Martin Sorensen
@amartinsorensen.bsky.social
Book seller, music lover, occasional tv watcher
Vox clamantis in deserto
Vox clamantis in deserto
I just read The Universe box by @michaelswanwick.bsky.social . One of the best collections of stories I’ve read in quite a while. Comes out in February from @tachyonpub.bsky.social . Mark your calendars. Highly recommended.
#booksky
#booksky
December 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I just read The Universe box by @michaelswanwick.bsky.social . One of the best collections of stories I’ve read in quite a while. Comes out in February from @tachyonpub.bsky.social . Mark your calendars. Highly recommended.
#booksky
#booksky
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I'm in trouble at home again for framing the fall of Lucifer as a labour dispute.
Apparently it's fine in my head, but shouldn't be expressed in front of children.
Apparently it's fine in my head, but shouldn't be expressed in front of children.
December 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I'm in trouble at home again for framing the fall of Lucifer as a labour dispute.
Apparently it's fine in my head, but shouldn't be expressed in front of children.
Apparently it's fine in my head, but shouldn't be expressed in front of children.
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There is hope for the future
There was an article in The Guardian a few weeks back about how Gen Z find bookshops preferable to online shopping, and a key factor was that an algorithm will offer you 6000 books identical to the one you just finished whereas a bookseller will offer you three that are different but meet the vibe.
November 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
There is hope for the future
Today I give thanks for 20 years of sobriety
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today I give thanks for 20 years of sobriety
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Born this day, 1904: Tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins. Hawkins came to prominence during the swing era but was a forward-thinking musician who embraced the sounds of bebop, employing Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Howard McGhee and, on this 1947 date, the young Miles.
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis
Coleman Hawkins with Miles Davis- June 1947, NYC [studio recordings]
YouTube video by Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Born this day, 1904: Tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins. Hawkins came to prominence during the swing era but was a forward-thinking musician who embraced the sounds of bebop, employing Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Howard McGhee and, on this 1947 date, the young Miles.
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis
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Grant me the courage to follow lawful orders,
the serenity to refuse unlawful ones,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
the serenity to refuse unlawful ones,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Grant me the courage to follow lawful orders,
the serenity to refuse unlawful ones,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
the serenity to refuse unlawful ones,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
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With the coincidence this afternoon of the vote in the House of Representatives and the visit of MBS to the White House, it feels like a clarifying moment:
On one side, Trump, Epstein and MBS.
On the other, those who respect decency and honor humanity.
On one side, Trump, Epstein and MBS.
On the other, those who respect decency and honor humanity.
November 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
With the coincidence this afternoon of the vote in the House of Representatives and the visit of MBS to the White House, it feels like a clarifying moment:
On one side, Trump, Epstein and MBS.
On the other, those who respect decency and honor humanity.
On one side, Trump, Epstein and MBS.
On the other, those who respect decency and honor humanity.
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Happy Birthday, Alan Moore
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Happy Birthday, Alan Moore
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My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
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At the risk of repetition.
Next stop, primarying Schumer and Jeffries.
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
At the risk of repetition.
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I hate having to wait a whole year for China Miéville’s new book, but I think it will be worth it.
www.thebookseller.com/rights/picad...
www.thebookseller.com/rights/picad...
Picador unveils China Miéville’s new novel, 20 years in the making
Picador will publish a new novel from award-winning author China Miéville. The Rouse will be Miéville’s first single-authored novel for an adult audience since 2011.
www.thebookseller.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I hate having to wait a whole year for China Miéville’s new book, but I think it will be worth it.
www.thebookseller.com/rights/picad...
www.thebookseller.com/rights/picad...
Two excellent finds for my library. This is why there is nothing better than a good independent bookstore.
I’ve been fascinated by Soviet history since visiting the USSR in 1985. And my interest in London goes back to reading Sherlock Holmes as a child
#booksky
I’ve been fascinated by Soviet history since visiting the USSR in 1985. And my interest in London goes back to reading Sherlock Holmes as a child
#booksky
November 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Two excellent finds for my library. This is why there is nothing better than a good independent bookstore.
I’ve been fascinated by Soviet history since visiting the USSR in 1985. And my interest in London goes back to reading Sherlock Holmes as a child
#booksky
I’ve been fascinated by Soviet history since visiting the USSR in 1985. And my interest in London goes back to reading Sherlock Holmes as a child
#booksky
A used copy of Midnight Doorways by @usmantm.bsky.social came across the buy counter today.. I immediately grabbed it. If this book was available in the US, not only would it be in the section, it would be faced out with a shelf talker. Great stories. Highly recommended
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A used copy of Midnight Doorways by @usmantm.bsky.social came across the buy counter today.. I immediately grabbed it. If this book was available in the US, not only would it be in the section, it would be faced out with a shelf talker. Great stories. Highly recommended
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The door to the old bridewell at Moxham village. The gaol has remained locked since 1934 due to the high levels of haunting experienced by villagers walking passed it. Many put this down to the witch spirit of Old Mother Twilling, others to the high number of drunks who died in it across the years.
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The door to the old bridewell at Moxham village. The gaol has remained locked since 1934 due to the high levels of haunting experienced by villagers walking passed it. Many put this down to the witch spirit of Old Mother Twilling, others to the high number of drunks who died in it across the years.
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<satisifed sigh/>
Oh yeah, that's the stuff.
Oh yeah, that's the stuff.
Aaand the new Tiger Singh Bhatia story just went live, so here it is, for your reading pleasure
www.frivolouscomma.com/three-card-c...
www.frivolouscomma.com/three-card-c...
Three Card Caper
“You want me to prove this guy is cheating?”
“Oh no,” says Atul, holding his hands up, palms facing me. “If he was cheating, we’d have caught him. We need you to prove he’s not cheating.”
www.frivolouscomma.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
<satisifed sigh/>
Oh yeah, that's the stuff.
Oh yeah, that's the stuff.
The Gales of November by John U Bacon is not only one of the best books of Maritime history that I’ve ever read, it is one of the most moving. Five stars-highest possible recommendation.
#booksky
#booksky
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The Gales of November by John U Bacon is not only one of the best books of Maritime history that I’ve ever read, it is one of the most moving. Five stars-highest possible recommendation.
#booksky
#booksky
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yes
trump's invulnerability primarily functions through the consensus that he is invulnerable
I am losing my gd mind seeing the number of people on here who are so doompilled that they cannot imagine that telling millions of people, including tons of MAGAs, that they’re out of food money and they also can’t have health insurance anymore might have any effect whatsoever on anything
October 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
yes
If on a winter’s night a traveler by Italo Calvino is one of my favorite books of all time. I’m hoping that this scratches the same itch.
#booksky
#booksky
October 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If on a winter’s night a traveler by Italo Calvino is one of my favorite books of all time. I’m hoping that this scratches the same itch.
#booksky
#booksky
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Posting a picture of a tumbrel aka tumbril for no particular reason.
October 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Posting a picture of a tumbrel aka tumbril for no particular reason.
October 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Hasan: The great irony is of course that Donald Trump is the son of an immigrant. The grandson of an immigrant and married to an immigrant. In fact two of his three wives were immigrants, proving yet again that immigrants will do the jobs that even Americans are not willing to do.
October 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hasan: The great irony is of course that Donald Trump is the son of an immigrant. The grandson of an immigrant and married to an immigrant. In fact two of his three wives were immigrants, proving yet again that immigrants will do the jobs that even Americans are not willing to do.
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I do arrest thee, traitor, of high treason
October 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I do arrest thee, traitor, of high treason