. You also don't give a fuck. On the minus side you now have an autoimmune disease & have reached the end of your tether with the injustices of the publishing industry."
Think I got one mainstream media review and it was this. It was for their online site and it was glowing. But don‘t think I even retweeted it. Anyway, here are some reviews from some wonderful people, including some of my writer heroes:
February 20, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Think I got one mainstream media review and it was this. It was for their online site and it was glowing. But don‘t think I even retweeted it. Anyway, here are some reviews from some wonderful people, including some of my writer heroes:
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As a child I hated cabbage, as an adult, there is no greater pleasure than new spuds, cabbage & bacon.
As always, I am way ahead of trends and have been into cabbage before everyone else ;) This is my favourite way of cooking and eating it, couple of other recipes at the link too
February 20, 2026 at 10:09 AM
As a child I hated cabbage, as an adult, there is no greater pleasure than new spuds, cabbage & bacon.
I did the same with the paperback of “Why Don’t Things Fall Up?”
I've just told my publishers to remove the Daily Mail quote they were going to put on the cover of the paperback of my latest novel. I don't care if the Daily Mail gave it a good review. The name of that shitrag is not going on the cover of my book.
February 20, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I did the same with the paperback of “Why Don’t Things Fall Up?”
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Oh, absolutely!
Must be said, the tabloids are loving this. Also loads of stories about his teddy bear collection, and what a dick he is. The gloves are truly off now.
Must be said, the tabloids are loving this. Also loads of stories about his teddy bear collection, and what a dick he is. The gloves are truly off now.
February 20, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Oh, absolutely!
Must be said, the tabloids are loving this. Also loads of stories about his teddy bear collection, and what a dick he is. The gloves are truly off now.
Must be said, the tabloids are loving this. Also loads of stories about his teddy bear collection, and what a dick he is. The gloves are truly off now.
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I watched THE MOMENT 📽️ thinking of Lily Tomlin and if anyone else has ever had that reaction to Charli XCX's work please marry me movieswetextedabout.com/the-moment-d...
'The Moment' Doesn't Meet It (Berlinale 2026 Film Review)
In 1980 Lily Tomlin was faced with a dilemma. She was riding high after winning a Tony with her one-woman play The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe and then starring in feminist re...
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February 19, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I watched THE MOMENT 📽️ thinking of Lily Tomlin and if anyone else has ever had that reaction to Charli XCX's work please marry me movieswetextedabout.com/the-moment-d...
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That photo is going to be memed for years.
Reuters snapper Phil Noble enjoying a wipeout across news publications with his photo of Andrew. Tremendous work!
February 20, 2026 at 9:56 AM
That photo is going to be memed for years.
”How to Find a Rainbow” made gorgeous by the brilliant Sarthak Sinha, a wonderful illustrator and author of his own picturebooks too.
I almost never get picture books any more but I treated myself to a few of the Carnegie nominees this week and @alomshaha.bsky.social also very kindly sent me a copy of the gorgeous How to Find a Rainbow which has got me mulling ideas for a future #KidsBooksFriday based around science books.
February 20, 2026 at 9:57 AM
”How to Find a Rainbow” made gorgeous by the brilliant Sarthak Sinha, a wonderful illustrator and author of his own picturebooks too.
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This looks very similar to the cabbage dish my parents make. It’s one of those dishes that feels surprisingly simple for how complex and satisfying it turns out. Yum! 🥬
February 20, 2026 at 8:09 AM
This looks very similar to the cabbage dish my parents make. It’s one of those dishes that feels surprisingly simple for how complex and satisfying it turns out. Yum! 🥬
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It is an extremely dangerous world for girls and women and knowing this has absolutely shaped how I have been bringing my daughter up. Not man- hating, not paranoia, just allowing men to show me the truth every day.
Women working in the music industry will not be the least bit surprised to discover that a bunch of rich men talked about buying a record label because of the access it would give them to women
Epstein also talked about buying model agencies and fashion houses
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Epstein also talked about buying model agencies and fashion houses
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Epstein eyed record label investment to access women, files suggest
His associate said the music industry was
www.bbc.co.uk
February 20, 2026 at 9:50 AM
It is an extremely dangerous world for girls and women and knowing this has absolutely shaped how I have been bringing my daughter up. Not man- hating, not paranoia, just allowing men to show me the truth every day.
