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Geoff's Bookslump
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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
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An even better super duper fun fact? A certain alternative supports indie bookshops.
libro.fm Libro.fm @libro.fm · Oct 24
Super duper fun fact of the day: alternatives to Amazon-owned Audible exist 🙃
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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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.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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If all of the Epstein news is triggering to you, here's some help. ♥️

rainn.org
Homepage - RAINN
How Does RAINN Help Survivors? No matter who you are, where you’re from, or what you’ve experienced, RAINN is here for you. Join Our Community
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November 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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A reminder that you can donate to Wikipedia to keep human-sourced knowledge accessible.
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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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.
October 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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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.
October 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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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
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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.
September 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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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 ⏬
September 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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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...
September 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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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!
September 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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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
Slightly diminish a band:

Depeche Mode (Easy mode)
August 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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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.
July 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy.

- Carl Sagan
July 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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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!
July 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Where's Calfy?

#photography
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
June 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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My publisher has sent me the first copy of my book…I was so nervous it’s taken me all day to muster the courage to unwrap it 😆 but it looks great! #booksky #author #writing
June 14, 2025 at 3:13 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/...
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
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
Worth your time? Circe by Madeline Miller
YouTube video by Bookslump
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June 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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