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Arachnid Press is an independent Scottish publisher.
Website: https://www.arachnid.scot/
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How far would you go to right a wrong? ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is a spooky adventure story for younger readers involving the haunting of Dunmore Park, a ruined house in central Scotland; and these steps.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple:
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The image shows a flight of ten stone steps which climb between grey stone walls before turning back on themselves and simply stopping. They are heavily overgrown with ferns and other vegetation and there is debris on the floor. The front cover of ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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chrisdelsanto.bsky.social
Hang on, when did reading become so performative?
Richard Caton Woodville’s War News from Mexico—a 19th century painting of early Americans gathered to read the newspaper.
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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threadinburgh.scot
For those interested in how the Victorian (and later) city dealt with its refuse, this thread is pure rubbish: 🗑️ threadinburgh.scot/2022/09/02/t...
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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hookland.bsky.social
People talk about us Children of The Hum as 'weirdo hippies, 'ragged walkers' blindly following something they couldn't hear, couldn't understand. They never understood that we lived in a landscape of wonder. They saw pylons, we saw sublime structures. – Trippy Pete, ex-Pylon Person #VOH
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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How many deaths to end a war? ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in northern Scotland during World War Two. The central character uses a Hawker Hurricane as his personal transport.
Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.arachnid.scot/book-ets/ind...
This modern image shows a Hawker Hurricane fighter painted in grey and green camouflage parked on concrete and seen from the rear. The tail fills much of the centre of the frame and the wings extend out of the sides. Two of the propellor blades can be seen beyond the fuselage. In the background are other parked aircraft and then parts of two large green hangars. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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walked in the rain for an hour to gawk at the impressively designed Ishikawa Prefectural Library
Interior of the amphitheatre-shaped library from the 4th floor. The library has 1.1 million books, unique spaces like "Bookrium", a children's area, and a "Bridge" for relaxation. It is free to enter. The manga section on the first floor. Many of the books displayed in the center first floor are front-facing. A view of the "Bookrium" from the first floor. A view of the library interior showing the four open-concept tiered floors.
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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helengrantsays.bsky.social
Sounds like the start of a ghost story...
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Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt
The church says it is currently unclear whether the collapse has damaged any surrounding graves.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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jocaulfield.bsky.social
My local bar is having a storytelling evening. It’s a great bar so I’m going to host their first show. What could possibly go wrong? #Leith #Edinburgh

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November 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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papayranger.bsky.social
Ettan's Pow, filling up for the next swimmers, historically the place for a dip on Papay. Might be a bit chilly today. #Papay #Orkney
November 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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kenlussey.bsky.social
‘The Eye of Horus’ is an atmospheric World War Two thriller with settings that move from the Highlands of Scotland via Gibraltar to Malta. Portree on Skye is visited at the start of the story.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.kenlussey.com/eoh/index.html
This modern image shows part of the harbour at Portree on the Isle of Skye. There’s a stone quay in the bottom left of the frame which continues round past a moored boat to a stony beach and a line of mainly white or stone two and three-storey buildings. There are more buildings above and behind them and at higher level above a slope in the upper right of the frame. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘The Eye of Horus’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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birchlse.bsky.social
Yale's Beinecke Library is quite glorious.
Beinecke Library, Yale.
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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registry.scot
Proud that our sponsorship of ataxia.scot helps the good work they do for charities across #UnitedKingdom Particularly happy that #thestreetlibrary promotes books reading & charitable fund raising. Norwich Breathe Easy is our new website feature @streetlibrary.ataxia.scot dot.scot/blog/2025/sp...
Sponsorship Update (1): Norwich Breathe Easy • dotScot Registry
Image credit: Asthma and Lung UK (Singing for lung health, Norwich Breathe Easy) DotScot Registry has been sponsoring the charitable work done by Iain McGeachin aka Ataxia.scot for over four years now...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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matteristbooks.bsky.social
Love it!
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A Home That Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Books
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November 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
arachnidpress.bsky.social
When the hunter becomes the prey. ‘The High Road’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set mainly in central Scotland and the far north-west, and Sandwood Bay has an important role in the book.
Available as a Kindle, Kobo, Apple or audiobook. Find out more:
www.arachnid.scot/book-thr/ind...
The image shows a sandy beach with pinkish and grey rocks in the foreground and the light blue sea beyond, with lines of white breakers thundering in from the open sea on the right to the beach on the left. In the upper centre of the frame is a sea stack formed of black rock and this stands off the end of black cliffs in the upper left of the frame. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘The High Road’ is shown in the top left corner.
November 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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classicalalan.bsky.social
A wonderful selection of ancient Roman finds from the city of Colchester in Essex, known in ancient times as Camulodunum, including jewellery, coin hoards, pottery and fresco fragments. Now on display at Colchester Castle. @colmuseums.bsky.social #FindsFriday
A display case at Colchester Castle filled with jewellery, coin hoards, pottery and fresco fragments from the late Roman period.
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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carbrochureaddict.bsky.social
Ford revised its long-running Capri range in 1978, with changes to the nose, including quad headlamps and a lowered bonnet edge. This introductory brochure from the UK - always a big market for Capris - included the desirable 3.0 S version and the bigger-selling 2.0 GL. #weirdcarbs
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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orkneylibrary.bsky.social
This has been our #CelebrityTraitors display. We've been Orkney Library.

Until next time. Stay Faithful. 🗡
A display of books by or about some of the celebrities who appeared in Celebrity Traitors
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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kenlussey.bsky.social
‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Stranraer railway station has a role as the spy hunt moves towards its dramatic climax.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.kenlussey.com/fof/index.html
This modern image shows Stranraer railway station. A platform extends into the frame from the bottom left corner with a chain link fence and potted plants to its left. To its right are four railway lines. The platform and left-hand line are enclosed by a crinkly shed which occupies the middle left of the frame. The sea can be glimpsed on the left and the sky is blue. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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gratefullysarah.bsky.social
Study time 📍British Library, London
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#booksofbluesky #library #books #study
Towering shelves of books at the British Library in London
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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anthonymkreis.bsky.social
Good evening from the University of Warsaw Library.
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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asls.org.uk
Nan Shepherd & her friends
21 Nov, Aberdeen – free, ticketed

Dr @timothycbaker.bsky.social looks at the importance of female friendship in Nan Shepherd’s writing & life, placing her as part of a much larger network of Aberdonian women writers & thinkers
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Book Week Scotland: Nan Shepherd and her friends | Aberdeen City Libraries
In recent years, Nan Shepherd has often been imagined as a solitary walker and writer. This talk by Dr. Tim Baker looks at the importance of female friendship in her writing and life, placing She...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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A city at peace in a world at war. ‘The Stockholm Run’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland and Sweden during World War Two. Cairnpapple Hill near Bathgate is visited by the book’s two central characters.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple:
www.arachnid.scot/book-tsr/ind...
The image shows a modern view of Cairnpapple Hill. The site was excavated in 1947/8 and looked very different when visited in the book in 1943. The image shows a grassy mound with steps, and a stony foreground with a circular hole. The front cover of 'The Stockholm Run' is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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edinburghlibraries.bsky.social
A fantastic new exhibition by the Edinburgh Photographic Society has just opened in the #ArtAndDesignLibrary!
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Edinburgh Photographic Society – Art and Design Library exhibition, November 2025
The November exhibition in the Art and Design Library is a group display by Edinburgh Photographic Society. The exhibition showcases a wide variety of work across a range of photographic genres – from portraiture, to nature, sport and landscape. Members of the society work with traditional techniques as well as creative digital photography, so the…
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November 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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amandascott2023.bsky.social
"Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book."

Jane Smiley, Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel

Considered the world’s most beautiful bookstore – the historic Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Considered the world’s most beautiful bookstore – the historic Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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“We’re born with a bit of creosote in our blood.”

The Burning of the Clavie is a Scottish New Year fire festival. The “Clavie Crew” carry a flaming barrel of tar through Burghead

Clip from BBC Scotland’s HIDDEN LIVES, with @peteralanross.bsky.social
#WyrdWednesday
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BBC Scotland - Hidden Lives, Series 1, The Clavie, The Burning of the Clavie
At the Clavie fire festival the explosive force of the flames delights the crowd.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM