Book jockeyhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-self.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-self.bsky.social/post/3mr5b2qk3ps2t21 Jul 2026 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:2cadvbwpkxtuvmv2gpy5laml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5b2qk3ps2thttps://bsky.app/profile/john-self.bsky.social/post/3mr576x723s2tWhen your boss wants you to find a negative angle but your deadline is looming21 Jul 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:2cadvbwpkxtuvmv2gpy5laml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr576x723s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/john-self.bsky.social/post/3mr4e5c3xak2oI sure am glad that THAT’S ALL THE HOT WEATHER FOR THIS YEAR. *glares at sky meaningfully*20 Jul 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:2cadvbwpkxtuvmv2gpy5laml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4e5c3xak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/john-self.bsky.social/post/3mqzu4gvtg22uTiddler and Tadpole lip-read Trump saying “Good job” to all the players, and are now saying it over and over in his voice.19 Jul 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:2cadvbwpkxtuvmv2gpy5laml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzu4gvtg22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-self.bsky.social/post/3mqzs2vfrmk2uIf I was in the stadium now I’d be heading for the exit so as to avoid the crush in the car park.19 Jul 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:2cadvbwpkxtuvmv2gpy5laml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzs2vfrmk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-self.bsky.social/post/3mqzmiph3xc2uCharity shop find. One of those novels that was prevalent when I started reading grown-up books. I’m not convinced I’ll read it now either: a 550-page novel of ideas that (it says here) is the fifth part of a sequence. The pristine spine suggests the previous owner didn’t read it either.19 Jul 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:2cadvbwpkxtuvmv2gpy5laml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzmiph3xc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-self.bsky.social/post/3mqz7evf5gs25This happened again today. “So, who’s winning tonight?” Friends, I have never packed my shopping so fast. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jul 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:2cadvbwpkxtuvmv2gpy5laml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqz7evf5gs25https://bsky.app/profile/john-self.bsky.social/post/3mqyvceemqc2z"Kemi Badenoch says Burnham is a people pleaser." Fair enough, that's the most damning insult conceivable for someone who by all accounts would cross the street to start an argument.19 Jul 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:2cadvbwpkxtuvmv2gpy5laml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyvceemqc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-self.bsky.social/post/3ljmhnkemqk2mIt would be a useful public service if the BBC, every time it refers to Andrew Tate as a “self-described misogynist”, added a note to remind readers what the word means.05 Mar 2025 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:2cadvbwpkxtuvmv2gpy5laml/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljmhnkemqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-self.bsky.social/post/3mqx4gf2cdc2v“'Father,' she said, leaning forward in a thrill of dedication. 'Father. Tell me what to do.'” Anita Brookner’s comic timing, from Latecomers.18 Jul 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:2cadvbwpkxtuvmv2gpy5laml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx4gf2cdc2v