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KE Salisbury
@kesalisbury.bsky.social
Author of twisty YA page-turner The Face That Pins You. Also school librarian, English teacher, IB EE Coordinator and former BBC broadcaster, choir leader and songwriter. She/her
https://www.kesalisbury.com/
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Hello Newskies!

I'm a friendly author, teacher and school librarian, who dabbles a bit in politics and miscellaneous other interests. Kindness and GSOH goes down well with me.

My YA twisty thriller is a proper page turner, btw 😊📚
www.kesalisbury.com/the-face-tha...
K E Salisbury author - the face that pins you
While casually scrolling through social media, Fionn Lennox is captivated by a mysterious, sparkling young woman, who looks identical to herself. Fionn's growing fascination with her double gets compl...
www.kesalisbury.com
First DNF in a while. Shame, because I liked the premise and the start was quite engaging. Unfortunately, cluttered, stilted dialogue and unrefined exposition killed off my interest.

Then immediately DNF the next by a well-known author whom I've previously enjoyed. Same sort of reasons. 📚💙

Next!
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The only soldier now is me, I'm fighting things I cannot see...

Random lyric I'm listening to now.
#RandomLyric
November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Yes, I am exactly the right age to get a bit misty eyed over this one.

Also amused to note who's doing the clearing up in the background of the final shot.

Well observed.
youtu.be/z1bRlnyQeDk?...
Where Love Lives | John Lewis & Partners | Christmas Ad 2025
YouTube video by John Lewis
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November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A day bookended by beautiful skies here.
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Good morning Bluesky 🙂
#MediterraneanSunrise
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Reposted by KE Salisbury
I have had some lovely suggestions but I'd love some MOOOORE (before this place becomes a hailstorm of #celebritytraitors)
Might do a #totp bingo card for Friday but I need your help! Can you think of some funny #totp tropes? Stuff like what you see onscreen (like Jayne Middlemiss lying awkwardly on the set) or stuff you see posted on Bluesky (like @itsjoels.bsky.social coming up with an amazing story about an artist).
October 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Hats off to the Germans for Hodenkobald, or “testicle goblin”, for someone who is being annoying.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world
Once dismissed as a sign of low intelligence, researchers now argue the ‘power’ of taboo words has been overlooked
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Ah, Jilly, you gave teenage me so much entertainment with your books and their great sense of fun. 💐
RIP #JillyCooper
October 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."
October 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
An extract from Cory Doctorow's book with an explanation of why "enshittification" doesn't only infect the online world.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Great thread from Sue on how we learn ⬇️
I find the 'no such thing as transferable skills' narrative interesting because my entire working life has been based around using my transferable skills. (I was originally a dancer and the skills I learned have influenced everything else I've come to do, including writing and teaching.) Thread 🧵⬇️
September 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Reposted by KE Salisbury
Inspired by @roryisconfused.bsky.social, I can't help thinking of this headline as the premise for an MR James story: "The Professor lighted the candles, poured a measure of sherry and told Dr Standish about the day the bang bus came to Oxford. A most remarkable tale that haunts me to this day."
September 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
First I've heard of this - we don't have an EV but intend to get one in the future. Any anecdata to share?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Extreme nausea’: Are EVs causing car sickness – and what can be done?
Phil Bellamy’s daughters refuse to ride in his electric car without travel sickness tablets. Are there other solutions?
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Useful
If you've been using a 📌 emoji to bookmark posts, @rafael.my and @samuel.bsky.team cooked up a special tool you can use to migrate them to your Saved Posts.

Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
pin2saved for Bluesky
Migrate your Bluesky 📌 replies to saved posts.
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September 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Anybody see the lunar eclipse?

Our view:
September 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
So, I unpacked the three new @originstorypodcast.bsky.social books by @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social for our school library, and two had been checked out within 24 hours. Some kind of record for the non-fiction section 💙📚💙📚
September 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What's that in my eye?
As a teacher, I see how this works in our own school. The best aspect of my job.
Timeline cleanse
September 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Good morning Bluesky!
September 1, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Reposted by KE Salisbury
Take a look at some of the nebulous gas clouds the James Webb Space Telescope has observed in its three years of science operations. #NASAWebb

Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI. 🔭 🧪
August 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Wow!
GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a UNIVERSAL vaccine that dramatically BOOSTS the immune system’s ability to fight tumors- even WITHOUT targeting a SPECIFIC cancer type. It has the potential to do away with chemotherapy, surgery AND radiation treatment.
August 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is joyful!
Totally forgot this absolutely fantastic “god forbid a man has hobbies” leaflet in the pub last week.
August 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Reposted by KE Salisbury
No idea if this is the correct order for Murderbot book?

But Humble Bundle has a great @marthawells.com deal on at the moment

www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR
Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.
www.humblebundle.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We've gone and got ourselves addicted to The Rookie.
a police officer named bradford has a badge on his uniform
Alt: Officer Tim Bradford (Eric Winter) from the Netflix show, The Rookie looks mildly disappointed.
media.tenor.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM