Ruth-Anne
@ruthannereads.bsky.social
Gothic, Ecology and Theology in 19th century literature
AHRC-funded PhD Candidate at Warwick University
She/They 📚🏳️🌈🐶
AHRC-funded PhD Candidate at Warwick University
She/They 📚🏳️🌈🐶
Give blood, Dracula says so 🧛
A fantastic campaign from @englishheritage.bsky.social and @england.nhs.uk for @givebloodnhs.bsky.social 🩸
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A fantastic campaign from @englishheritage.bsky.social and @england.nhs.uk for @givebloodnhs.bsky.social 🩸
www.blood.co.uk/news-and-cam...
Dracula and English Heritage help call for vital blood types this Halloween
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October 31, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Give blood, Dracula says so 🧛
A fantastic campaign from @englishheritage.bsky.social and @england.nhs.uk for @givebloodnhs.bsky.social 🩸
www.blood.co.uk/news-and-cam...
A fantastic campaign from @englishheritage.bsky.social and @england.nhs.uk for @givebloodnhs.bsky.social 🩸
www.blood.co.uk/news-and-cam...
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📢Tell the BAVS Newsletter team about any Victorianist News, Events, CFPs, Exhibitions, Displays, Opportunities you would like us to shout about in the Winter issue!📢 Send notices to bavsnews@gmail.com
@bavs-uk.bsky.social @ruthannereads.bsky.social
@bavs-uk.bsky.social @ruthannereads.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
📢Tell the BAVS Newsletter team about any Victorianist News, Events, CFPs, Exhibitions, Displays, Opportunities you would like us to shout about in the Winter issue!📢 Send notices to bavsnews@gmail.com
@bavs-uk.bsky.social @ruthannereads.bsky.social
@bavs-uk.bsky.social @ruthannereads.bsky.social
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The BAVS 2026 Annual Conference CfP is now live: victorianist.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/c...
We hope you can join us in Liverpool next year!
We hope you can join us in Liverpool next year!
CFP: BAVS 2026 Conference Liverpool
BAVS Liverpool 202627 – 29 July 2026 Keynote Speakers: Dr Alison Chapman (University of Victoria, BC), others to be confirmed. The Centre for Modern and Contemporary History (CMCH) at Liverpool Joh…
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October 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The BAVS 2026 Annual Conference CfP is now live: victorianist.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/c...
We hope you can join us in Liverpool next year!
We hope you can join us in Liverpool next year!
Had a great time at the Brontë festival of women’s writing this weekend ✍️
Thank you to all the amazing organisers and panellists ✨
@lucythereader.bsky.social @pennyauthor.bsky.social @ekpshows.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
Thank you to all the amazing organisers and panellists ✨
@lucythereader.bsky.social @pennyauthor.bsky.social @ekpshows.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Had a great time at the Brontë festival of women’s writing this weekend ✍️
Thank you to all the amazing organisers and panellists ✨
@lucythereader.bsky.social @pennyauthor.bsky.social @ekpshows.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
Thank you to all the amazing organisers and panellists ✨
@lucythereader.bsky.social @pennyauthor.bsky.social @ekpshows.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
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*Finally* getting to delve into this cool collection gifted to me by @ruthannereads.bsky.social
Only two tales in but very creepy and definitely a contender for my Haunted Britain module next year...
#SpookySeason
Only two tales in but very creepy and definitely a contender for my Haunted Britain module next year...
#SpookySeason
September 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
*Finally* getting to delve into this cool collection gifted to me by @ruthannereads.bsky.social
Only two tales in but very creepy and definitely a contender for my Haunted Britain module next year...
#SpookySeason
Only two tales in but very creepy and definitely a contender for my Haunted Britain module next year...
#SpookySeason
✨Call for reviewers ✨
There are lots of new Victorianist books this autumn, and we're looking for reviewers at the @bavs-uk.bsky.social newsletter.
It’s the perfect opportunity for Victorian scholars to read the latest releases and publish a review.
Full details here 👇
bavs.ac.uk/newsletters/
There are lots of new Victorianist books this autumn, and we're looking for reviewers at the @bavs-uk.bsky.social newsletter.
It’s the perfect opportunity for Victorian scholars to read the latest releases and publish a review.
Full details here 👇
bavs.ac.uk/newsletters/
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September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
✨Call for reviewers ✨
There are lots of new Victorianist books this autumn, and we're looking for reviewers at the @bavs-uk.bsky.social newsletter.
It’s the perfect opportunity for Victorian scholars to read the latest releases and publish a review.
Full details here 👇
bavs.ac.uk/newsletters/
There are lots of new Victorianist books this autumn, and we're looking for reviewers at the @bavs-uk.bsky.social newsletter.
It’s the perfect opportunity for Victorian scholars to read the latest releases and publish a review.
Full details here 👇
bavs.ac.uk/newsletters/
Great to see the @bavs-uk.bsky.social newsletter out in the world 📰
Featuring a review of Jessica Campbell’s new book on “The Brontës and the Fairy Tale” from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social 🧚♀️📕
Thank you, as always, to all our amazing reviewers for bringing this issue together ✨
Featuring a review of Jessica Campbell’s new book on “The Brontës and the Fairy Tale” from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social 🧚♀️📕
Thank you, as always, to all our amazing reviewers for bringing this issue together ✨
Something to add to your summer reading list. The latest issue of the BAVS Newsletter is out now! News, reviews, and all things Victorianist, @ruthannereads.bsky.social and I hope you enjoy. @bavs-uk.bsky.social
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August 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Great to see the @bavs-uk.bsky.social newsletter out in the world 📰
Featuring a review of Jessica Campbell’s new book on “The Brontës and the Fairy Tale” from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social 🧚♀️📕
Thank you, as always, to all our amazing reviewers for bringing this issue together ✨
Featuring a review of Jessica Campbell’s new book on “The Brontës and the Fairy Tale” from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social 🧚♀️📕
Thank you, as always, to all our amazing reviewers for bringing this issue together ✨
I am so thrilled that my creative non-fiction piece, 'Fox Weather' was published in the 2025 @yorkliteraryreview.bsky.social yesterday 🦊
Thank you to everyone who made the launch event so special. Please do buy a copy if you can and support Valley Press ✨
www.valleypressuk.com/shop/p/york-...
Thank you to everyone who made the launch event so special. Please do buy a copy if you can and support Valley Press ✨
www.valleypressuk.com/shop/p/york-...
York Literary Review 2025 – Valley Press – Independent Publishing
York Literary Review is an annual creative writing anthology from York St John University, designed to showcase diverse work from talented writers. “Inside these pages is a wide variety of exciting...
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June 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I am so thrilled that my creative non-fiction piece, 'Fox Weather' was published in the 2025 @yorkliteraryreview.bsky.social yesterday 🦊
Thank you to everyone who made the launch event so special. Please do buy a copy if you can and support Valley Press ✨
www.valleypressuk.com/shop/p/york-...
Thank you to everyone who made the launch event so special. Please do buy a copy if you can and support Valley Press ✨
www.valleypressuk.com/shop/p/york-...
Loads of new texts to review at @bavs-uk.bsky.social!
We’re always on the look out for new Victorianist reviewers so check it out 👇
We’re always on the look out for new Victorianist reviewers so check it out 👇
📢Call for Reviewers!!📢We've uploaded a glut of newly published texts, available to review for the BAVS Newsletter! You can see the full list on our website, alongside details of how to become a BAVS Reviewer
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April 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Loads of new texts to review at @bavs-uk.bsky.social!
We’re always on the look out for new Victorianist reviewers so check it out 👇
We’re always on the look out for new Victorianist reviewers so check it out 👇
So excited for this issue of the @bavs-uk.bsky.social newsletter with @ireadoldbooks.bsky.social!
🎉 30+ pages of amazing Victorianist content
🎉 a brand new feature from @gladlib.bsky.social
🎉 loads of CFPs and book review opportunities
Check it out below👇
🎉 30+ pages of amazing Victorianist content
🎉 a brand new feature from @gladlib.bsky.social
🎉 loads of CFPs and book review opportunities
Check it out below👇
📣🔥Hot Off the Press🔥📢 the BAVS Spring Newsletter has been published! Check your inboxes for news, reviews, CFPs, The GLAM Report, and more. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed, especially our excellent review team.
Contact us at bavsnews@gmail.com to pitch ideas!
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Contact us at bavsnews@gmail.com to pitch ideas!
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March 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
So excited for this issue of the @bavs-uk.bsky.social newsletter with @ireadoldbooks.bsky.social!
🎉 30+ pages of amazing Victorianist content
🎉 a brand new feature from @gladlib.bsky.social
🎉 loads of CFPs and book review opportunities
Check it out below👇
🎉 30+ pages of amazing Victorianist content
🎉 a brand new feature from @gladlib.bsky.social
🎉 loads of CFPs and book review opportunities
Check it out below👇
Thank you for all the birthday wishes. I’ve spent the day by the sea 🌊 🎉
March 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thank you for all the birthday wishes. I’ve spent the day by the sea 🌊 🎉
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The Director of the Exeter CVS, Simon Rennie @simonrennie.bsky.social and Ruth-Anne Walbank @ruthannereads.bsky.social will discuss the Lancashire Cotton Famine at the Lancaster Literature Festival @litfest.bsky.social on Sunday March 16th at 2pm - tickets here: dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/the...
LITFEST: Simon Rennie and Ruth-Anne Walbank: Cotton Famine Poetry
VENUE: Lancaster Library
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March 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The Director of the Exeter CVS, Simon Rennie @simonrennie.bsky.social and Ruth-Anne Walbank @ruthannereads.bsky.social will discuss the Lancashire Cotton Famine at the Lancaster Literature Festival @litfest.bsky.social on Sunday March 16th at 2pm - tickets here: dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/the...
One week today!
Links below for online and in-person tickets.
And be sure to listen to the Weaving Podcast to give you a head start on all things Cotton Famine 🎧
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wea...
Links below for online and in-person tickets.
And be sure to listen to the Weaving Podcast to give you a head start on all things Cotton Famine 🎧
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wea...
March 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
One week today!
Links below for online and in-person tickets.
And be sure to listen to the Weaving Podcast to give you a head start on all things Cotton Famine 🎧
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wea...
Links below for online and in-person tickets.
And be sure to listen to the Weaving Podcast to give you a head start on all things Cotton Famine 🎧
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wea...
I'll be at @litfest.bsky.social in just two weeks, talking all things Cotton Famine with @simonrennie.bsky.social from @uniofexetercvs.bsky.social and Jack Southern from @uclan.ac.uk.
📅 Sunday 16th March, 2pm
🗺️ Lancaster Central Library
Registration links are below, see you there!
📅 Sunday 16th March, 2pm
🗺️ Lancaster Central Library
Registration links are below, see you there!
March 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'll be at @litfest.bsky.social in just two weeks, talking all things Cotton Famine with @simonrennie.bsky.social from @uniofexetercvs.bsky.social and Jack Southern from @uclan.ac.uk.
📅 Sunday 16th March, 2pm
🗺️ Lancaster Central Library
Registration links are below, see you there!
📅 Sunday 16th March, 2pm
🗺️ Lancaster Central Library
Registration links are below, see you there!
Are you interested in reviewing for @bavs-uk.bsky.social? 📖
We have just updated our list of recent releases we're looking to review, featuring these amazing books and more!
See the website below for details and email us if you're interested 📧
bavs.ac.uk/newsletters/
We have just updated our list of recent releases we're looking to review, featuring these amazing books and more!
See the website below for details and email us if you're interested 📧
bavs.ac.uk/newsletters/
February 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Are you interested in reviewing for @bavs-uk.bsky.social? 📖
We have just updated our list of recent releases we're looking to review, featuring these amazing books and more!
See the website below for details and email us if you're interested 📧
bavs.ac.uk/newsletters/
We have just updated our list of recent releases we're looking to review, featuring these amazing books and more!
See the website below for details and email us if you're interested 📧
bavs.ac.uk/newsletters/
#CurrentlyWatching "I Saw The TV Glow" and it's already one of my favourite movies of the year. The perfect blend of horror, nostalgia, and identity crisis.
a sign that says i saw the tv glow in pink letters
Alt: a sign that says i saw the tv glow in pink letters
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January 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
#CurrentlyWatching "I Saw The TV Glow" and it's already one of my favourite movies of the year. The perfect blend of horror, nostalgia, and identity crisis.
📚 December reading part 6 📚
The last books of the year! Slightly less than last year at 111 books total, which isn't too shabby 😅
The last books of the year! Slightly less than last year at 111 books total, which isn't too shabby 😅
December 31, 2024 at 8:25 AM
📚 December reading part 6 📚
The last books of the year! Slightly less than last year at 111 books total, which isn't too shabby 😅
The last books of the year! Slightly less than last year at 111 books total, which isn't too shabby 😅
📚 December reading round-up part 5 📚
Historical fiction and graphic novels... all with red covers? ❤️
Historical fiction and graphic novels... all with red covers? ❤️
December 30, 2024 at 8:10 AM
📚 December reading round-up part 5 📚
Historical fiction and graphic novels... all with red covers? ❤️
Historical fiction and graphic novels... all with red covers? ❤️
📚 December reading part 4 📚
A few festive reads for the holiday season ❄️
A few festive reads for the holiday season ❄️
December 28, 2024 at 8:42 AM
📚 December reading part 4 📚
A few festive reads for the holiday season ❄️
A few festive reads for the holiday season ❄️
📚 December reading round-up part 3 📚
It's been a while since I posted any of the Women's Prize for Fiction winners from my book club, and it seems like a good time to wrap up this year's progress!
It's been a while since I posted any of the Women's Prize for Fiction winners from my book club, and it seems like a good time to wrap up this year's progress!
December 24, 2024 at 6:12 PM
📚 December reading round-up part 3 📚
It's been a while since I posted any of the Women's Prize for Fiction winners from my book club, and it seems like a good time to wrap up this year's progress!
It's been a while since I posted any of the Women's Prize for Fiction winners from my book club, and it seems like a good time to wrap up this year's progress!
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This is a great introduction to the subject of the Cotton Famine created by @ruthannereads.bsky.social
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Weaving History • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters
Uncover a forgotten piece of working-class history through poetry, newspapers, and more.
Join Ruth-Anne to explore the Lancashire Cotton Famine in a six-episode mini-series. Learn from Lancashire lo...
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December 23, 2024 at 3:59 PM
This is a great introduction to the subject of the Cotton Famine created by @ruthannereads.bsky.social
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wea...
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wea...
📚 December reading part 2 📚
I've been in the mood for some historical fiction and fantasy...
#BookSky #HistoricalFiction
I've been in the mood for some historical fiction and fantasy...
#BookSky #HistoricalFiction
December 14, 2024 at 12:27 PM
📚 December reading part 2 📚
I've been in the mood for some historical fiction and fantasy...
#BookSky #HistoricalFiction
I've been in the mood for some historical fiction and fantasy...
#BookSky #HistoricalFiction
📚 December reading round-up part 1 📚
Kicking off this month's reading with some awesome graphic novels from Queer Lit in Manchester 🌈
#BookSky #GraphicNovels
Kicking off this month's reading with some awesome graphic novels from Queer Lit in Manchester 🌈
#BookSky #GraphicNovels
December 12, 2024 at 2:30 PM
📚 December reading round-up part 1 📚
Kicking off this month's reading with some awesome graphic novels from Queer Lit in Manchester 🌈
#BookSky #GraphicNovels
Kicking off this month's reading with some awesome graphic novels from Queer Lit in Manchester 🌈
#BookSky #GraphicNovels
Ho ho ho?
Why not…
Poe Poe Poe? 🐦⬛
Why not…
Poe Poe Poe? 🐦⬛
December 10, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Ho ho ho?
Why not…
Poe Poe Poe? 🐦⬛
Why not…
Poe Poe Poe? 🐦⬛
I'm so excited to see #SpotifyWrapped in the year that we launched our Weaving History podcast.
It's so cool to see all these stats, but there are so many more achievements that Spotify's analytics don't capture... /1
It's so cool to see all these stats, but there are so many more achievements that Spotify's analytics don't capture... /1
December 4, 2024 at 4:18 PM
I'm so excited to see #SpotifyWrapped in the year that we launched our Weaving History podcast.
It's so cool to see all these stats, but there are so many more achievements that Spotify's analytics don't capture... /1
It's so cool to see all these stats, but there are so many more achievements that Spotify's analytics don't capture... /1