Adrian Raffill
@aidyraff.bsky.social
Chief Wordwrangler at Caversham Writers - https://cavershamwriters.substack.com/
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'They were those like Sir Oswald Mosley who were fascinated by the spectacle of brutal power. They would like to use it themselves. They grovelled to Nazi dictatorship in order that they could make people in their turn grovel to them'
Winston Churchill, 1936
Winston Churchill, 1936
Conservative Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston tells GB News that the BBC should "grovel" to Trump.
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
'They were those like Sir Oswald Mosley who were fascinated by the spectacle of brutal power. They would like to use it themselves. They grovelled to Nazi dictatorship in order that they could make people in their turn grovel to them'
Winston Churchill, 1936
Winston Churchill, 1936
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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Read in public. Read in private. Read e-books, genre books, comics, fanfiction. Read literature. Read nonfiction. Read books you’ve already read. Listen to audiobooks. Read what you want. There’s no such thing as “doing reading the wrong way.”
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Read in public. Read in private. Read e-books, genre books, comics, fanfiction. Read literature. Read nonfiction. Read books you’ve already read. Listen to audiobooks. Read what you want. There’s no such thing as “doing reading the wrong way.”
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X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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Happy #AdaLovelaceday !
And here’s to all the brilliant women who broke the mould and made it important and vital (if often overlooked ) contributions to the worlds of STEM ! If not from a scientist then from a punter who is in awe and has women scientist driving her novels…
#booksky
And here’s to all the brilliant women who broke the mould and made it important and vital (if often overlooked ) contributions to the worlds of STEM ! If not from a scientist then from a punter who is in awe and has women scientist driving her novels…
#booksky
October 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Happy #AdaLovelaceday !
And here’s to all the brilliant women who broke the mould and made it important and vital (if often overlooked ) contributions to the worlds of STEM ! If not from a scientist then from a punter who is in awe and has women scientist driving her novels…
#booksky
And here’s to all the brilliant women who broke the mould and made it important and vital (if often overlooked ) contributions to the worlds of STEM ! If not from a scientist then from a punter who is in awe and has women scientist driving her novels…
#booksky
Just bought a couple of cracking reads for #BookshopDay from Alex at @fourbearsbooks.bsky.social in Caversham, Berkshire.
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
#BookSky #WritingCommunity
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
#BookSky #WritingCommunity
October 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Just bought a couple of cracking reads for #BookshopDay from Alex at @fourbearsbooks.bsky.social in Caversham, Berkshire.
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
#BookSky #WritingCommunity
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
#BookSky #WritingCommunity
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Happy #bookshopday!
Some of my happiest moments have been during launches or events in bookshops. And there’s still such a thrill from seeing your books rubbing shoulders with other wonderful authors on the shelves… or even better, in a window, table or till display! #booksky
Some of my happiest moments have been during launches or events in bookshops. And there’s still such a thrill from seeing your books rubbing shoulders with other wonderful authors on the shelves… or even better, in a window, table or till display! #booksky
October 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Happy #bookshopday!
Some of my happiest moments have been during launches or events in bookshops. And there’s still such a thrill from seeing your books rubbing shoulders with other wonderful authors on the shelves… or even better, in a window, table or till display! #booksky
Some of my happiest moments have been during launches or events in bookshops. And there’s still such a thrill from seeing your books rubbing shoulders with other wonderful authors on the shelves… or even better, in a window, table or till display! #booksky
My local bookshop did a magnificent thing on Christmas Day in 2023 and they're doing it again this year.
@fourbearsbooks.bsky.social are such an important part of our community, as are all indie shops to theirs, which is why we have #BookshopDay today to support them.
Support yours! #BookSky
@fourbearsbooks.bsky.social are such an important part of our community, as are all indie shops to theirs, which is why we have #BookshopDay today to support them.
Support yours! #BookSky
In 2023 we opened on Christmas Day for anyone on their own. Food, drink, games and plenty of festive cheer. We're doing it again this Christmas Day. 10.30am-1pm. Spread the word so people know they can come to Caversham if they want some company.
Thanks to @garethpjones.bsky.social for the video.
Thanks to @garethpjones.bsky.social for the video.
October 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My local bookshop did a magnificent thing on Christmas Day in 2023 and they're doing it again this year.
@fourbearsbooks.bsky.social are such an important part of our community, as are all indie shops to theirs, which is why we have #BookshopDay today to support them.
Support yours! #BookSky
@fourbearsbooks.bsky.social are such an important part of our community, as are all indie shops to theirs, which is why we have #BookshopDay today to support them.
Support yours! #BookSky
Ride over to Henley with me on your 1970s Raleigh Chopper and hear all about memoir writing, Alan Davies’s White Male Stand-Up and Mick Herron on what plot is just an excuse for.
#BookSky #WritingCommunity
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#BookSky #WritingCommunity
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My Week at Henley Literary Festival
Plus how to support your local bookshop on Bookshop Day.
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October 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ride over to Henley with me on your 1970s Raleigh Chopper and hear all about memoir writing, Alan Davies’s White Male Stand-Up and Mick Herron on what plot is just an excuse for.
#BookSky #WritingCommunity
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#BookSky #WritingCommunity
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.
September 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.
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this exists it is called thinking
September 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
this exists it is called thinking
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We need to be very clear about this.
Rising Christian nationalism is a threat to us all.
humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...
Rising Christian nationalism is a threat to us all.
humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...
Rising Christian nationalism: a threat to us all
Scenes on Saturday of Christian preachers denouncing ‘Secular Humanism’ from the main stage of Tommy Robinson’s radical right Unite the Kingdom rally in London may have been surprising to see on the s...
humanists.uk
September 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We need to be very clear about this.
Rising Christian nationalism is a threat to us all.
humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...
Rising Christian nationalism is a threat to us all.
humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...
Something to look out for, @louisaguiseauthor.bsky.social
Looks like my old pals Samson Ultimate and Harper Collinsworth are still up to their old author-scamming tricks. Stay sceptical, folks...
writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...
writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...
Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams - Writer Beware
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a rising and extremely prolific marketing scam that I’ve been able to trace back to operators in Nigeria. Using highly personalized (AI-generated) email solicitations th...
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September 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Something to look out for, @louisaguiseauthor.bsky.social
No heating, no hot water… but I’m writing on gas 🔥
Read my new short story, plus reflections on Orwell, Didion, and the meaning (or meaninglessness) of words.
Also: the four-letter word we need to reclaim…
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#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting
#BookSky
Read my new short story, plus reflections on Orwell, Didion, and the meaning (or meaninglessness) of words.
Also: the four-letter word we need to reclaim…
open.substack.com/pub/caversha...
#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting
#BookSky
Plumbing the Depths of Language
A short story on the 'F' word, George Orwell on the decline of the English language, and our members enjoy our latest prompted writing session.
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September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
No heating, no hot water… but I’m writing on gas 🔥
Read my new short story, plus reflections on Orwell, Didion, and the meaning (or meaninglessness) of words.
Also: the four-letter word we need to reclaim…
open.substack.com/pub/caversha...
#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting
#BookSky
Read my new short story, plus reflections on Orwell, Didion, and the meaning (or meaninglessness) of words.
Also: the four-letter word we need to reclaim…
open.substack.com/pub/caversha...
#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting
#BookSky
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Well, I’m a bit speechless! But also absolutely thrilled, grateful and honoured, to have won an #NYCBigBookAward for The Fire In Their Eyes! Makes me wonder if I might actually be doing something right and all love, sweat, tears and years are properly worthwhile?
#bookaward #awardwinningfiction
#bookaward #awardwinningfiction
September 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Well, I’m a bit speechless! But also absolutely thrilled, grateful and honoured, to have won an #NYCBigBookAward for The Fire In Their Eyes! Makes me wonder if I might actually be doing something right and all love, sweat, tears and years are properly worthwhile?
#bookaward #awardwinningfiction
#bookaward #awardwinningfiction
What's the worst writing advice you ever heard?
#BookSky #WritingCommunity
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#BookSky #WritingCommunity
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The Worst Writing Advice Ever
Don't do this.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
What's the worst writing advice you ever heard?
#BookSky #WritingCommunity
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#BookSky #WritingCommunity
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There seems to be a degree of apathy on the subject of book piracy. Is this because it just isn't that much of a problem, or is it too difficult to fix?
#BookSky #WritingCommunity #Authors #Writers
#BookSky #WritingCommunity #Authors #Writers
Why playing whack-a-mole with pirates isn't as much fun as it sounds.
An author friend found copies of her book pirated online. Every author I'd ever interviewed were pirated on the same site.
So I asked them what they thought and here’s what they said.
#BookSky
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An author friend found copies of her book pirated online. Every author I'd ever interviewed were pirated on the same site.
So I asked them what they thought and here’s what they said.
#BookSky
open.substack.com/pub/caversha...
August 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There seems to be a degree of apathy on the subject of book piracy. Is this because it just isn't that much of a problem, or is it too difficult to fix?
#BookSky #WritingCommunity #Authors #Writers
#BookSky #WritingCommunity #Authors #Writers
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Yes, we know we may not be flashy, but we will keep on keeping on because we believe in what we’re doing and that authors deserve to be at the centre of the industry not at the bottom of the pile…
Breakthrough Books is the only publisher to arise from the Unbound ashes that’s author-centred and author-led. A “happy ending” growing organically not flashily. Maybe a good news story of trailblazing authors just isn’t headline worthy? @observeruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Death of a publishing dream: how the Unbound revolution b...
The literary disrupters enjoyed great success with their crowdfunding model, signing authors that other publishers overlooked. And then the money ran out…
observer.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Yes, we know we may not be flashy, but we will keep on keeping on because we believe in what we’re doing and that authors deserve to be at the centre of the industry not at the bottom of the pile…
Reposted by Adrian Raffill
Breakthrough Books is the only publisher to arise from the Unbound ashes that’s author-centred and author-led. A “happy ending” growing organically not flashily. Maybe a good news story of trailblazing authors just isn’t headline worthy? @observeruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Death of a publishing dream: how the Unbound revolution b...
The literary disrupters enjoyed great success with their crowdfunding model, signing authors that other publishers overlooked. And then the money ran out…
observer.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Breakthrough Books is the only publisher to arise from the Unbound ashes that’s author-centred and author-led. A “happy ending” growing organically not flashily. Maybe a good news story of trailblazing authors just isn’t headline worthy? @observeruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Why playing whack-a-mole with pirates isn't as much fun as it sounds.
An author friend found copies of her book pirated online. Every author I'd ever interviewed were pirated on the same site.
So I asked them what they thought and here’s what they said.
#BookSky
open.substack.com/pub/caversha...
An author friend found copies of her book pirated online. Every author I'd ever interviewed were pirated on the same site.
So I asked them what they thought and here’s what they said.
#BookSky
open.substack.com/pub/caversha...
August 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Why playing whack-a-mole with pirates isn't as much fun as it sounds.
An author friend found copies of her book pirated online. Every author I'd ever interviewed were pirated on the same site.
So I asked them what they thought and here’s what they said.
#BookSky
open.substack.com/pub/caversha...
An author friend found copies of her book pirated online. Every author I'd ever interviewed were pirated on the same site.
So I asked them what they thought and here’s what they said.
#BookSky
open.substack.com/pub/caversha...
What books have you re-read the most? And how has the experience of reading it changed each time, for better or worse?
#BookSky
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#BookSky
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Is Rereading Your Favourite Book Really Worth It?
Yes, but there's a catch... Plus an upcoming author event and a discount on Stephanie Bretherton's books.
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August 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
What books have you re-read the most? And how has the experience of reading it changed each time, for better or worse?
#BookSky
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#BookSky
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This is exactly what I write about and embody in the female characters of my novels! #matriarchy #booksky
www.newscientist.com/article/2488...
www.newscientist.com/article/2488...
Archaeologists are unearthing the most powerful women who ever lived
Astonishing new archaeological finds and ancient DNA analysis leave no doubt that throughout prehistory women were rulers, warriors, hunters and shamans
www.newscientist.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This is exactly what I write about and embody in the female characters of my novels! #matriarchy #booksky
www.newscientist.com/article/2488...
www.newscientist.com/article/2488...