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I've worked quite hard today. Quite pleased with that.

‘A survey of a million people across 48 countries indicated that women have lower self-esteem than men… You can tell just-so stories about archaic humans, or you can take seriously the fact that every culture has ways of making women feel bad.’ https://t.co/5Jzi5I0EVe

If your favorite Shakespeare play is King John, no it isn't. https://t.co/XSFrOJLMdh

Did you know that you can enter your name to be featured in the next novel by bestselling author of THE COUPLE AT NO. 9, @Dougieclaire? Find out more here https://t.co/JntUDhqLYy https://t.co/gpkMBaxlJQ

Well done Dave Grohl.

‘Like being in love, yoga tends to produce banalities, however transformational it may seem to the person doing it.’ @lucieelven reads ‘Yoga’ by Emannuel Carrère: https://t.co/5bdjTt6vSS

Preston’s collection was shamelessly stolen in 1855 without acknowledgment by John Bartlett for what became known as Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations – which, if there were any justice in the world, should be known as Isabella Preston’s Familiar Quotations. https://t.co/t1kcnvMJDW

Our annual Fall Books Preview is here! Check out the books your fellow readers are most excited to read! https://t.co/z4chZq5fkJ https://t.co/JrptuUHkQi

So, there we have it. I have tweeted about three new signed books that I have available. It's now down to you to buy them. Or retweet them. Or look at them, and think "ooh, that's good" and then carry on with your day. Or not. I have no control over your decisions.

The Irish author Claire Keegan makes most novels look too fancy, says @SusannahClapp. Her books are archives of unhappiness: earlier work was about women being damaged, but Booker-longlisted Small Things like These is about a man recognising the damage. https://t.co/TjhdJlybqB

Our Week in Reviews (featuring titles from @fsgbooks, @eccobooks, @harperbooks, @BLReview, and @melvillehouse): https://t.co/i3rdRciA3w https://t.co/ekvDg1xiQH

"I’d laugh along with my coworkers at all my cutthroat jokes, convinced that their amusement meant I was a good writer." (via @CatapultStory) https://t.co/Yoh1pHaspz

I am back. GOAT CHEDDAR!! https://t.co/nMEVcgdPhH

Many believe that Jozef Piłsudski was deluded in his ambition to make Poland a great power between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, but none of the complaints loosen the grip of his legend on the patriotic imagination. Neal Ascherson: https://t.co/jh2a88Jxcq

"Our youngest sister’s name unnerves me, and unlike Beth and I, she was not given another." https://t.co/0hpezuAJZo