In 1771, historian Catherine Macaulay burned herself out so badly writing the fifth volume of her recent history of England that she spent four months eating ice cream and bathing in the sea to recuperate. Writers, I present to you your role model.

Wanna know more? Read Black Gold. #Shetland#GovFinnBlack#BlackGoldwww.theguardian.com/environment/...

What lies beneath: the growing threat to the hidden network of cables that power the internet

Last month large parts of Tonga were left without internet when an undersea cable was broken. It’s a scenario that is far more common than is understood

Just when you think you're an original, along comes Tim Sullivan with the simply brilliant #DSGeorgeCross#detective#crimenovel#detectiveseries#asperger#Bristol#Bristolnoir

If you’re in the Twin Cities, there’s an amazing movie called Great Bear Forest playing at the Omnitheater that has an amazing portion about the herring run and how it impacts the entire ecosystem. It’s so beautiful, and features some amazing Indigenous folks.

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it never fails to delight me that every spring, nearly every bay and cove and beach on the Northeast Pacific coast turns this beautiful dreamy tropical colour due to MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF HERRING SPERM. photo: Kali Wexler

Documenting the herring run

Conservation photographer Kali Wexler marvels at the annual event in the coastal waters around Vancouver Island — and explains why it is so critical to the ecosystem

Delighted that Shetland Arts will be stocking Black Gold, the third book in the #GovFinnBlack#Shetland#prisoncrimeclub#BlackGold

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I absolutely LOVE the Aberystwyth Noir series by Malcolm Pryce Aberystwyth Mon Amour (Aberystwyth Noir series Book 1) amzn.eu/d/04jwy6qd

Don't waste your money buying any of my books; the bloke who writes them is not only a civilian but a half-wit at best. Buy this bloke's autobiography instead. It's sensational. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/184415539...

My old prison chaplain used Lee Child's Jack Reacher book Persuader as an example of how not to be. We should all, he argued, forgive and forget. Me? I don't think anyone put it better than #HilaryMantel#GovFinnBlack#LockedBlack#PrisonCrimeClub#JackReacher

I'm a great believer in recommending other people's books over mine. Not in this case though. I'll tell all at some point, but it's fair to say we didn't hit it off... #GovFinnBlack#PrisonCrimeClub#LockedBlack