Books and Socks

Jess. Librarian. Retired book review blogger, reader of books, wearer of socks

[Books and Socks @booksandsocks]

#FoppFlow

[foppofficial @FOPPofficial]

To celebrate to physical release of Flow this Monday, we have a bundle giveaway courtesy of @curzonfilm!

Win: 1 Bundle (Flow UHD, Tote Bag, Cat Pin, Flow t-shirt size M, 4 Flow Trading Cards)

To win:
Quote repost with #FoppFlow
UK only
Must be following

Date closes: 05/07/2025

[foppofficial @FOPPofficial]

To celebrate to physical release of Flow this Monday, we have a bundle giveaway courtesy of @curzonfilm!

Win: 1 Bundle (Flow UHD, Tote Bag, Cat Pin, Flow t-shirt size M, 4 Flow Trading Cards)

To win:
Quote repost with #FoppFlow
UK only
Must be following

Date closes: 05/07/2025

[Hachette Book Group @HachetteUS]

Today is the first day of Banned Books Week 📚 Reshare these checklists of our Banned and Challenged books, marking what you've read, and mention us so we can see! We will share yours on our profile by the end of the week. Join us in celebrating the freedom to read 📖

[NY Public Library @nypl]

🔔 NYC libraries are facing a $58.3 million budget cut. We’ve already lost seven-day service city-wide, and are looking at most branches being open for only five days a week if these cuts go through.

Tell @nycmayor and @nyccouncil: #NoCutsToLibraries https://t.co/lFgpLlCoct

[Glasladiesbeer.bsky.social @glasladiesbeer]

We are proud to present a copy of Dr Christina Wade's @Braciatrix book to the Glasgow @womenslibrary
Published by @CAMRA_Official"The Devil's in the Draught Lines" chronicles 1000 years of history of women in Brewing across the UK, and features several women in Scotland.

[thesecondshelf.bsky.social @secondshelfbks]

There is a vital petition for you to sign if you like to preserve knowledge and understand that destroying key primary source documents is extremely careless! https://t.co/Ms4PKCQoZk

[British Bake Off @BritishBakeOff]

Extreme librarianing. #GBBO

[Books and Socks @booksandsocks]

@TheKateDylan I see, thanks so much for explaining. Much appreciated.

[Books and Socks @booksandsocks]

@TheKateDylan What is scene blocking?

[Books and Socks @booksandsocks]

#FoppVintageClassics

[foppofficial @FOPPofficial]

We have a huge prize draw for you all bookworms!

Win:
70 books from the Vintage Classics range, including authors such as #OscarWilde, #VirginiaWoolf, #KurtVonnegut, amongst loads of others!

To win:
Quote Tweet with #FoppVintageClassics
UK only
Must be following

[Jude Atwood @JudeAtwood]

TILDA SWINTON AS LIBRARIES: a thread

Tilda Swinton as Texas Southern University's Library Learning Center

[Stonewall Scotland @StonewallScot]

We welcome this commitment by @ScotGov to end conversion practices in Scotland. We also welcome the setting up of an advisory group. Conversion practices must be ended through a comprehensive ban with no loopholes or exceptions and as soon as possible.

https://t.co/VMtZlqe89d

[Justin Myers @theguyliner]

Please someone invent a time machine so all these people obsessed by getting everyone back in the office can go back and be the Victorian mill-owners they’re so desperate to be

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

WATCH: Untreated sewage was released into Langstone Harbour, Hampshire for 49 hours.

Photographer Chris Pearsal, who captured the footage, tells #BBCBreakfast ‘it needs to stop’.

https://t.co/Fk7BeZrc2z

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

I want to see simple, low key measures like mandatory masks, home working and social distancing brought back ASAP to (a) protect society’s vulnerable members from Covid & (b) help the NHS carry on caring for all our non-Covid patients.

Please RT if you do too.

[Jo Grady @DrJoGrady]

women: we need better investment in gynaecological research. This would help diagnose and treat issues. This would improve our lives.

capitalism: we’ve studied menstruation to calculate when we think you are most creative so we can efficiently exploit your talents. Please enjoy.

[Joss Garman @jossgarman]

The UK's biggest natural carbon stores set on fire. Deliberately. Two weeks before COP26.

[BBC Strictly ✨ @bbcstrictly]

So much love for this routine ❤️ #Strictly

[Glasgow Live @Glasgow_Live]

Imagine going to sleep in Glasgow and waking up in Frankfurt. https://t.co/g0aT2rDyI2