Jane Johnson
@janejohnsonbakrim.bsky.social
Writer (Secrets of the Bees; Black Crescent, White Hare, Sea Gate, Tenth Gift etc), publisher (GRRM, Hobb, Feist, Lawrence, Heartfield, Kaner, ex Tolkien), allotmenteer. History. Morocco/Cornwall. Covid is airborne 💙📚 #Writing #Books
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Reintroducing myself to try to find my people after X meltdown! Publisher at HarperCollins (GRRM, Hobb, Feist, Lawrence, Kaner, Heartfield), author of 20 novels, inc Tenth Gift, Salt Road, Sea Gate and Black Crescent for Simon & Schuster and Head of Zeus. Look forward to meeting you! #books
Today marks the 70th anniversary of Moroccan independence. THE BLACK CRESCENT is my novel about that fight, picked by The Times as one of the historical novels of the year. I absolutely loved researching and writing this one. #books 💙📚
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Today marks the 70th anniversary of Moroccan independence. THE BLACK CRESCENT is my novel about that fight, picked by The Times as one of the historical novels of the year. I absolutely loved researching and writing this one. #books 💙📚
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Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
In a break in the torrential rain, I went up to the Allotment by the Sea and was rewarded by finding this beautiful rare Crimson Speckled Flunkey (what a name!) taking shelter in one of the dahlias. They come from North Africa: must be a bit shellshocked by Cornwall in November. #garden #moth
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Writing a historical mystery centring on the 18th c. growing of saffron in Cornwall, so thought I'd try for myself. Idly bought some corms (late) in Oct (should have been June). Planted Oct 27... Yesterday:
What is going on? Book magic? Supermoon? Sheer dumb luck?
Book is called HEART OF SAFFRON
💙📚
What is going on? Book magic? Supermoon? Sheer dumb luck?
Book is called HEART OF SAFFRON
💙📚
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Writing a historical mystery centring on the 18th c. growing of saffron in Cornwall, so thought I'd try for myself. Idly bought some corms (late) in Oct (should have been June). Planted Oct 27... Yesterday:
What is going on? Book magic? Supermoon? Sheer dumb luck?
Book is called HEART OF SAFFRON
💙📚
What is going on? Book magic? Supermoon? Sheer dumb luck?
Book is called HEART OF SAFFRON
💙📚
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With the wintry nights drawing in, what better time to curl up with a collection of spooky folktales? MONSTROUS TALES is out now in hardback and audio.
Such great stories, and all so different. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 💙📚 #books
Such great stories, and all so different. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 💙📚 #books
November 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
With the wintry nights drawing in, what better time to curl up with a collection of spooky folktales? MONSTROUS TALES is out now in hardback and audio.
Such great stories, and all so different. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 💙📚 #books
Such great stories, and all so different. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 💙📚 #books
With the wintry nights drawing in, what better time to curl up with a collection of spooky folktales? MONSTROUS TALES is out now in hardback and audio.
Such great stories, and all so different. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 💙📚 #books
Such great stories, and all so different. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 💙📚 #books
November 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
With the wintry nights drawing in, what better time to curl up with a collection of spooky folktales? MONSTROUS TALES is out now in hardback and audio.
Such great stories, and all so different. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 💙📚 #books
Such great stories, and all so different. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 💙📚 #books
Yesterday, I was writing a very difficult chapter (will require trigger warnings) while sheltering from showers on the allotment. Today, wielding a sledgehammer to bang in stakes to repair the raised beds. My brain aches; my arms ache. Can you believe I'm still picking ripe tomatoes in November? 💙📚
November 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Yesterday, I was writing a very difficult chapter (will require trigger warnings) while sheltering from showers on the allotment. Today, wielding a sledgehammer to bang in stakes to repair the raised beds. My brain aches; my arms ache. Can you believe I'm still picking ripe tomatoes in November? 💙📚
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"Goldman Sachs has estimated that the average ChatGPT query uses nearly 10 times as much energy as a Google search."
"A midsized data center uses as much water in a day as 1,000 American households, about 300,000 gallons, one research scientist told NPR."
More: share.google/BOXHTwok4Ltr...
"A midsized data center uses as much water in a day as 1,000 American households, about 300,000 gallons, one research scientist told NPR."
More: share.google/BOXHTwok4Ltr...
Researchers issue warning on harmful side effect of using ChatGPT: 'It's a concern'
Tech executives have been frustratingly opaque.
share.google
October 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
"Goldman Sachs has estimated that the average ChatGPT query uses nearly 10 times as much energy as a Google search."
"A midsized data center uses as much water in a day as 1,000 American households, about 300,000 gallons, one research scientist told NPR."
More: share.google/BOXHTwok4Ltr...
"A midsized data center uses as much water in a day as 1,000 American households, about 300,000 gallons, one research scientist told NPR."
More: share.google/BOXHTwok4Ltr...
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light both particle and wave
October 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
light both particle and wave
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
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I think about this in how the guy who ran MySpace sold his company and then traveled the world doing photography, while the guy who runs Facebook never let it go and has gone out of his way to destroy democracy in order to gain more power.
The desperate need to accumulate more and more at the cost of everyone else’s wellbeing should be classified as a mental disorder, and I will absolutely die on this hill.
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I think about this in how the guy who ran MySpace sold his company and then traveled the world doing photography, while the guy who runs Facebook never let it go and has gone out of his way to destroy democracy in order to gain more power.
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Here's Harlands Primary School, the first recipients of books courtesy of "Big Green Books 500 Club"
I sent them £500 of books, thanks to the dosh we're raising each week through the club.
You can read about it HERE.
biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
I sent them £500 of books, thanks to the dosh we're raising each week through the club.
You can read about it HERE.
biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
October 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Here's Harlands Primary School, the first recipients of books courtesy of "Big Green Books 500 Club"
I sent them £500 of books, thanks to the dosh we're raising each week through the club.
You can read about it HERE.
biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
I sent them £500 of books, thanks to the dosh we're raising each week through the club.
You can read about it HERE.
biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
Next week peers will vote for or against swift bricks to be incorporated into all new builds. To help please email steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk & james.cleverly.mp@parliament.uk who are crucial to the decision. Ask them to SAVE OUR SWIFTS ‼️put SWIFT BRICKS in the subject line 🙏 Such a small thing.
October 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Next week peers will vote for or against swift bricks to be incorporated into all new builds. To help please email steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk & james.cleverly.mp@parliament.uk who are crucial to the decision. Ask them to SAVE OUR SWIFTS ‼️put SWIFT BRICKS in the subject line 🙏 Such a small thing.
Time to vote for the oddest book title of the year! ‘Self Recognition in Fish’ sounds like an excellent contender, but nothing here is as good as the 2013 winner ‘How to Poo on a Date’… Voting open till Nov 17. #books 💙📚
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Axe murder and Montreal erotica titles vie for the Oddest Book Title of the Year
Deliberations for the 47th The Bookseller Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year are underway.
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October 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Time to vote for the oddest book title of the year! ‘Self Recognition in Fish’ sounds like an excellent contender, but nothing here is as good as the 2013 winner ‘How to Poo on a Date’… Voting open till Nov 17. #books 💙📚
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It's publication day for the deliciously spooky collection of MONSTROUS TALES from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social - stories from a brilliant line-up of authors celebrating the weird and wonderful legendary creatures of the British Isles. Perfect reading for Hallowe'en!
#books 💙📚
#books 💙📚
October 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It's publication day for the deliciously spooky collection of MONSTROUS TALES from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social - stories from a brilliant line-up of authors celebrating the weird and wonderful legendary creatures of the British Isles. Perfect reading for Hallowe'en!
#books 💙📚
#books 💙📚
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This isle is full of noises...
From the Finfolk of Orkney and the plague monsters of the Welsh mountains, to the Beast of Bodmin Moor, Britain is home to many monsters of folklore. A deliciously chilling collection from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Out October 23!
#Books 💙📚
From the Finfolk of Orkney and the plague monsters of the Welsh mountains, to the Beast of Bodmin Moor, Britain is home to many monsters of folklore. A deliciously chilling collection from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Out October 23!
#Books 💙📚
October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This isle is full of noises...
From the Finfolk of Orkney and the plague monsters of the Welsh mountains, to the Beast of Bodmin Moor, Britain is home to many monsters of folklore. A deliciously chilling collection from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Out October 23!
#Books 💙📚
From the Finfolk of Orkney and the plague monsters of the Welsh mountains, to the Beast of Bodmin Moor, Britain is home to many monsters of folklore. A deliciously chilling collection from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Out October 23!
#Books 💙📚
This isle is full of noises...
From the Finfolk of Orkney and the plague monsters of the Welsh mountains, to the Beast of Bodmin Moor, Britain is home to many monsters of folklore. A deliciously chilling collection from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Out October 23!
#Books 💙📚
From the Finfolk of Orkney and the plague monsters of the Welsh mountains, to the Beast of Bodmin Moor, Britain is home to many monsters of folklore. A deliciously chilling collection from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Out October 23!
#Books 💙📚
October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This isle is full of noises...
From the Finfolk of Orkney and the plague monsters of the Welsh mountains, to the Beast of Bodmin Moor, Britain is home to many monsters of folklore. A deliciously chilling collection from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Out October 23!
#Books 💙📚
From the Finfolk of Orkney and the plague monsters of the Welsh mountains, to the Beast of Bodmin Moor, Britain is home to many monsters of folklore. A deliciously chilling collection from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Out October 23!
#Books 💙📚
The vaccine does not prevent infection or transmission.Pay attention to the people being careful: they're cautious for good reason. Brain damage, early Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cancer, early diabetes, heart, kidney, immune system damage. Reservoirs of virus left throughout the body to reactivate.
October 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The vaccine does not prevent infection or transmission.Pay attention to the people being careful: they're cautious for good reason. Brain damage, early Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cancer, early diabetes, heart, kidney, immune system damage. Reservoirs of virus left throughout the body to reactivate.
Without doubt the weirdest thing I have ever seen growing. It's Clathrus ruber - basket stinkhorn - and it lives up to its name. "Although the edibility of the fungus is not known with certainty, it has a deterrent odour..." (You'd have to be mad.)
In rural France it's known as cœur de sorcière 😁
In rural France it's known as cœur de sorcière 😁
October 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Without doubt the weirdest thing I have ever seen growing. It's Clathrus ruber - basket stinkhorn - and it lives up to its name. "Although the edibility of the fungus is not known with certainty, it has a deterrent odour..." (You'd have to be mad.)
In rural France it's known as cœur de sorcière 😁
In rural France it's known as cœur de sorcière 😁
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Nice to see the paperback of SECRETS OF THE BEES included in the Waterstones pre-order promotion! I’ll drop a link into the comments. You just select your book from the landing page and enter code OCTOBER25 to get your 25% off. Lots of wonderful books to choose from. 💙📚
October 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Nice to see the paperback of SECRETS OF THE BEES included in the Waterstones pre-order promotion! I’ll drop a link into the comments. You just select your book from the landing page and enter code OCTOBER25 to get your 25% off. Lots of wonderful books to choose from. 💙📚
Nice to see the paperback of SECRETS OF THE BEES included in the Waterstones pre-order promotion! I’ll drop a link into the comments. You just select your book from the landing page and enter code OCTOBER25 to get your 25% off. Lots of wonderful books to choose from. 💙📚
October 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Nice to see the paperback of SECRETS OF THE BEES included in the Waterstones pre-order promotion! I’ll drop a link into the comments. You just select your book from the landing page and enter code OCTOBER25 to get your 25% off. Lots of wonderful books to choose from. 💙📚
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#TalkingLocationWith ... @janejohnsonbakrim.bsky.social
Author of Secrets of the Bees set in CORNWALL
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"..a novel about the coming together of old Cornwall.."
#blueskybooks #booksky
Author of Secrets of the Bees set in CORNWALL
www.tripfiction.com/talking-loca...
"..a novel about the coming together of old Cornwall.."
#blueskybooks #booksky
Talking Location With ... Jane Johnson: CORNWALL - TripFiction
#TalkingLocationWith ... Jane Johnson, author of Secrets of the Bees set in CORNWALL SECRETS OF THE BEES is set in one of the hidden bits of West
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October 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
#TalkingLocationWith ... @janejohnsonbakrim.bsky.social
Author of Secrets of the Bees set in CORNWALL
www.tripfiction.com/talking-loca...
"..a novel about the coming together of old Cornwall.."
#blueskybooks #booksky
Author of Secrets of the Bees set in CORNWALL
www.tripfiction.com/talking-loca...
"..a novel about the coming together of old Cornwall.."
#blueskybooks #booksky
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The veneration of Books As Objects misses the point entirely. If you're reading a book, turn the corners down, break the spine, spill soup on it. It's your book, go nuts. A pristine, unread book is a tragedy in a way that a beloved, much-read book that looks like the dog's been at it could never be.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The veneration of Books As Objects misses the point entirely. If you're reading a book, turn the corners down, break the spine, spill soup on it. It's your book, go nuts. A pristine, unread book is a tragedy in a way that a beloved, much-read book that looks like the dog's been at it could never be.