Geoff's Bookslump
@geoff-bookslump.bsky.social
Join me as we swerve to avoid a book slump, lump a load of books together and talk about the good the bad and the just okay.
https://www.youtube.com/@Bookslump
https://www.youtube.com/@Bookslump
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An even better super duper fun fact? A certain alternative supports indie bookshops.
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
An even better super duper fun fact? A certain alternative supports indie bookshops.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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A reminder that you can donate to Wikipedia to keep human-sourced knowledge accessible.
The billionaire launched his A.I.-powered version, Grokipedia, on Monday.
Elon Musk Challenges Wikipedia With His Own A.I. Encyclopedia
The billionaire launched his A.I.-powered version, Grokipedia, on Monday.
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A reminder that you can donate to Wikipedia to keep human-sourced knowledge accessible.
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A trip to the indie bookshop or local library (or supporting them online) instead of placing an order through a mega-retailer.
Heading to a local coffee shop instead of an international chain.
Joining an indie's book club, fostering IRL connections.
Asking a librarian instead of relying on AI.
Heading to a local coffee shop instead of an international chain.
Joining an indie's book club, fostering IRL connections.
Asking a librarian instead of relying on AI.
October 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A trip to the indie bookshop or local library (or supporting them online) instead of placing an order through a mega-retailer.
Heading to a local coffee shop instead of an international chain.
Joining an indie's book club, fostering IRL connections.
Asking a librarian instead of relying on AI.
Heading to a local coffee shop instead of an international chain.
Joining an indie's book club, fostering IRL connections.
Asking a librarian instead of relying on AI.
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Indie bookshops care about your community because they are a part of your community.
And while there are mega retailers out there trying to convince us that we don’t need these small businesses, they could never do what indies do.
And while there are mega retailers out there trying to convince us that we don’t need these small businesses, they could never do what indies do.
October 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Indie bookshops care about your community because they are a part of your community.
And while there are mega retailers out there trying to convince us that we don’t need these small businesses, they could never do what indies do.
And while there are mega retailers out there trying to convince us that we don’t need these small businesses, they could never do what indies do.
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LISTEN TO THIS pretty please...
October 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
LISTEN TO THIS pretty please...
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Another reason to support Wikipedia with actual $, if you're not doing so already. Think of it the way you think of public radio.
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Another reason to support Wikipedia with actual $, if you're not doing so already. Think of it the way you think of public radio.
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Bans on books, media, and news are all connected.
Let’s keep fighting censorship of all kinds. Support independent booksellers, media, publishers, and businesses working to share essential stories. And support the authors and journalists telling these essential stories.
Let’s keep fighting censorship of all kinds. Support independent booksellers, media, publishers, and businesses working to share essential stories. And support the authors and journalists telling these essential stories.
September 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Bans on books, media, and news are all connected.
Let’s keep fighting censorship of all kinds. Support independent booksellers, media, publishers, and businesses working to share essential stories. And support the authors and journalists telling these essential stories.
Let’s keep fighting censorship of all kinds. Support independent booksellers, media, publishers, and businesses working to share essential stories. And support the authors and journalists telling these essential stories.
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Want to join the fight against book bans? 📚📣
We've teamed up with Silent Book Club and nearly 450 indie bookshops and libraries to host Banned Books Read-Ins on October 5-7.
Attendees will take action against book bans and receive a free audio copy of Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books ⏬
We've teamed up with Silent Book Club and nearly 450 indie bookshops and libraries to host Banned Books Read-Ins on October 5-7.
Attendees will take action against book bans and receive a free audio copy of Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books ⏬
September 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Want to join the fight against book bans? 📚📣
We've teamed up with Silent Book Club and nearly 450 indie bookshops and libraries to host Banned Books Read-Ins on October 5-7.
Attendees will take action against book bans and receive a free audio copy of Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books ⏬
We've teamed up with Silent Book Club and nearly 450 indie bookshops and libraries to host Banned Books Read-Ins on October 5-7.
Attendees will take action against book bans and receive a free audio copy of Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books ⏬
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Our new reading guide is here!☘️
The Best Irish Books of 2025 is a celebration of Irish authors and illustrators, a map to find your next great read and a treasure trove of talent from the island of Ireland.
Dive in and download the guide now ⬇️
childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...
The Best Irish Books of 2025 is a celebration of Irish authors and illustrators, a map to find your next great read and a treasure trove of talent from the island of Ireland.
Dive in and download the guide now ⬇️
childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...
September 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Our new reading guide is here!☘️
The Best Irish Books of 2025 is a celebration of Irish authors and illustrators, a map to find your next great read and a treasure trove of talent from the island of Ireland.
Dive in and download the guide now ⬇️
childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...
The Best Irish Books of 2025 is a celebration of Irish authors and illustrators, a map to find your next great read and a treasure trove of talent from the island of Ireland.
Dive in and download the guide now ⬇️
childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...
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Libraries are COOL and cool people use libraries! 😜
Get a library card this Library Card Sign-Up month if you don't have one already. And if you do, encourage your friends and family to do the same!
Get a library card this Library Card Sign-Up month if you don't have one already. And if you do, encourage your friends and family to do the same!
September 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Libraries are COOL and cool people use libraries! 😜
Get a library card this Library Card Sign-Up month if you don't have one already. And if you do, encourage your friends and family to do the same!
Get a library card this Library Card Sign-Up month if you don't have one already. And if you do, encourage your friends and family to do the same!
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When you find out about Libro.fm, an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible that’s 100% employee owned, a Certified B Corporation, and shares profits with 4,000+ independent bookshops 😍
September 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
When you find out about Libro.fm, an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible that’s 100% employee owned, a Certified B Corporation, and shares profits with 4,000+ independent bookshops 😍
Slightly diminish a band:
Depeche Mode (Easy mode)
Depeche Mode (Easy mode)
August 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Slightly diminish a band:
Depeche Mode (Easy mode)
Depeche Mode (Easy mode)
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Libro.fm—an Audible alternative—is a Social Purpose Corporation; we pursue social goals, even if they conflict with financial interests 💓
When you buy audiobooks with us, every purchase benefits your indie. We also are humans (not bots), employee-owned, book ban fighters, & love to shop small.
When you buy audiobooks with us, every purchase benefits your indie. We also are humans (not bots), employee-owned, book ban fighters, & love to shop small.
July 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Libro.fm—an Audible alternative—is a Social Purpose Corporation; we pursue social goals, even if they conflict with financial interests 💓
When you buy audiobooks with us, every purchase benefits your indie. We also are humans (not bots), employee-owned, book ban fighters, & love to shop small.
When you buy audiobooks with us, every purchase benefits your indie. We also are humans (not bots), employee-owned, book ban fighters, & love to shop small.
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Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy.
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
July 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy.
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
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It's hot... 🥵☀️
Make sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.
They'll thank you!
Make sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.
They'll thank you!
July 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It's hot... 🥵☀️
Make sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.
They'll thank you!
Make sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.
They'll thank you!
July 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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You have been visited by the smiling Stock Dove.
It grants you great wisdom and fortune.
📷 Justin Sneddon
It grants you great wisdom and fortune.
📷 Justin Sneddon
June 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
You have been visited by the smiling Stock Dove.
It grants you great wisdom and fortune.
📷 Justin Sneddon
It grants you great wisdom and fortune.
📷 Justin Sneddon
I'm listening to an excellent dramatisation of Jaws on the BBC Sounds app whilst in the bath. I'm looking forward to the shark winning.
I have a bucket of chum up this end of the bath just In case it goes for my bubbles.
Harpoon at standby.
#booksky
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I have a bucket of chum up this end of the bath just In case it goes for my bubbles.
Harpoon at standby.
#booksky
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Jaws by Peter Benchley (Omnibus) - 2/2: "He didn't see the fin rise behind him..." - BBC Sounds
Amity's beaches open again for the fourth of July, but Brody is nervous.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I'm listening to an excellent dramatisation of Jaws on the BBC Sounds app whilst in the bath. I'm looking forward to the shark winning.
I have a bucket of chum up this end of the bath just In case it goes for my bubbles.
Harpoon at standby.
#booksky
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I have a bucket of chum up this end of the bath just In case it goes for my bubbles.
Harpoon at standby.
#booksky
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
On my woefully undersubscribed but amateurish channel, Bookslump, I’m asking is Circe by @madelinemiller.bsky.social worth your valuable time?
She's a witch, a myth, an outcast, a lover, a fighter, a survivor and an old-school kick-ass ass-kicker.
Memoir anyone?
#booksky
youtu.be/MHFPv1vnlgQ
She's a witch, a myth, an outcast, a lover, a fighter, a survivor and an old-school kick-ass ass-kicker.
Memoir anyone?
#booksky
youtu.be/MHFPv1vnlgQ
Worth your time? Circe by Madeline Miller
YouTube video by Bookslump
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June 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
On my woefully undersubscribed but amateurish channel, Bookslump, I’m asking is Circe by @madelinemiller.bsky.social worth your valuable time?
She's a witch, a myth, an outcast, a lover, a fighter, a survivor and an old-school kick-ass ass-kicker.
Memoir anyone?
#booksky
youtu.be/MHFPv1vnlgQ
She's a witch, a myth, an outcast, a lover, a fighter, a survivor and an old-school kick-ass ass-kicker.
Memoir anyone?
#booksky
youtu.be/MHFPv1vnlgQ
For my #FridayReads I'm reading and enjoying very much The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris. Recommend.
June 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
For my #FridayReads I'm reading and enjoying very much The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris. Recommend.