Gita Ralleigh
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
Writer/Poet/Lecturer/ex-doctor. Kids: The Destiny of Minou Moonshine 🐘 The Voyage of Sam Singh 🦜 @zephyrbooks.bsky.social Poetry: Siren 🧜🏽♀️ @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social A Terrible Thing 🧝🏽♀️ (Bad Betty Press)
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First post! I'm a poet, writer and ex-doctor born to Indian immigrant parents in London. More: gitaralleighauthor.wordpress.com
Here mostly to check in on the world without being sucked into a vortex of despair and to post my daily word count for accountability. ⌨️
Here mostly to check in on the world without being sucked into a vortex of despair and to post my daily word count for accountability. ⌨️
I’m going to make an advent calendar out of my TBR and pick out one book a day to read in December.
Will I manage to read a book every day?
Possibly not but at least they’ll be seen, held and given a little hug.
#tsundoko #booksky
Will I manage to read a book every day?
Possibly not but at least they’ll be seen, held and given a little hug.
#tsundoko #booksky
everything is bonkers right now and we need a timeline cleanse. let’s play a game. if I handed you a blank check but you could ONLY spend it on an Advent calendar, what absurdly pricy collection of little treats are you buying yourself?
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Joyce Carole GOAT amirite
#melonhusk
#melonhusk
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Joyce Carole GOAT amirite
#melonhusk
#melonhusk
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Elon Musk has just suspended our X account—we're a danger to those who presently control the world, feeling honoured—building our hopes on Bluesky—please Repost Follow indie publisher of fine books #books #Fiction #chilrensbooks @louiestowell.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Elon Musk has just suspended our X account—we're a danger to those who presently control the world, feeling honoured—building our hopes on Bluesky—please Repost Follow indie publisher of fine books #books #Fiction #chilrensbooks @louiestowell.bsky.social
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‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
Who else is ensconced on the sofa with snacks waiting for this to start?? #BookerPrize2025
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Who else is ensconced on the sofa with snacks waiting for this to start?? #BookerPrize2025
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Public trust in media (Reuters/Oxford) 2024
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November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Public trust in media (Reuters/Oxford) 2024
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news...
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news...
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A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
It’s SNOW’s UK book birthday!
Huge thanks to @alexissnell.bsky.social for the gorgeous cover and everyone @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social!
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#middlegradebooks #kidlit #snow
Huge thanks to @alexissnell.bsky.social for the gorgeous cover and everyone @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social!
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#middlegradebooks #kidlit #snow
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Because it's a good day, a thread of images from fantastic show I saw last week: African-American artist Allan Rohan Crite at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. First up, Crite's luminous "Streetcar Madonna," which resonates with incoming NYC mayor's pledge to make transit more affordable
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Because it's a good day, a thread of images from fantastic show I saw last week: African-American artist Allan Rohan Crite at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. First up, Crite's luminous "Streetcar Madonna," which resonates with incoming NYC mayor's pledge to make transit more affordable
I’m starting to believe the current view that the Supreme Court is actually voting to save Tr*** from his own idiocy.
November 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I’m starting to believe the current view that the Supreme Court is actually voting to save Tr*** from his own idiocy.
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In our latest History Workshop article, Sara Kazmi presents a curation of two protest poems in translation from the Punjabi anticolonial tradition.
Rebel Verses
Sara Kazmi curates two protest poems in translation from the Punjabi anticolonial tradition.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
In our latest History Workshop article, Sara Kazmi presents a curation of two protest poems in translation from the Punjabi anticolonial tradition.
This book is out now - and yes, I have ordered a copy for the nephews!! #kidlit #zohranmamdani
It may be a one-of-a-kind picture book, at least in the history of American publishing. A picture book about a mayoral candidate put out by a major publisher? How did this happen? #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/09/18/n...
Never Seen THAT Before! A Talk with Millie von Platen About Her Zohran Mamdani Book
It may be a one-of-a-kind picture book, at least in the history of American publishing. A picture book about a mayoral candidate put out by a major publisher? How did this happen?
afuse8production.slj.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
This book is out now - and yes, I have ordered a copy for the nephews!! #kidlit #zohranmamdani
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We spoke to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, the novelist and judge on this year's Booker Prize panel, about the six books on their 2025 shortlist
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
We spoke to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, the novelist and judge on this year's Booker Prize panel, about the six books on their 2025 shortlist
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
The Best Novels of 2025: The Booker Prize Shortlist
The best novels of 2025 – this year's Booker Prize shortlist, as discussed by judge and novelist Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
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November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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We spoke to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, the novelist and judge on this year's Booker Prize panel, about the six books on their 2025 shortlist
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
We spoke to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, the novelist and judge on this year's Booker Prize panel, about the six books on their 2025 shortlist
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
Reread ‘The Magician’s Nephew’ recently and had forgotten what an utterly execrable arse Uncle Andrew was. #Narnia
Daniel Craig has confirmed his involvement in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming adaptation of ‘Narnia: The Magicians Nephew’, while speaking to Deadline at the International Premiere of ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ at the BFI London Film Festival.
November 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Reread ‘The Magician’s Nephew’ recently and had forgotten what an utterly execrable arse Uncle Andrew was. #Narnia
Great round up of new poetry by @betarish.bsky.social #ukpoets
My latest for @theguardian.com; very fortunate to look at new books by Sarah Howe, Joelle Taylor, Nikita Gill, Phoebe Giannisi, and the return of Tom Paulin: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
The best recent poetry – review roundup
Namanlagh by Tom Paulin; Foretokens by Sarah Howe; Maryville by Joelle Taylor; Hekate by Nikita Gill; Goatsong by Phoebe Giannisi
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Great round up of new poetry by @betarish.bsky.social #ukpoets
The 2026 Carnegies nominations are live! 🎉 Join us in celebrating the exceptional storytelling and illustration recognised this year. 🏆 Get ready for an inspiring awards season! Congrats to all nominees! 📖❤️
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
November 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Hare and hedgehog costumes, from the 1862 fairytale-themed ball of the Jung-München Artist’s Association. More in our latest post: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/maskenfest/
October 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hare and hedgehog costumes, from the 1862 fairytale-themed ball of the Jung-München Artist’s Association. More in our latest post: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/maskenfest/
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The new #ChildrensBookerPrize will included translated works! Here are literature researchers @sophieheywood.bsky.social and Emma Page's 5 recommendations for excellent translated books to get kids passionate about reading!
@thebookerprizes.com
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@thebookerprizes.com
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The Children’s Booker prize will include works of translation – here are five expert recommendations to get your kids excited
Translations will expand the reading worlds of children.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The new #ChildrensBookerPrize will included translated works! Here are literature researchers @sophieheywood.bsky.social and Emma Page's 5 recommendations for excellent translated books to get kids passionate about reading!
@thebookerprizes.com
🔗 rdg.ac/4qQHv1M
@thebookerprizes.com
🔗 rdg.ac/4qQHv1M
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OUT NOW. Issue Twenty-Two: 'Ghost Ship'. badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-two
Issue twenty-two — Bad Lilies
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October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
OUT NOW. Issue Twenty-Two: 'Ghost Ship'. badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-two