Paula Bardell-Hedley
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Book blogger, nature lover, theatre goer, autism advocate, thalassophile and avid reader. Founder of #Dewithon (aka Reading Wales) and host of #ToveTrove! 🐳📚⛵🌻
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You know I'm a fan of the weekly #bookish windups from @bookjotter.bsky.social but, I admit, it's extra special to see her notice about Margaret Atwood Reading Month. For the eighth November, our cosy little group of Atwood readers is gathering once more. #MARM2025
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Winding Up the Week #443
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce both Club 1925 and Margaret Atwood Reading Month, keep up with a variety…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You know I'm a fan of the weekly #bookish windups from @bookjotter.bsky.social but, I admit, it's extra special to see her notice about Margaret Atwood Reading Month. For the eighth November, our cosy little group of Atwood readers is gathering once more. #MARM2025
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TOVE TRUFFLING: A Collection of Tovian Links #ToveTrove
As part of my ongoing Tove Trove project, I have collated a selection of links to interesting Tovian websites, articles, artworks and other related information sources in English. Keep popping back…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Winding Up the Week #446
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Winding Up the Week #446
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, go blue for Manatee Awareness Month, announce Dean Street December, keep up with…
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November 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Winding Up the Week #446
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TOVE TRUFFLING: A Collection of Tovian Links #ToveTrove
As part of my ongoing Tove Trove project, I have collated a selection of links to interesting Tovian websites, articles, artworks and other related information sources in English. Keep popping back…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Winding Up the Week #446
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, go blue for Manatee Awareness Month, announce Dean Street December, keep up with…
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November 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Winding Up the Week #446
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, go blue for Manatee Awareness Month, announce Dean Street December, keep up with…
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November 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Once again, I'm grateful for the weekly wind-ups created by @bookjotter.bsky.social as it's a fine way to catch-up with #bookish news if you ever fall behind.
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Winding Up the Week #442
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce German Literature Month 2025, keep up with a variety of literary anniver…
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November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Once again, I'm grateful for the weekly wind-ups created by @bookjotter.bsky.social as it's a fine way to catch-up with #bookish news if you ever fall behind.
Winding Up the Week #442 bookjotter.com/2025/10/11/w...
Winding Up the Week #442 bookjotter.com/2025/10/11/w...
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Winding Up the Week #445
As we step into November, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 1961 Club, keep up with a variety of literary annive…
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November 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Winding Up the Week #445
As we step into November, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 1961 Club, keep up with a variety of literary annive…
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November 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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My book contract is signed
Do you ever write something down on a small piece of paper, fold it neatly, and hide it at the back of a notebook – or maybe between its pages – words that are like whispered wishes, sent to a fall…
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October 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Witchery of the Week #444
In this week’s halloween special I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce ScifiMonth 2025, keep up with a variety of …
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October 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Witchery of the Week #444
In this week’s halloween special I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce ScifiMonth 2025, keep up with a variety of …
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October 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove
My latest addition to the Moomin shelf in the Tove Trove library is the first book in the original series, published in 1945 during the final months of World War II. This year its 80th anniversary …
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October 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove
My latest addition to the Moomin shelf in the Tove Trove library is the first book in the original series, published in 1945 during the final months of World War II. This years its 80th anniversary…
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October 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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The Girl with the Blue Dog: My Fairytale Memoir is now complete. What’s next?
One August weekend, I began publishing something that had been quietly growing in me for years – first as a memoir. But this winter, I set it deep into a drawer, too heavy to carry. When I opened t…
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October 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Winding Up the Week #443
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce both Club 1925 and Margaret Atwood Reading Month, keep up with a variety…
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October 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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The Girl with the Blue Dog: My Fairytale Memoir part 10 of 10
I have been publishing my fairytale memoir, The Girl with the Blue Dog, as a ten-part series on Substack. This is the last one. This memoir is not a straightforward retelling of my life, …
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October 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Winding Up the Week #443
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce both Club 1925 and Margaret Atwood Reading Month, keep up with a variety…
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October 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Winding Up the Week #442
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce German Literature Month 2025, keep up with a variety of literary anniver…
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October 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Among other things, I learned about the new Hilary Mantel Prize for unpublished writers, from the weekly links that @bookjotter.bsky.social gathers for #bookish peeps.
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Winding Up the Week #440
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with literary anniversaries, focus on a past post deserving to be read an…
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October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Among other things, I learned about the new Hilary Mantel Prize for unpublished writers, from the weekly links that @bookjotter.bsky.social gathers for #bookish peeps.
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#SundayStills ~ Seeing the World in Black and White #Nature #Photography
Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri at This week’s prompt is black/black and white/monochrome or desaturated. Some images from the Lake District A beautiful Snowy Owl A black…
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October 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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The Girl with the Blue Dog: My Fairytale Memoir part 9 of 10
I have been publishing my fairytale memoir, The Girl with the Blue Dog, as a ten-part series on Substack. Just one more tale to go! This memoir is not a straightforward retelling of my life, but a …
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October 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Winding Up the Week #442
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce German Literature Month 2025, keep up with a variety of literary anniver…
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October 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM