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Charlie Creed
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Writer from Bristol. The Cat's Tales: Feline Fairy Tales and Folklore, published 23 October 2025 by @eandtbooks.bsky.social‬

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The Cat's Tales: Feline Fairy Tales and Folklore published 23 October 2025 by @eandtbooks.bsky.social

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#cats #fairytales #folklore
Thank you to @dauntbooks.bsky.social for including The Cat's Tales on their list of Christmas Gift Ideas

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#books #bookshop #cats @eandtbooks.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A wonderful illustration of the Unfortunate Cat by Tim Oakenfull – from 'The Cat's Tales: Feline Fairy Tales and Folklore'

#Caturday #cat #cats #illustrations
November 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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spot the cat
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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The Cat's Tales wrapped me in a warm embrace of folklore and whimsy. Each story felt like a purring hug, reminding me of magic in the everyday. Let's cherish these tales that spark our imaginations! #booksky #books
Wolfie doing his best to recreate the cover of The Cat's Tales

#Caturday #cat #cats #catsofbluesky #fairytales #folklore #books #booksky
November 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Wolfie doing his best to recreate the cover of The Cat's Tales

#Caturday #cat #cats #catsofbluesky #fairytales #folklore #books #booksky
November 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Love the endpapers in The Cat's Tales so much

#cat #cats #fairytales #folklore #books #booksky #bookshops
October 31, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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2 charmingly medieval black cats for #Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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“When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.”

Happy #Halloween all 🎃

🎨 'Jack Jill and Jol' by Margaryta Yermolayeva
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Thank you to Clifton Waterstones for letting me pop in to sign some copies of The Cat's Tales.

#cat #cats #fairytales #folklore #books #booksky #bookshops
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Early 20th century Halloween postcards loved a verse. This one references the history behind the tradition of fancy dress at this time. This comes from guising, where people would try and avoid the ghosts and spirits of All Hallows through disguise. That fed into what we now do on October 31.
October 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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17th century (I think) woodcut of a witch. I don't know whether it was supposed to be scary at the time it was printed but it's adorable now.
#witch #witchcraft #folklore #Halloween #cats
October 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Delicious cat cake from Boujon Bakery, Bristol

#cat #cats #cake
October 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Thank you to Bristol's wonderful @maxminervas.bsky.social for this lovely display of The Cat's Tales. Now signed!

#cat #cats #fairytales #folklore #books #booksky #bookshops
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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a-sēon, str.v: to look at or upon, set eyes on (something). (ah-SAY-on / a-ˈseːɔn)
Image: Peterborough Bestiary; England (Peterborough), c. 1300-1310; @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social MS 53, f. 197v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
October 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Happy #NationalBlackCatDay!
Black cats are amazing and, as Welsh folklore tells us, bring good luck to the home:
"A black cat, I’ve heard it said,
Can charm all ill away,
And keep the house wherein she dwells
From fever’s deadly sway."
October 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Black cats have long been Halloween icons, but in early folklore, they weren’t unlucky at all. Sailors kept them for good fortune, and Scottish families believed a well-fed cat brought prosperity to the home. #folkloresunday

Art: Rachel Parker
October 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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"The cat was on the stairs to-night. I think it sits there always. There is no kitchen cat."

'The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral', M. R. James #BookChatWeekly #Caturday

🎨 Arend Hendriks - 'The Trap' (c. 1930s)
October 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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October 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Baby Wolfie having a snooze

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #Caturday
October 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Back in Stanfords, Bristol – where I used to work many, many years ago – to sign copies of The Cat's Tales!

#cat #cats #fairytales #folklore #books #booksky #bookshops
October 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
October 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I popped into Bristol's Small City Bookshop to sign some copies of The Cat's Tales

#cat #cats #fairytales #folklore #books #booksky #bookshop
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October 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A lovely surprise my wife and daughters made for me to celebrate the publication of The Cat's Tales!

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#cat #cats #fairytales #folklore #books #booksky
October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM