Stephen Baird
@bigbeardybooks.bsky.social
Book reader, image taker, food lover, film watcher
📚 Scratch Moss
📚 Paladin's Grace
📚 0/∞
https://www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk
https://ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbookseller
https://substack.com/@bigbeardedbookseller
📚 Scratch Moss
📚 Paladin's Grace
📚 0/∞
https://www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk
https://ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbookseller
https://substack.com/@bigbeardedbookseller
Pinned
This is the pinned thread for 2026 where I add the books I've read during the year, it's also a bit of an introduction to me to new and old followers
I blog at these two places generally
www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk
ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbo...
#BookSky 💙📚 #blogging #publishing #art #bookshops
I blog at these two places generally
www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk
ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbo...
#BookSky 💙📚 #blogging #publishing #art #bookshops
beany stew cooking away ready for the steamed kale to go in at the last moment, lots of veg in there and so much umami
January 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
beany stew cooking away ready for the steamed kale to go in at the last moment, lots of veg in there and so much umami
I’ve had Friday in my game cupboard for over a year now, along with the rest of my pile of shame, and decided that this year will be the year...
Friday: A Solo Adventure
I’ve had Friday in my game cupboard for over a year now, along with the rest of my pile of shame, and decided that this year will be the year...
bigbeardedbookseller.uk
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I’ve had Friday in my game cupboard for over a year now, along with the rest of my pile of shame, and decided that this year will be the year...
Got to play Friday, my main advice for anyone wanting to play this is take your time, read the rules several times, watch a play video then read each card as it comes referring to the rule book
I reckon by play 30 or so I'll have the hang of it 😂
Didn't win but had no expectations to do so
I reckon by play 30 or so I'll have the hang of it 😂
Didn't win but had no expectations to do so
January 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Got to play Friday, my main advice for anyone wanting to play this is take your time, read the rules several times, watch a play video then read each card as it comes referring to the rule book
I reckon by play 30 or so I'll have the hang of it 😂
Didn't win but had no expectations to do so
I reckon by play 30 or so I'll have the hang of it 😂
Didn't win but had no expectations to do so
Bread steaming, fresh out the oven
January 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Bread steaming, fresh out the oven
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New tarot card draw up on Ko-Fi (and the Big Bearded Bookseller blog)
#TarotSky
ko-fi.com/post/Judgmen...
#TarotSky
ko-fi.com/post/Judgmen...
Judgment
Big Bearded Bookseller published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
New tarot card draw up on Ko-Fi (and the Big Bearded Bookseller blog)
#TarotSky
ko-fi.com/post/Judgmen...
#TarotSky
ko-fi.com/post/Judgmen...
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#BookReview up for Another ★★★★1/2 stars! A really terrifying read full of spores, losing yourself, and scary moments! I loved this one!🍄
#BookBloggers #Blogging #ChildrensBooks #Horror #Spores #Scary #BookSky📚💙
twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/01/revi...
#BookBloggers #Blogging #ChildrensBooks #Horror #Spores #Scary #BookSky📚💙
twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/01/revi...
January 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
#BookReview up for Another ★★★★1/2 stars! A really terrifying read full of spores, losing yourself, and scary moments! I loved this one!🍄
#BookBloggers #Blogging #ChildrensBooks #Horror #Spores #Scary #BookSky📚💙
twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/01/revi...
#BookBloggers #Blogging #ChildrensBooks #Horror #Spores #Scary #BookSky📚💙
twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/01/revi...
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One foot always in Hookland. Sometimes two.
January 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM
One foot always in Hookland. Sometimes two.
Love watching the beech hedge shiver when the flock of sparrows get here to eat from the bits we leave out for them
January 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Love watching the beech hedge shiver when the flock of sparrows get here to eat from the bits we leave out for them
Just watched "Laser Baby's Day Out"
Why did I laugh so hard? This is a perfect example of what a good Looney Tunes skit should be, style and music were spot on. The icing on the cake was the level of blood and gore, way over the top! Also a great introduction to the Vought International.
Why did I laugh so hard? This is a perfect example of what a good Looney Tunes skit should be, style and music were spot on. The icing on the cake was the level of blood and gore, way over the top! Also a great introduction to the Vought International.
January 6, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Just watched "Laser Baby's Day Out"
Why did I laugh so hard? This is a perfect example of what a good Looney Tunes skit should be, style and music were spot on. The icing on the cake was the level of blood and gore, way over the top! Also a great introduction to the Vought International.
Why did I laugh so hard? This is a perfect example of what a good Looney Tunes skit should be, style and music were spot on. The icing on the cake was the level of blood and gore, way over the top! Also a great introduction to the Vought International.
Finally got all my little bits of paper, notes on computers, old journal thoughts and ideas all together into one post to work from...
Phew
Phew
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Finally got all my little bits of paper, notes on computers, old journal thoughts and ideas all together into one post to work from...
Phew
Phew
I don't know why as I make it so often, but getting bread on to rise always feels like such an achievement
January 6, 2026 at 10:21 AM
I don't know why as I make it so often, but getting bread on to rise always feels like such an achievement
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Where the Dead Wait by Ally Wilkes. Seemed fitting with -5C weather 🙄.
January 6, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Where the Dead Wait by Ally Wilkes. Seemed fitting with -5C weather 🙄.
just read Blake's Divine Image, I'm going back to bed
January 6, 2026 at 9:22 AM
just read Blake's Divine Image, I'm going back to bed
New tarot card draw up on Ko-Fi (and the Big Bearded Bookseller blog)
#TarotSky
ko-fi.com/post/Judgmen...
#TarotSky
ko-fi.com/post/Judgmen...
Judgment
Big Bearded Bookseller published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
New tarot card draw up on Ko-Fi (and the Big Bearded Bookseller blog)
#TarotSky
ko-fi.com/post/Judgmen...
#TarotSky
ko-fi.com/post/Judgmen...
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The UK Ghost Story Festival is back. A landmark event built over years by @alexdavis1981.bsky.social This February offers two packed weekends of spectral tales
WANT TO WIN A FULL PASS?
Here’s your chance to join the haunting. #GhostStoryFestival #HorrorCommunity
gnofhorror.com/win-a-pass-t...
WANT TO WIN A FULL PASS?
Here’s your chance to join the haunting. #GhostStoryFestival #HorrorCommunity
gnofhorror.com/win-a-pass-t...
Ghouls, Gatherings & Giveaways: Your Chance To Win Pass To The UK Ghost Story Festival - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Alex Davis's UK Ghost Story Festival. Win a full pass for Derby or online. Join Catriona Ward, Laura Purcell & more.
gnofhorror.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:20 AM
The UK Ghost Story Festival is back. A landmark event built over years by @alexdavis1981.bsky.social This February offers two packed weekends of spectral tales
WANT TO WIN A FULL PASS?
Here’s your chance to join the haunting. #GhostStoryFestival #HorrorCommunity
gnofhorror.com/win-a-pass-t...
WANT TO WIN A FULL PASS?
Here’s your chance to join the haunting. #GhostStoryFestival #HorrorCommunity
gnofhorror.com/win-a-pass-t...
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New Review - I highly recommend this anthology exploring the many talents of the Indian SFF scene Between Worlds - The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF Vol 1 edited by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social out now www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/1/...
Between Worlds - The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF Vol 1 edited by Gautam Bhatia — Runalong The Shelves
Publisher – Westland Books Published – Out Now Price – £9.69 paperback £4.39 ebook BOLD INDIAN SF LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN-RADICAL, RAW AND ORIGINAL. Between Worlds is the introductory I...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
January 6, 2026 at 7:23 AM
New Review - I highly recommend this anthology exploring the many talents of the Indian SFF scene Between Worlds - The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF Vol 1 edited by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social out now www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/1/...
Shortlisted in the Michael Marks Publishers’ Award 2017, V. Press is an independent publisher of poetry and flash fiction. Originally established with a ‘one-off’ collaborative anthology launch at Ledbury Poetry...
V. Press
Shortlisted in the Michael Marks Publishers’ Award 2017, V. Press is an independent publisher of poetry and flash fiction. Originally established with a ‘one-off’ collaborative anthology launch at Ledbury Poetry...
bigbeardedbookseller.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Shortlisted in the Michael Marks Publishers’ Award 2017, V. Press is an independent publisher of poetry and flash fiction. Originally established with a ‘one-off’ collaborative anthology launch at Ledbury Poetry...
January 6, 2026 at 7:53 AM
6th January 2026 still reading ‘Scratch Moss’ by David Barnett Day off today so some domestic tasks and cooking to relax to, I’m going to try and get a game...
Nurse of Pain
6th January 2026 still reading ‘Scratch Moss’ by David Barnett Day off today so some domestic tasks and cooking to relax to, I’m going to try and get a game...
bigbeardedbookseller.uk
January 6, 2026 at 7:52 AM
6th January 2026 still reading ‘Scratch Moss’ by David Barnett Day off today so some domestic tasks and cooking to relax to, I’m going to try and get a game...
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It’s still Monday here! I’m reading The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
January 6, 2026 at 3:34 AM
It’s still Monday here! I’m reading The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
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I'm taking another crack at #MonthOfDick after crashing out around chapter 34 last January.
I also just finished up @robertjbennett.bsky.social's phenomenal The Tainted Cup, which excels as richly imagined fantasy, as a tightly plotted murder mystery, and as a meditation on governance and power.
I also just finished up @robertjbennett.bsky.social's phenomenal The Tainted Cup, which excels as richly imagined fantasy, as a tightly plotted murder mystery, and as a meditation on governance and power.
January 6, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I'm taking another crack at #MonthOfDick after crashing out around chapter 34 last January.
I also just finished up @robertjbennett.bsky.social's phenomenal The Tainted Cup, which excels as richly imagined fantasy, as a tightly plotted murder mystery, and as a meditation on governance and power.
I also just finished up @robertjbennett.bsky.social's phenomenal The Tainted Cup, which excels as richly imagined fantasy, as a tightly plotted murder mystery, and as a meditation on governance and power.
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Fight Club. Yes, that one. I can't spell the name. I'm halfway through Violence in Contemporary Representation, my free class from MIT.
Doing these readings as a critique on violence rather than entertainment has been interesting. I'm finding myself being more deliberate about what I do read/watch
Doing these readings as a critique on violence rather than entertainment has been interesting. I'm finding myself being more deliberate about what I do read/watch
January 6, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Fight Club. Yes, that one. I can't spell the name. I'm halfway through Violence in Contemporary Representation, my free class from MIT.
Doing these readings as a critique on violence rather than entertainment has been interesting. I'm finding myself being more deliberate about what I do read/watch
Doing these readings as a critique on violence rather than entertainment has been interesting. I'm finding myself being more deliberate about what I do read/watch
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The Complete Chronicles of Conan, by Robert E. Howard
(I’ve been working on a Conan parody short story that I’m not sure what to do with.)
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
(I’ve been working on a Conan parody short story that I’m not sure what to do with.)
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
January 5, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The Complete Chronicles of Conan, by Robert E. Howard
(I’ve been working on a Conan parody short story that I’m not sure what to do with.)
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
(I’ve been working on a Conan parody short story that I’m not sure what to do with.)
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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'Departure(s)' by Julian Barnes. Coming out this month in Canada. So far, very entertaining.
January 5, 2026 at 10:39 PM
'Departure(s)' by Julian Barnes. Coming out this month in Canada. So far, very entertaining.