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Dr Chiara Bullen
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✨🏔️ THE INN AT THE FOOT OF MOUNT VENGEANCE 7/7/26 (Del Rey) 🏔️✨

sometimes author, sometimes academic. always anxious.

glasgow.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/468338/the-inn-at-the-foot-of-mount-vengeance-by-bullen-chiara/9781529953251
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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · Nov 8
My cozy fantasy novel inspired by my love (and fear…) of Scotland’s mountains, misadventures in academia, and time spent adventuring in Dungeons and Dragons, will be out next July!!
thebookseller.com The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · Nov 7
Del Rey has acquired The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance, an "uplifting and heart-warming" fantasy adventure by Scottish debut author and academic Chiara Bullen. The book will publish globally in July 2026 👇 #BookSky
Del Rey snaps up Chiara Bullen's 'uplifting and heart-warming' fantasy adventure
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chiarab.bsky.social
Not to wish away the days, but I need it to be March 5th because I know the new Pokémon game is going to fix me
February 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance is included in the Waterstones pre-order sale! 25% off with the code FEB26

Cosy fantasy inspired by my love (and fear…) of Scotland’s mountains, misadventures in academia, and time spent adventuring in Dungeons and Dragons

www.waterstones.com/book/the-inn...
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.
February 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM
chiarab.bsky.social
The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance is included in the Waterstones pre-order sale! 25% off with the code FEB26

Cosy fantasy inspired by my love (and fear…) of Scotland’s mountains, misadventures in academia, and time spent adventuring in Dungeons and Dragons

www.waterstones.com/book/the-inn...
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.
February 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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rhiannonagrist.bsky.social
I have wuthered
the heights
that were on
the wily windy moors

and which
you were probably
saving
for gothic hauntings

Forgive me
Cathy's come home
so lonely
and so cold
dtmooreeditor.bsky.social David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 2d
nasa employee: oh hey you guys are back early

astronaut: heights're wuthering

nasa employee: what?

astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* heights're wuthering
mckelvie.bsky.social Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 2d
"average person wuthers 3 heights a year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person wuthers 0 heights per year. Heights Georg, who lives in cave & wuthers over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted
February 16, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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polphilpod.bsky.social
pure elite capture - the uk just folded to a hardline anti-trans campaign pushed by a tiny number of people

www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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aljazeera.com
Video shows a person on a motorbike being attacked in central Gaza as the Israeli military continues to violate the ceasefire.

Israeli forces have killed nearly 600 Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire was agreed last October.
February 11, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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theguardian.com
Palestine Action activist says jury verdicts were vindication of cause
Palestine Action activist says jury verdicts were vindication of cause
Fatema Rajwani’s comments come after she and five others were cleared of aggravated burglary over break-in at Israeli defence firm The youngest of six Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary over a break-in at an Israeli defence firm’s UK site has said the verdicts were a vindication of their cause. After 18 months in jail, Fatema Rajwani, 21, was released on bail last Wednesday, having also been acquitted by a jury at Woolwich crown court of violent disorder in relation to the raid on the Elbit Systems factory in Filton, near Bristol, on 6 August 2024. Continue reading...
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February 11, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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amrawatson.bsky.social
Reform is threatening Bangor University over a student society’s decision. The society isn’t Bangor University—but this is a neat preview of how a Reform government would work: public money for supporters only. Trump-style politics, UK edition.

Authoritarian reflex is already working just fine.👇
February 10, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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thebookseller.com
ICYMI: Headline Eternal and Curtis Brown Creative (CBC) are joining forces to launch Modern Stories: It Must Be Love, a romance novel-writing competition seeking to "uplift and support" emerging writers from Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic backgrounds.

Read more 👇
Headline Eternal and Curtis Brown Creative launch new romance fiction competition
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February 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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publishingscotland.bsky.social
Today @heraldscotland.bsky.social published Dominic Ryan's interview with our CEO Sheila Pinder.

Read on for insights into the diverse structure of the industry, and the value of its perseverance in the face of funding struggles and AI-related copyright fears:
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2582878...
'A third of writers said AI has reduced the income they received from other work'
Scotland’s book publishing sector defies simple economic analysis, prioritising cultural value over profit. Challenged by financial barriers and…
www.heraldscotland.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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stephanieburgis.bsky.social
This is awful and desperately important. Gender-affirming care saves trans kids’ lives.
goodlawproject.org Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 11d
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 7, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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aidthompsin.bsky.social
Everyday I think back to this headline
February 5, 2026 at 8:16 AM
chiarab.bsky.social
Can I help you?
Beyond the open pages of a book, my white and ginger cat is curled up on my lap, looking at me expectantly.
February 4, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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paperalphabet.bsky.social
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
karenho.bsky.social Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 14d
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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jimmfelton.bsky.social
[explaining to a child why they are living in poverty] for every hundredth pint i drink i can get one free pint
tyron.bsky.social Tyron @tyron.bsky.social · 15d
fucking _hell_
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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lyndseycroal.bsky.social
It's publication day for In This City, Where it Rains out now from @lunapress.bsky.social! This is my Scottish gothic love letter to Edinburgh, a weird tale of ghosts, curses, family secrets, weird moths, & dark rituals 🖤 All links: linktr.ee/lyndseycroal Bonus Q: how many ghosts can you see here? 👀
Copies of In This City, Where it Rains on a shelf with various ghostly themed knick knacks
February 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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asls.org.uk
Agnes Owens’ writing was championed by Kelman and Gray but she remained mysteriously un-celebrated. “One publisher said people don’t want that kind of writing… about poor people.”

Agnes Owens, as seen through objects in the Glasgow @womenslibrary.bsky.social
womenslibrary.org.uk/exhibition/a...
womenslibrary.org.uk
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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divyampersaud.com
Once a week, a simple ask: KEEP SPARK OPEN!

This is a youth volunteer project working around the clock—through siege & more—for a year so their community can access shelter, electricity, internet. To work, earn income, EAT.

Join in & click "weekly" !
🇵🇸 Gaza Needs Your Support: Help Build a Lifeline for Students and Remote Workers!
In Gaza, war has destroyed homes, blocked roads, and left countless people without work. Yet, amidst the rubble, hope remains. Students and remote workers face daily struggles—power outages, broken...
chuffed.org
January 31, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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asls.org.uk
“I love winter… I love the blitz of wee birds at the feeders in the garden. I’m not so keen on the damp grey days, I admit. So It’s no hardship to stay at my desk”

@valmcdermid.bsky.social on how winter fuels her creative process – via @literaryhub.bsky.social
💙📚
lithub.com/ice-and-insp...
Ice and Inspiration: An Ode to Writing in Winter From Val McDermid
I’m not a person who sets much store by rituals. I don’t have to put my left sock on before my right; I don’t have to write longhand in a Moleskine notebook of a particular size; I don’t care in wh…
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January 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
chiarab.bsky.social
The same AI that thinks there’s two ‘r’s in raspberry?!?!?!
bphillipsonmp.bsky.social Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 22d
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.

AI can help us do that.

Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Spotted in Dundee.
A photograph of a protest sticker stuck to a lamp post which reads: The rich are robbing us blind and yer da’s greetin about small boats. Migrants welcome in Dundee.
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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magnets.bsky.social
big L for transphobes to end the week, you say?
January 29, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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stephanieburgis.bsky.social
Hooray, Enchanting the Fae Queen is finally out in the UK today!

I love the glittering gold foil on this hardcover copy - so perfect for Lorelei, who showers glitter and sparkles everywhere she goes...with dangerous intent. ;)

www.panmacmillan.com/authors/step...

#romancelandia
This photo shows a hardcover copy of Enchanting the Fae Queen, presented face out, with the gold foil glinting around the cover's illustrations. The front cover image has a green background with a frame of climbing roses and branches rising through a night sky full of stars. In the center of the image, just beneath the moon, stands a massive, ominous castle with a hedge maze before it. A blonde woman in a long gown scattters sparkles in her wake as she leads her tall. uniformed male companion through the moonlit hedge maze at a run, while giant butterflies flutter overhead. The tag line reads: “All’s fae in love and war” and a blurb from Sarah Beth Durst reads: “Full of charm, wit and magic.” The back cover of Enchanting the Fae Queen shows the back of the illustrated castle from the front cover, surrounded by leaves and roses and butterflies. A snippet from the book reads: "Lorelei adored popping into her enemies' parties, and she never bothered to wait for an invitation." Then a header reads: Praise for Stephanie Burgis, followed by several blurbs: 'Stephanie Burgis is a fresh new voice." - Ilona Andrews. "Spectacular" - Sarah Beth Durst. "The perfect blend of fantasy and romance." - Jessie Mihalik. "A warm and lovely story with a big heart." - Sangu Mandanna. Above a box full of author copies of Enchanting the Fae Queen, one copy is held spine-out to show the lovely foil-embossed illustration of a rose at the top of the book's spine and the butterfly at its bottom. Magical stars ornament the title in between the two illustrations.
January 29, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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tomhulme.bsky.social
£42k for a lead (I.e. extensive experience) curatorial post - with management responsibilities - at a national library in one of the most expensive cities in the world? no wonder they’ve been on strike!
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 PM