Andy Charman
@andyandz.bsky.social
Author of Crow Court. published by @unbounders.bsky.social. Longlist Desmond Elliott 2021. Shortlist CWA Historical 2022. Laureat Festival du Premier Roman 2022. Researching 1983 and philosophers in WWII. Assistant Editor of Thin-Skin.com
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NEW: The judge has begun her sentencing remarks in Nathan Gill hearing.
She notes the behaviour expected of MEPs "members are to act solely in the public interest".
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She notes the behaviour expected of MEPs "members are to act solely in the public interest".
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November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW: The judge has begun her sentencing remarks in Nathan Gill hearing.
She notes the behaviour expected of MEPs "members are to act solely in the public interest".
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She notes the behaviour expected of MEPs "members are to act solely in the public interest".
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We’re so thrilled to see ‘BookBindr’ spotlighted in @thebookseller.com today after our marvellous launch event yesterday night! 🤩🎉
#booksky #bookbindr
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#booksky #bookbindr
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New platform BookBindr launched to 'connect publishers and authors with freelancers'
A new platform, which aims to connect publishers and authors with ’skilled, vetted industry freelancers’, has been launched by Simon Appleby and Justine Solomons.
www.thebookseller.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We’re so thrilled to see ‘BookBindr’ spotlighted in @thebookseller.com today after our marvellous launch event yesterday night! 🤩🎉
#booksky #bookbindr
READ THE FULL ARTICLE:
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pla...
#booksky #bookbindr
READ THE FULL ARTICLE:
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pla...
Petition: Defend BBC independence from Trump’s interference
Stop Trump Coalition
stoptrump.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Regardez!
One place left for the online salon tonight!
Join 50 writers from across the globe and an amazing line-up of readers, incl @taniahershman.bsky.social @kazbarwrites.bsky.social @sylvialeatham.bsky.social @sjfrideswide.bsky.social @donalconaty.bsky.social and more! All hosted by @kiklodge.bsky.social
Join 50 writers from across the globe and an amazing line-up of readers, incl @taniahershman.bsky.social @kazbarwrites.bsky.social @sylvialeatham.bsky.social @sjfrideswide.bsky.social @donalconaty.bsky.social and more! All hosted by @kiklodge.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Regardez!
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This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
In a world where it is hard to find political heroes, @philippesands.bsky.social is one of mine…
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How Far Does Trump’s Immunity Go?
The Supreme Court’s 2024 decision threatens the system of international justice.
www.theatlantic.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
In a world where it is hard to find political heroes, @philippesands.bsky.social is one of mine…
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Siobhan Moorton, 37, from Gawsworth, has honed the art of feigning total ignorance about specialist subjects she’s spent years learning about – in an attempt to come off as “normal” to her colleagues.
Artificial unintelligence? Autistic woman pretends to be less smart
An autistic woman has revealed the key to building social relationships is pretending she doesn't know stuff, according to reports. Siobhan Moorton, 37, from Gawsworth, has honed the art of feigning…
thedailytism.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Siobhan Moorton, 37, from Gawsworth, has honed the art of feigning total ignorance about specialist subjects she’s spent years learning about – in an attempt to come off as “normal” to her colleagues.
Next Weekend: the European Writers Salon in Belgium.
I'll be hosting a coaching workshop looking at how to use your writer's self-doubt to power self-belief.
There is lots more going on in Brussels and elsewhere. EWS is a an exciting, growing community. Find out more from @saloneurope.bsky.social
I'll be hosting a coaching workshop looking at how to use your writer's self-doubt to power self-belief.
There is lots more going on in Brussels and elsewhere. EWS is a an exciting, growing community. Find out more from @saloneurope.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Next Weekend: the European Writers Salon in Belgium.
I'll be hosting a coaching workshop looking at how to use your writer's self-doubt to power self-belief.
There is lots more going on in Brussels and elsewhere. EWS is a an exciting, growing community. Find out more from @saloneurope.bsky.social
I'll be hosting a coaching workshop looking at how to use your writer's self-doubt to power self-belief.
There is lots more going on in Brussels and elsewhere. EWS is a an exciting, growing community. Find out more from @saloneurope.bsky.social
Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/t...
Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/t...
I'm still confused though because there's so much emphasis on gas and dust, but as we all know, most dust comes from human skin, so...?
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
‘A paradigm change’: black hole spotted that may have been created moments after big bang
Sighting by James Webb space telescope of black hole with sparse halo of material could upend theories of the universe
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I'm still confused though because there's so much emphasis on gas and dust, but as we all know, most dust comes from human skin, so...?
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Ursula von der Leyen: "Tonight, our @EU_Commission buildings glow in the colours of bravery.
The Ukrainian flag is the symbol of Ukraine's resistance and it's unshakeable belief in a better future.
A future of a free and independent Ukraine, inside our Union.
Slava Ukraini!"
The Ukrainian flag is the symbol of Ukraine's resistance and it's unshakeable belief in a better future.
A future of a free and independent Ukraine, inside our Union.
Slava Ukraini!"
August 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Ursula von der Leyen: "Tonight, our @EU_Commission buildings glow in the colours of bravery.
The Ukrainian flag is the symbol of Ukraine's resistance and it's unshakeable belief in a better future.
A future of a free and independent Ukraine, inside our Union.
Slava Ukraini!"
The Ukrainian flag is the symbol of Ukraine's resistance and it's unshakeable belief in a better future.
A future of a free and independent Ukraine, inside our Union.
Slava Ukraini!"
"This battle partly involves the ongoing use of AI to produce books of an even lower quality than books written by humans..."
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Picking fights
Battles over books, Alice Oswald as terrorist, Elaine Feinstein in Stoke Newington
app.the-tls.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
"This battle partly involves the ongoing use of AI to produce books of an even lower quality than books written by humans..."
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app.the-tls.com/213462/conte...
Well done Donald!
Really managed to pull the bag out of the bag there...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Really managed to pull the bag out of the bag there...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Live Updates: Trump Backs Plan to Cede Land for Peace in Ukraine
www.nytimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Well done Donald!
Really managed to pull the bag out of the bag there...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Really managed to pull the bag out of the bag there...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
According to the NYT Europe is ‘anguished’ again. According to the @nytimes.com Europe is always anguished or troubled, perplexed, divided or conflicted. We’re a continent of fractious worriers.
“Behind Europe’s Anguished Words on Gaza, a Flurry of Hard Diplomacy” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/w...
“Behind Europe’s Anguished Words on Gaza, a Flurry of Hard Diplomacy” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/w...
Behind Europe’s Anguished Words on Gaza, a Flurry of Hard Diplomacy
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
According to the NYT Europe is ‘anguished’ again. According to the @nytimes.com Europe is always anguished or troubled, perplexed, divided or conflicted. We’re a continent of fractious worriers.
“Behind Europe’s Anguished Words on Gaza, a Flurry of Hard Diplomacy” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/w...
“Behind Europe’s Anguished Words on Gaza, a Flurry of Hard Diplomacy” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/w...
Was hoping for a bath this evening, but looks like I'll just have to move house instead.
July 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Was hoping for a bath this evening, but looks like I'll just have to move house instead.
There‘s only one honest sincere and authentic response to the current shit state of the world and that’s the extended version of Richie Havens’ ‘Freedom’.
Clap your hands.
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Clap your hands.
open.spotify.com/track/1oM7gT...
Freedom - Extended Live Version
Richie Havens · Time · Song · 1999
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July 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
There‘s only one honest sincere and authentic response to the current shit state of the world and that’s the extended version of Richie Havens’ ‘Freedom’.
Clap your hands.
open.spotify.com/track/1oM7gT...
Clap your hands.
open.spotify.com/track/1oM7gT...
Austin band The Feathers had a lot of success in the 2010s, but I always felt it was down-played.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather...
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Feathers (American band) - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
July 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Austin band The Feathers had a lot of success in the 2010s, but I always felt it was down-played.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather...
Guess which prize-winning literary crime novel is currently half-price on Amazon?
I'll give you a clue:
www.amazon.co.uk/Crow-Court-A...
I'll give you a clue:
www.amazon.co.uk/Crow-Court-A...
Crow Court
Buy Crow Court by Andy Charman (ISBN: 9781800180901) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Guess which prize-winning literary crime novel is currently half-price on Amazon?
I'll give you a clue:
www.amazon.co.uk/Crow-Court-A...
I'll give you a clue:
www.amazon.co.uk/Crow-Court-A...
A Dictionary of Roland.
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The global impact of Roland Barthes’s writing
At the height of his fame, Roland Barthes worried that he was turning into “a French fry”. He was anxious about being transformed by others into a fixed
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July 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A Dictionary of Roland.
www.the-tls.com/philosophy/h...
www.the-tls.com/philosophy/h...
All booked up for September Salon with @saloneurope.bsky.social, where I'll be hosting a session on how to come home to your own writing, transforming your self-doubt into compassion and better direction.
And I'm very much hoping to cross the channel with SailLink!
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And I'm very much hoping to cross the channel with SailLink!
www.saillink.co.uk
SailLink - Cross the Channel by Sail | Dover ↔ Boulogne
Cross the Channel differently! SailLink offers a unique sailing ferry between Dover and Boulogne-sur-Mer. Rediscover travel and experience the adventure.
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July 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
All booked up for September Salon with @saloneurope.bsky.social, where I'll be hosting a session on how to come home to your own writing, transforming your self-doubt into compassion and better direction.
And I'm very much hoping to cross the channel with SailLink!
www.saillink.co.uk
And I'm very much hoping to cross the channel with SailLink!
www.saillink.co.uk