Dave G
@dakegra.bsky.social
Book tempter at espresso coco. Stationery geek. UX guy. Easily distractible with a hot beverage and cake. He/him.
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Book 5 of the year: The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain. Delightful.
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Book 5 of the year: The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain. Delightful.
Book 4 of the year: The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb. Straight into the books of the year list, be very surprised if it’s not near the top come December.
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Book 4 of the year: The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb. Straight into the books of the year list, be very surprised if it’s not near the top come December.
Book 3 of the year: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney. Absolute page turner, story drew me in, writing and plot was great. Until it wasn’t. The twist didn’t land for me but I know tons of others loved it
January 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Book 3 of the year: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney. Absolute page turner, story drew me in, writing and plot was great. Until it wasn’t. The twist didn’t land for me but I know tons of others loved it
Book 2 of the year: The Mysterious Double Death of Honey Black by Lisa Hall. Absolutely loved it. Time jump shenanigans to the glitz of Hollywood in 1949 and Lily Jones has a murder to stop from happening
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Book 2 of the year: The Mysterious Double Death of Honey Black by Lisa Hall. Absolutely loved it. Time jump shenanigans to the glitz of Hollywood in 1949 and Lily Jones has a murder to stop from happening
Book 1 of 2026. The Grapples of Wrath by Alice Bell. Great fun, wrestling, ghosts and murder. What more could you possibly want?
January 2, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Book 1 of 2026. The Grapples of Wrath by Alice Bell. Great fun, wrestling, ghosts and murder. What more could you possibly want?
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I will definitely be picking that up. Starting with The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters.
January 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I will definitely be picking that up. Starting with The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters.
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Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper sooooo good
January 1, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper sooooo good
What book are you starting 2026 with? Mine is The Grapples of Wrath by Alice Bell
January 1, 2026 at 10:08 AM
What book are you starting 2026 with? Mine is The Grapples of Wrath by Alice Bell
Anyone used Masterclass/BBC Maestro? Worth it?
December 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Anyone used Masterclass/BBC Maestro? Worth it?
Spent the last 3 hours solving a murder. Great fun
December 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Spent the last 3 hours solving a murder. Great fun
Excellent Christmas books!
December 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Excellent Christmas books!
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New Review - today I look at a feast of science fiction stories recording a genre’s changes over time The Big Book of Cyberpunk Volume 2 edited by Jared Shurin www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/6/...
The Big Book of Cyberpunk Volume 2 edited by Jared Shurin — Runalong The Shelves
Publisher- Vintage Classics Published -Out Now Price - £25 hardback £9.99 ebook NB This is the companion volume to Volume 1 which I reviewed here The Big Book of Cyberpunk Volume 1 edited...
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December 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
New Review - today I look at a feast of science fiction stories recording a genre’s changes over time The Big Book of Cyberpunk Volume 2 edited by Jared Shurin www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/6/...
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"Merry Christmas" implies the existence of "Pippin Christmas"
December 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
"Merry Christmas" implies the existence of "Pippin Christmas"
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Christmas Eve this Christmas Eve that WHAT of Christmas Adam WHEN does he get his day THIS is why men don’t write novels anymore
December 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Christmas Eve this Christmas Eve that WHAT of Christmas Adam WHEN does he get his day THIS is why men don’t write novels anymore
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Weird how the same coffee tastes better in some mugs than others.
December 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Weird how the same coffee tastes better in some mugs than others.
Looks like I’ve only finished one book in December so far. Feeling very uninspired at the moment. My books of the year post is sat, half finished in drafts. Feel like a very bad book blogger!
December 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Looks like I’ve only finished one book in December so far. Feeling very uninspired at the moment. My books of the year post is sat, half finished in drafts. Feel like a very bad book blogger!
Sneaky (blurry) peek at my books of 2025. Can you guess what any of them are?
December 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Sneaky (blurry) peek at my books of 2025. Can you guess what any of them are?
Was looking at buying something online and got a 'sign up for a % discount!' popup. I did, then the discount doesn't work. Even got a 'save % on your basket' notification. You know what's in my basket, so don't offer me a code that doesn't work for it!
December 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Was looking at buying something online and got a 'sign up for a % discount!' popup. I did, then the discount doesn't work. Even got a 'save % on your basket' notification. You know what's in my basket, so don't offer me a code that doesn't work for it!
controversial opinion: Streak freezes shouldn't be a thing. If you've missed a day, you've missed a day.
December 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
controversial opinion: Streak freezes shouldn't be a thing. If you've missed a day, you've missed a day.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 165:
Don't try submitting a manuscript - to anyone - during the Christmas break. Agents, publishers, editors, bloggers - *no one* wants that right now.
Don't try submitting a manuscript - to anyone - during the Christmas break. Agents, publishers, editors, bloggers - *no one* wants that right now.
December 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 165:
Don't try submitting a manuscript - to anyone - during the Christmas break. Agents, publishers, editors, bloggers - *no one* wants that right now.
Don't try submitting a manuscript - to anyone - during the Christmas break. Agents, publishers, editors, bloggers - *no one* wants that right now.
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I work at a lovely library in South Oxfordshire. We're looking for #authors to talk to our members about their books. If you would be interested in coming to our library (in the heart of a historic market town), please let me know and I'll send you more details #AuthorsOfBluesky #writingcommunity
December 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I work at a lovely library in South Oxfordshire. We're looking for #authors to talk to our members about their books. If you would be interested in coming to our library (in the heart of a historic market town), please let me know and I'll send you more details #AuthorsOfBluesky #writingcommunity
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Ho Ho! Ho! Today Santa Womble is back and this time enters a world of magic, quests and more. Yes with suggestion of Fantasy novels to gift you or well loved ones I suppose www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/12...
Santa Womble Goes On A Quest! — Runalong The Shelves
Hellooo! For today’s stocking filler I have a selection of fantasy books you could gift to your loved ones or you know I won’t judge you having one or ten for yourselves. It is Christmas after all ...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Ho Ho! Ho! Today Santa Womble is back and this time enters a world of magic, quests and more. Yes with suggestion of Fantasy novels to gift you or well loved ones I suppose www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/12...
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my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides
December 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides