Charlène Busalli
@charlenebusalli.bsky.social
EN>FR Literary Translator, Book Section Manager at The Celtic House, Chair of Islay Book Festival, Bookseller Rising Star ‘24 ⭐
After the exciting whirlwind that was @islaybookfest.bsky.social ‘25, I’m now busy preparing for the four events I’ll be chairing at Wigtown Book Fest! Very excited as it will be my first time going to Scotland’s National booktown. Thanks so much @islaro.bsky.social for inviting me to take part!
September 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
After the exciting whirlwind that was @islaybookfest.bsky.social ‘25, I’m now busy preparing for the four events I’ll be chairing at Wigtown Book Fest! Very excited as it will be my first time going to Scotland’s National booktown. Thanks so much @islaro.bsky.social for inviting me to take part!
Reposted by Charlène Busalli
The first events of Islay Book Festival 2025 took place yesterday in the historic Round Church in Bowmore.
Talks with Peter Mackay and Hamza Yassin were thoroughly enjoyed by all. 📚
Talks with Peter Mackay and Hamza Yassin were thoroughly enjoyed by all. 📚
August 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The first events of Islay Book Festival 2025 took place yesterday in the historic Round Church in Bowmore.
Talks with Peter Mackay and Hamza Yassin were thoroughly enjoyed by all. 📚
Talks with Peter Mackay and Hamza Yassin were thoroughly enjoyed by all. 📚
Reposted by Charlène Busalli
✏️📚 Islay Book Festival School Programme 📚✏️
Thank you to the guest authors, schools, teachers, and students themselves for some wonderful sessions over the past couple of days!
Thank you to the guest authors, schools, teachers, and students themselves for some wonderful sessions over the past couple of days!
August 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
✏️📚 Islay Book Festival School Programme 📚✏️
Thank you to the guest authors, schools, teachers, and students themselves for some wonderful sessions over the past couple of days!
Thank you to the guest authors, schools, teachers, and students themselves for some wonderful sessions over the past couple of days!
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Don’t worry if you are unable to attend Islay Book Festival this weekend… there is another exclusive Islay book event taking place next week 📚
✨ Islay Scenes: Portrait of an Island by Diana Leitch
Taking place on Friday 5th September 2025 @ 7pm, Islay House, Bridgend
✨ Islay Scenes: Portrait of an Island by Diana Leitch
Taking place on Friday 5th September 2025 @ 7pm, Islay House, Bridgend
August 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Don’t worry if you are unable to attend Islay Book Festival this weekend… there is another exclusive Islay book event taking place next week 📚
✨ Islay Scenes: Portrait of an Island by Diana Leitch
Taking place on Friday 5th September 2025 @ 7pm, Islay House, Bridgend
✨ Islay Scenes: Portrait of an Island by Diana Leitch
Taking place on Friday 5th September 2025 @ 7pm, Islay House, Bridgend
Do come and join us 🥳
📚 ISLAY BOOK FESTIVAL 2025 📚
Less than one week to go!
We are counting down the days until #IBF25 begins here on our beautiful island in the inner Hebrides 🏴
Www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
Less than one week to go!
We are counting down the days until #IBF25 begins here on our beautiful island in the inner Hebrides 🏴
Www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Do come and join us 🥳
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✨ Author Spotlight - Manda Scott✨
Scottish-born author Manda Scott will talk about her eclectic career and her new genre-bending political thriller Any Human Power.
Read more and tickets here: www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
Scottish-born author Manda Scott will talk about her eclectic career and her new genre-bending political thriller Any Human Power.
Read more and tickets here: www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
August 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
✨ Author Spotlight - Manda Scott✨
Scottish-born author Manda Scott will talk about her eclectic career and her new genre-bending political thriller Any Human Power.
Read more and tickets here: www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
Scottish-born author Manda Scott will talk about her eclectic career and her new genre-bending political thriller Any Human Power.
Read more and tickets here: www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
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✨ Author Spotlight - Peter MacKay ✨
Scotland's first native Gaelic speaking Makar, Padraig MacAoidh (Peter MacKay), will open the book festival in conversation with Islay's own Iseabail Mactaggart.
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
Scotland's first native Gaelic speaking Makar, Padraig MacAoidh (Peter MacKay), will open the book festival in conversation with Islay's own Iseabail Mactaggart.
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
✨ Author Spotlight - Peter MacKay ✨
Scotland's first native Gaelic speaking Makar, Padraig MacAoidh (Peter MacKay), will open the book festival in conversation with Islay's own Iseabail Mactaggart.
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
Scotland's first native Gaelic speaking Makar, Padraig MacAoidh (Peter MacKay), will open the book festival in conversation with Islay's own Iseabail Mactaggart.
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
Reposted by Charlène Busalli
✨ Author Spotlight - Len Pennie ✨
Len writes predominantly in the Scots language, she will share a few of her passionate, funny poems as she discusses poetry, the importance of promoting minority languages, and the destigmatisation of mental illness.
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
Len writes predominantly in the Scots language, she will share a few of her passionate, funny poems as she discusses poetry, the importance of promoting minority languages, and the destigmatisation of mental illness.
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
✨ Author Spotlight - Len Pennie ✨
Len writes predominantly in the Scots language, she will share a few of her passionate, funny poems as she discusses poetry, the importance of promoting minority languages, and the destigmatisation of mental illness.
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
Len writes predominantly in the Scots language, she will share a few of her passionate, funny poems as she discusses poetry, the importance of promoting minority languages, and the destigmatisation of mental illness.
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre. Mes lectures d’été sont enfin arrivées 📚
July 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre. Mes lectures d’été sont enfin arrivées 📚
Today’s picture of Airmid illustrates pretty well the energy levels to be found in this household at the moment 😂 #moodoftheday
July 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Today’s picture of Airmid illustrates pretty well the energy levels to be found in this household at the moment 😂 #moodoftheday
Reposted by Charlène Busalli
Plus d’un million de signatures contre la loi Duplomb : le gouvernement sous pression reporterre.net/Plus-d-un-mi...
Plus d’un million de signatures contre la loi Duplomb : le gouvernement sous pression
La pétition lancée sur le site de l'Assemblée nationale contre la loi Duplomb a recueilli plus d'un million de signatures. Un nouveau débat pourrait avoir lieu, mais le gouvernement ne compte pas aban...
reporterre.net
July 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Plus d’un million de signatures contre la loi Duplomb : le gouvernement sous pression reporterre.net/Plus-d-un-mi...
Exciting news 🙌 Make sure to book your tickets before events you’d love to attend are sold out!
✨ Tickets for Islay Book Festival 2025 are now on sale! ✨
www.ticketsource.co.uk/islay-book-f...
#islaybookfestival #islaybookfestival2025 #ibf2025 #ticketsource #scottishbookfestival #scottishbookstagram #isleofislay #islay
www.ticketsource.co.uk/islay-book-f...
#islaybookfestival #islaybookfestival2025 #ibf2025 #ticketsource #scottishbookfestival #scottishbookstagram #isleofislay #islay
June 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Exciting news 🙌 Make sure to book your tickets before events you’d love to attend are sold out!
Très belle rencontre hier avec Sarah Louise Butler pour parler du magnifique Toutes les créatures dans ma ville natale de Saint-Étienne 💚 Un grand merci à la Librairie de Paris pour l’accueil chaleureux !
June 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Très belle rencontre hier avec Sarah Louise Butler pour parler du magnifique Toutes les créatures dans ma ville natale de Saint-Étienne 💚 Un grand merci à la Librairie de Paris pour l’accueil chaleureux !
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Top-notch illustrator @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social is coming back to Islay! ✨ Come join us for an Adventuremice party on Saturday 7 June at 2.30pm 🐭 Just email or phone us to book your free tickets 🎟️
May 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Top-notch illustrator @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social is coming back to Islay! ✨ Come join us for an Adventuremice party on Saturday 7 June at 2.30pm 🐭 Just email or phone us to book your free tickets 🎟️
Full lineup reveal 🎉 📚 📚
🌊📚 ISLAY BOOK FESTIVAL 2025 FULL LINEUP 📚🌊
We are delighted to bring you the full lineup for #IBF2025 🥳
Keep your eyes peeled for info about booking tickets, events taking place, and much more. 👀
islaybookfestival.co.uk
We are delighted to bring you the full lineup for #IBF2025 🥳
Keep your eyes peeled for info about booking tickets, events taking place, and much more. 👀
islaybookfestival.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Full lineup reveal 🎉 📚 📚
Reposted by Charlène Busalli
We are thrilled to announce another author for our 2025 lineup 🙌🏻
📖 Rory Cellan-Jones 📖
@rorycj.bsky.social
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
📖 Rory Cellan-Jones 📖
@rorycj.bsky.social
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
May 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We are thrilled to announce another author for our 2025 lineup 🙌🏻
📖 Rory Cellan-Jones 📖
@rorycj.bsky.social
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
📖 Rory Cellan-Jones 📖
@rorycj.bsky.social
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
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Hello from a beautifully sunny Islay this evening…
We are delighted to bring you our second author announcement,
⭐️ PETER MACKAY ⭐️
More to come soon!
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
We are delighted to bring you our second author announcement,
⭐️ PETER MACKAY ⭐️
More to come soon!
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Hello from a beautifully sunny Islay this evening…
We are delighted to bring you our second author announcement,
⭐️ PETER MACKAY ⭐️
More to come soon!
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
We are delighted to bring you our second author announcement,
⭐️ PETER MACKAY ⭐️
More to come soon!
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Reposted by Charlène Busalli
This is fab! The problem with translating jokes into other languages, via the magic of Terry Pratchett
it sometimes adds puns that aren’t even in the original!
source: www.terrypratchettforums.com/threads/name...
source: www.terrypratchettforums.com/threads/name...
April 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
This is fab! The problem with translating jokes into other languages, via the magic of Terry Pratchett
To the lighthouse, or almost #carraigfhada #islay
March 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
To the lighthouse, or almost #carraigfhada #islay
March 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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📚 BOOK FESTIVAL 2025 FIRST AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT 📚
We are thrilled to bring you the first author announcement for the IBF 2025 lineup…
⭐️LEN PENNIE⭐️
Stay tuned for further updates 👀
@lenniesaurus.bsky.social
#islaybookfestival #islaybookfestival2025
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
We are thrilled to bring you the first author announcement for the IBF 2025 lineup…
⭐️LEN PENNIE⭐️
Stay tuned for further updates 👀
@lenniesaurus.bsky.social
#islaybookfestival #islaybookfestival2025
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
March 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
📚 BOOK FESTIVAL 2025 FIRST AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT 📚
We are thrilled to bring you the first author announcement for the IBF 2025 lineup…
⭐️LEN PENNIE⭐️
Stay tuned for further updates 👀
@lenniesaurus.bsky.social
#islaybookfestival #islaybookfestival2025
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
We are thrilled to bring you the first author announcement for the IBF 2025 lineup…
⭐️LEN PENNIE⭐️
Stay tuned for further updates 👀
@lenniesaurus.bsky.social
#islaybookfestival #islaybookfestival2025
www.islaybookfestival.co.uk
Exciting first day at #LBF2025, catching up with lots of lovely people (some I hadn’t seen in person since my bookselling days in France!). Award for best title so far goes to @saraband-books.bsky.social — looking forward to reading that one! Now off to the @babooksellers.bsky.social’s party🍸
March 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Exciting first day at #LBF2025, catching up with lots of lovely people (some I hadn’t seen in person since my bookselling days in France!). Award for best title so far goes to @saraband-books.bsky.social — looking forward to reading that one! Now off to the @babooksellers.bsky.social’s party🍸
London Book Fair bound!
March 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
London Book Fair bound!
