#Books

Dr Laura McAtackney

LMcAtackney

Fantastic article about what looks to be a fascinating book on the problems historians have on retrieving the true nature of empire - the fact the records are so partial

Álvaro Franca

alvaroefe

Looking for examples of unconventional physical type specimens. Talking objects, clothing, sculptures, etc. No need to mention the Underware stuff as that’s on my radar already. Thanks! Book of War,

Prof Tanja Bueltmann

cliodiaspora

“Our language”... about that:English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European family. It first came to these islands through Angles, Saxons and Jutes—migrants from the continent who brought their

Zoe York

ZoeYorkWrites

Self-published authors who want to build their international audiences on Not Amazon! A thread on pricing, if you will. Let's call this, "Do you know your book is $5.05 on

Phil Christman🌹

phil_christman

I really like and admire this essay, although I’d add that we’ve imposed a guilt tax even on reading white canonical writers. People will emerge from Moby-Dick with an eight-point

Naqad Studies

NaqadStudies

Nehemiah ben Hushiel was a central figure in the Jewish revolt against Heraclius, (614-617 to 625 CE).He is best known as a savior figure who appears in many medieval Jewish

Briar in Blue

auroraworeblue

I want to bring up something that's been really bothering me with my #balancedliteracy and #scienceofreading tweets. It's something I see in comments/mentions all over the place, and I feel

Adam Boxer

adamboxer1

So it turns out very few people know what the word "kosher" means or what the dietary restrictions on a religious orthodox Jew are, so I thought I'd give some

Angry Staff Officer

pptsapper

In 1871, William Holden, the Republican governor of North Carolina, became the first state governor to be impeachedThe articles of impeachment claimed he used the militia to oppress the people,

Fantastical Magic One

Fantastic_Fern

Our Heritage! Listen, if you want to be a loser, no one is stopping you. I don't care if you fly that flag on the antenna of every one of

Richard Gerlach, Regular Human Horror Writer

Rudy53088

I’m going to tell a story. This isn’t subtweeting, right now there’s a huge amount of drama happening on horror twitter and it really saddens me that it’s all come

Dr Nitasha Kaul

NitashaKaul

My #15August2020 thread...I grew up seeing the Indian tricolour flag waving around me on 15 August. As the Prime Minister of my school cabinet and the President of my college,

alice

alicebrewr

one thing I hope does not return in 2021 is those instagram graphics telling you which books by "writers of colour" you (white) you should read in order to respond

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ShreshthaDharma

Was Ashoka really great?According to mainstream history books, Ashoka was initially a ruthless ruler but after battle of kalinga, he became a proponent of peace. He was deeply disturbed with

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

2020 was a shitty year for most things, but it was a banner year for books about fighting monopolies, and for the fight itself. It started (in Dec '19) with

ClareHelenWelsh

ClareHelenWelsh

A3a) I’d say the PROS of animal characters are the scope for humour and that they often draw on archetypes and so are instantly relatable. For example, foxes are sly,

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