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Podcast and site from journalist Suswati Basu, reading incredible books and interviewing authors to explore life skills and social change.

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LinkedIn's ladder - a workplace horror

Sometimes, you have to write into existential despair. This was inspired by Stephen King's Jacob's Ladder and Dante's Inferno in a very loose way.

If you know, you know.

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#CreativeWriting #Writing #horror #linkedin
March 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Finally reading this given how apt the timing is.

#Books #FarRight #nonfiction
February 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
February 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I've just had the chance to read this masterpiece of a book – Jacqueline Harpman's 'I Who Have Never Known Men,' and I was wondering if you've read it and what you thought about it? #BookRecommendations
February 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
My first #booknook is from Cutebee on Amazon, called the Eternal Bookstore! Quite fiddly to do and not everything fits together that well, but I recommend getting a good craft glue. I used Flexibond.
January 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Happy New Year! I hope 2025 is filled with books for you.
January 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Final read of 2024. @thebookerprizes.bsky.social winning novel Orbital by Samantha Harvey. What's yours?
December 30, 2024 at 4:08 PM
That was draining. @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social are next level sadists 😅 but we love them. #HiddenBooksGame
November 19, 2024 at 4:22 PM
📣 Calling all writers, translators, illustrators...

If you’ve published a book OR an equivalent number of articles, you are eligible to join the Society of Authors & vote to support a ceasefire in #Gaza.

Deadline is MIDDAY TODAY (Fri 26th).

Please share!
www2.societyofauthors.org/join/
April 26, 2024 at 10:02 AM
📚 IMPORTANT NOTICE

Yes, I'm taking a much needed vacation, all the way in California! So posts will be sporadic this week and automated. See you on the otherwise after February 12th. We'll have some amazing content from here later on this month!
#vacation
February 3, 2024 at 2:13 AM
KidLit for ceasefire: thousands urge Biden to stop Gaza war

“As children’s publishing professionals, we create our work for the sake of all the children in the world—without exception"

#Gaza #KidLit4Ceasefire #CeasefireNOW #KidLit
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January 23, 2024 at 6:51 AM
It's a brand, spanking new year! And of course, we wanted to bring you up to speed as we're about to finish our third season of the podcast. Join our #newsletter! #HappyNewYear

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January 1, 2024 at 8:20 PM
🎄🥳 Happy holidays, merry Christmas and Happy New Year from us to you as we take a short break.

ID: We wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year green writing on top of yellow background and holly leaves.
December 24, 2023 at 12:47 PM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE! (Inc. TW: suicide)

It was absolutely vital speaking to Totally Fine author Tiffany Philippou about how grief, loss, suicide, and shame become intertwined.

Listen to the episode: tinyurl.com/5fzk299e
Watch the interview: tinyurl.com/jy3yddue
December 24, 2023 at 10:22 AM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE!

It was fantastic speaking to Vagina Obscura author Rachel E. Gross on the #shame and stigma associated with women’s #anatomy.

Listen to the episode: tinyurl.com/2evcnayb
Watch the interview: tinyurl.com/2wfam629
December 10, 2023 at 9:27 AM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE!

It was an honour speaking with Climb Your Mountain author Sir Ranulph Fiennes on lessons from an extraordinary life.

Listen to the episode: tinyurl.com/2nw77x9h
Watch the interview: tinyurl.com/2cbcn8f3
November 26, 2023 at 12:10 PM
Great to be at tonight's Black to the Future Festival at the British Library - they did an amazing job despite the crazy situation! Truly inspirational to see bright people breaking the ceiling in this genre. @chellaramanan.bsky.social @riverssolomon.bsky.social @coreybrotherson.bsky.social
November 3, 2023 at 11:42 PM
At Kings Place for the Independent Podcast Awards after being nominated under the books category! What a night! Didn't win but great to see such amazing talent being honoured.
October 30, 2023 at 9:52 PM
We've made it here! A big hello to everyone. This books channel looks at the intersection of literature and society - therefore hard-hitting subjects.

Everything we look at comes from an intersectional perspective, and the aim is to showcase how everything around us impacts our mental wellbeing.
October 30, 2023 at 4:25 PM