Jim Loughran
@jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social
After 30 years working in human rights have turned to writing historical fiction. First novel, 'The Bratinsky Affair' out on Amazon with Sharpe Books Second book 'Syracuse Must Burn' at first cut. Love all things French (and Spanish) and ancient history.
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#Bookreview of #MurderonaFrostyNight by Verity Bright by @maireadhearne.bsky.social
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Murder on a Frosty Night by Verity Bright | Review
Murder on a Frosty Night by Verity Bright (Bookouture) is described as 'a totally unputdownable historical murder mystery' set in the 1920s.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#Bookreview of #MurderonaFrostyNight by Verity Bright by @maireadhearne.bsky.social
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#Thailand: We join PEN #Malaysia in expressing our alarm over the Malaysian government's targeting of Murray Hunter in an act of transnational repression. We call for the complaints against him to be withdrawn immediately.
Read our joint statement 🔽 www.pen-international.org/news/malaysi...
Read our joint statement 🔽 www.pen-international.org/news/malaysi...
Malaysia-Thailand: Australian writer Murray Hunter targeted in act of transnational repression — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘ As the current ASEAN Chair, the Malaysian government has a responsibility to demonstrate its commitment to human rights, including the right to freedom of expression, across the region. Instead, it ...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#Thailand: We join PEN #Malaysia in expressing our alarm over the Malaysian government's targeting of Murray Hunter in an act of transnational repression. We call for the complaints against him to be withdrawn immediately.
Read our joint statement 🔽 www.pen-international.org/news/malaysi...
Read our joint statement 🔽 www.pen-international.org/news/malaysi...
George Packer: ‘I’ve Stopped Being a Prig About Beautiful Writing’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b... A thought for today 'We shouldn’t expect to change the world. Witnessing, recording, protesting, affirming should be enough.'
George Packer: ‘I’ve Stopped Being a Prig About Beautiful Writing’
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November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
George Packer: ‘I’ve Stopped Being a Prig About Beautiful Writing’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b... A thought for today 'We shouldn’t expect to change the world. Witnessing, recording, protesting, affirming should be enough.'
She Has Taken 30 Years to Write a 7-Part Novel About 1 Day. It’s a Sensation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
She Has Taken 30 Years to Write a 7-Part Novel About 1 Day. It’s a Sensation.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
She Has Taken 30 Years to Write a 7-Part Novel About 1 Day. It’s a Sensation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
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Uyghur writer #YalqunRozi has spent 9 years behind bars in China for expressing his cultural identity. Sentenced to 15 years, his only “crime” was helping preserve the Uyghur language. You can set him free. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
Uyghur writer #YalqunRozi has spent 9 years behind bars in China for expressing his cultural identity. Sentenced to 15 years, his only “crime” was helping preserve the Uyghur language. You can set him free. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
Yalqun Rozi — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
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November 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Uyghur writer #YalqunRozi has spent 9 years behind bars in China for expressing his cultural identity. Sentenced to 15 years, his only “crime” was helping preserve the Uyghur language. You can set him free. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
Uyghur writer #YalqunRozi has spent 9 years behind bars in China for expressing his cultural identity. Sentenced to 15 years, his only “crime” was helping preserve the Uyghur language. You can set him free. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear’: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear’: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Great crowd for the dramatised reading of The Plough and the Stars in Spanish.
#theatre #Ireland #BookSky #translation #history
#theatre #Ireland #BookSky #translation #history
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Great crowd for the dramatised reading of The Plough and the Stars in Spanish.
#theatre #Ireland #BookSky #translation #history
#theatre #Ireland #BookSky #translation #history
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A brilliant event here yesterday with two of the most distinguished environment commentators in the country - John Gibbons & Pádraic Fogarty. @thinkorswim.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A brilliant event here yesterday with two of the most distinguished environment commentators in the country - John Gibbons & Pádraic Fogarty. @thinkorswim.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social
Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/b... @bookshelfie.bsky.social
Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas
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November 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/b... @bookshelfie.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/culture/book... Reminds me of the best writing by Dominic Dunne for @vanityfair.com and also makes me want to look up his books @bookshelfie.bsky.social
Emmanuel Carrère on 10 years since the Paris attacks | The Observer
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November 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
observer.co.uk/culture/book... Reminds me of the best writing by Dominic Dunne for @vanityfair.com and also makes me want to look up his books @bookshelfie.bsky.social
At 97, the Bard of Albany Still Spins Tales of Gangsters and Politicians www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a... #WilliamKennedy Sometimes I'm shocked at my own ignorance - Thank God for serious reviews @nytimes.com
At 97, the Bard of Albany Still Spins Tales of Gangsters and Politicians
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November 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
At 97, the Bard of Albany Still Spins Tales of Gangsters and Politicians www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a... #WilliamKennedy Sometimes I'm shocked at my own ignorance - Thank God for serious reviews @nytimes.com
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b... #BookerPrize
David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ Wins 2025 Booker Prize
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November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b... #BookerPrize
Which Novel Should Win Monday’s Booker Prize? Have Your Say. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b... @bookshelfie.bsky.social
Which Novel Should Win Monday’s Booker Prize? Have Your Say.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Which Novel Should Win Monday’s Booker Prize? Have Your Say. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b... @bookshelfie.bsky.social
lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/11/04/sebastien-maillard-political-scientist-belgrade-must-be-compelled-to-play-by-the-eu-s-rules_6747100_23.html What to expect from a politician who started his career as a football hooligan and a corrupt political elite. Vucic is no upholder of European values!
Sébastien Maillard, political scientist: 'Belgrade must be compelled to play by the EU's rules'
OP-ED. In an op-ed for Le Monde, Sébastien Maillard, special adviser at the Institut Jacques Delors, highlights EU countries' indulgence toward Serbia, which, despite seeking membership, 'tramples on ...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/11/04/sebastien-maillard-political-scientist-belgrade-must-be-compelled-to-play-by-the-eu-s-rules_6747100_23.html What to expect from a politician who started his career as a football hooligan and a corrupt political elite. Vucic is no upholder of European values!
lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2025/11/04/prix-femina-honors-nathacha-appanah-for-exploring-origins-violence-and-confinement_6747102_30.html @bookshelfie.bsky.social a story that has 'explored questions of origins, social and intimate violence and confinement.' la Nuit au Coeur' - a great title !
Prix Femina honors Nathacha Appanah for exploring origins, violence and confinement
The Mauritian writer, born in 1973, was recognized for 'La Nuit au cœur' ('Night in the heart'), a moving investigation into domestic violence.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2025/11/04/prix-femina-honors-nathacha-appanah-for-exploring-origins-violence-and-confinement_6747102_30.html @bookshelfie.bsky.social a story that has 'explored questions of origins, social and intimate violence and confinement.' la Nuit au Coeur' - a great title !
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Discover treasure with Francis Drake, queen-sanctioned plunderer, Tudor Corsair:
🇺🇸https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FCTYQF4
🇬🇧https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08FCTYQF4
#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction
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🇬🇧https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08FCTYQF4
#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Discover treasure with Francis Drake, queen-sanctioned plunderer, Tudor Corsair:
🇺🇸https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FCTYQF4
🇬🇧https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08FCTYQF4
#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction
🇺🇸https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FCTYQF4
🇬🇧https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08FCTYQF4
#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction
#WomenofTroy by @PatBarkerbooks
brings the legend of Troy to life through its women. It documents the futility of war and the loss of humanity in greed for power . A book to treasure and add to add to the bookshelf under the heading, 'ToBeReread!'. @bookshelfie.bsky.social #books
brings the legend of Troy to life through its women. It documents the futility of war and the loss of humanity in greed for power . A book to treasure and add to add to the bookshelf under the heading, 'ToBeReread!'. @bookshelfie.bsky.social #books
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#WomenofTroy by @PatBarkerbooks
brings the legend of Troy to life through its women. It documents the futility of war and the loss of humanity in greed for power . A book to treasure and add to add to the bookshelf under the heading, 'ToBeReread!'. @bookshelfie.bsky.social #books
brings the legend of Troy to life through its women. It documents the futility of war and the loss of humanity in greed for power . A book to treasure and add to add to the bookshelf under the heading, 'ToBeReread!'. @bookshelfie.bsky.social #books
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#Türkiye: We urge authorities to release PEN member Merdan Yanardağ, held on ludicrous espionage charges, and to halt their pervasive assault on press freedom.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
Read our statement ⬇️
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#JournalismIsNotACrime
Read our statement ⬇️
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Türkiye: PEN member Merdan Yanardağ held on espionage charges — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘By arresting PEN member Merdan Yanardağ on ludicrous espionage charges and appointing a trustee to TELE 1, the authorities clearly intend to wipe out what is left of critical journalism in Türkiye. W...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#Türkiye: We urge authorities to release PEN member Merdan Yanardağ, held on ludicrous espionage charges, and to halt their pervasive assault on press freedom.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
Read our statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
#JournalismIsNotACrime
Read our statement ⬇️
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#BookReview by @booksteacupreviews.bsky.social
12 Years : My Messed-up Love Story by Chetan Bhagat #booksky
12 Years : My Messed-up Love Story by Chetan Bhagat #booksky
12 Years : My Messed-up Love Story by Chetan Bhagat / Books Teacup and Reviews
12 Years : My Messed-up Love Story is a bold, messy, and entertaining and dramatic age gap Indian romance that dives deep into love, guilt, and the stranglehold of Indian societal expectations.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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12 Years : My Messed-up Love Story by Chetan Bhagat #booksky
12 Years : My Messed-up Love Story by Chetan Bhagat #booksky
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Our #WalterScottPrize winner THE LAND IN WINTER is now available to US readers from @europaeditions.bsky.social This magnificent novel is also shortlisted for @thebookerprizes.com. Have you read it yet?
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Our #WalterScottPrize winner THE LAND IN WINTER is now available to US readers from @europaeditions.bsky.social This magnificent novel is also shortlisted for @thebookerprizes.com. Have you read it yet?
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3n1 S'évader de l'Anglosahonia vers d'autres horizons littéraires avec Pat Barker #WomenofTroy Alice Zeniter #LArtdePerdre & Francisco Umbral #LaNocheQueLeguealCafeGijon Sélection a m'inspirer #3n1 @XBooks #EULit #Livres
@EditionsFayard @Ed_Flammarion @Planeta @bibliobs.bsky.social
@EditionsFayard @Ed_Flammarion @Planeta @bibliobs.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
3n1 S'évader de l'Anglosahonia vers d'autres horizons littéraires avec Pat Barker #WomenofTroy Alice Zeniter #LArtdePerdre & Francisco Umbral #LaNocheQueLeguealCafeGijon Sélection a m'inspirer #3n1 @XBooks #EULit #Livres
@EditionsFayard @Ed_Flammarion @Planeta @bibliobs.bsky.social
@EditionsFayard @Ed_Flammarion @Planeta @bibliobs.bsky.social