Publisher, Bloomsbury. Pop-science, natural history. Gonzo editor; zoo-LOL-ogist; supplier of bookish news, animal facts, regular swearing. Views my own.
Joined January 2011
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12 Nov 2024
Ok, I'm done.
Been a lot of fun for 14 years but this platform's now finished.
BlueSky, same username - @jimspim. See you x
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6 Nov 2024
Last thought before attempting to go to bed: if Americans are willing to reelect Trump after everything he’s said in the past three months, there’s nothing Harris could’ve done.
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6 Nov 2024
The only possible conclusion you can come to is that Americans hate women.
Jesus fucking Christ. Going back to bed.
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31 Oct 2024
I'm @JimSpim and I approve this message.
31 Oct 2024
With everything that's gone on in the last decade, someone really needed to write a book on spinosaurs, and so we did. Thanks to @JimSpim for making it happen, and @OneChapterMore for representing us.
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30 Oct 2024
An informed look at what we might do with nuclear power - and what nuclear power is doing to us.
Out 7th November,
Pre-order: amzn.to/3A9ConR
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Jim Martin retweeted
30 Oct 2024
We're absolutely thrilled to see One Garden Against the World nominated for the People's Book Prize for Non-Fiction! And to see such amazing comments from everyone who's voted so far 😍
If you haven't voted yet you can do so at the link below 👇
bit.ly/3C1jrnY
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28 Oct 2024
Pleasing trip to Foyles, Waterloo. A spot of guerilla bookshelf improvement, obviously. My books can and must be prominent. Ended up buying this by way of penance. His last book was a masterpiece. Dust jacket of this one - magnificent. @AllenLaneBooks
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28 Oct 2024
Note for the many media outlets gloating about Boris Johnson's steep slump in sales; good news, yes, but no, his publisher (HarperCollins) are not desperately trying to recoup their advance. This will have been priced in, and they don't care. Thanks.
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26 Oct 2024
I am at @FarnhamTownFC 's excellent Mead Lane ground. This is as good as non-league gets - great ground cut out of an escarpment, high-end food (beef brisket - no good for me but still), drummers, friendliness, dogs, and a crowd of a thousand-odd. Superb. @Horndean_Utd
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17 Oct 2024
The beat of the @exetercity drummers exactly matches that of The Hanging Garden by The Cure.
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17 Oct 2024
This is pretty much the only game going on in Western Europe. Nonetheless the stadium is half full. @exetercity fans in excellent voice.
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17 Oct 2024
Shrewsbury on a wet Thursday night in October. #GLAMOUR. I am in the Exeter City end. They have drummers.
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17 Oct 2024
Every year I consider going to Frankfurt. And every year I get to October and thank the lord I was too disorganised to bother sorting it out. It sounds particularly gruelling this year.
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Jim Martin retweeted
14 Oct 2024
Delighted to have been included in @WildlifeMag 's list of Best Nature Books 2024, alongside such greats. One Garden Against the World is not only described as 'wonderful', but wonderful in *italics*. I like this detail very much BBC Wildlife, thank you!!! discoverwildlife.com/apple-n…
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14 Oct 2024
Tried to meddle in Super Thursday once and got burned. Avoided by sensible publishers.
14 Oct 2024
Does publishing's biggest day simply help the same few titles to rise to the top?, asks Penny Batchelor 👇 thebookseller.com/comment/is…
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12 Oct 2024
Jules @juleslhoward giving it large. Here is a duck vagina. Buy his book #InfiniteLife. #NewScientistLive
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12 Oct 2024
I'm at #newscientistlive. Enjoying a lot of hardcore astronomy. Way out of my depth on quarks. Looking forward to @juleslhoward talking about eggs very much.
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