Devon Book Club
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A community of book lovers that started in the SW of the UK but now has members all over the world. A warm welcome awaits you all.
Well. That hour shot by. The two decade theme was interesting and somethign to be repeated in a month or two. By all means propose the ones you find fascinating. As always, thanks for your company and friendship and have a great book (and other) week #devonbookhour
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Well. That hour shot by. The two decade theme was interesting and somethign to be repeated in a month or two. By all means propose the ones you find fascinating. As always, thanks for your company and friendship and have a great book (and other) week #devonbookhour
Phew! That was a frantic 40 mins - hope I caught up and didn't miss anyone's comments and apologies for typos. Typing at speed not my forte #devonbookhour So interesting to look back and think about books written long ago as against those that are within (most of our) living memories
February 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Phew! That was a frantic 40 mins - hope I caught up and didn't miss anyone's comments and apologies for typos. Typing at speed not my forte #devonbookhour So interesting to look back and think about books written long ago as against those that are within (most of our) living memories
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Ah yes. I have some stories birthed from that particular summer.
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Ah yes. I have some stories birthed from that particular summer.
Just checked - yes, around 1870, though interestly set in the late 1820's. I confess I prefer to Austen (I can say that cos @austennerd.bsky.social isn't here tonight 🤣) #devonbookhour
Middlemarch is considered Victorian literature, so later I’d say #devonbookhour 📚
February 2, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Just checked - yes, around 1870, though interestly set in the late 1820's. I confess I prefer to Austen (I can say that cos @austennerd.bsky.social isn't here tonight 🤣) #devonbookhour
@helenbillin.bsky.social Hi Helen and welcome to our Devon Book Club community. We're live with this week's #devonbookhour if you're free to drop by and say hi
February 2, 2026 at 8:39 PM
@helenbillin.bsky.social Hi Helen and welcome to our Devon Book Club community. We're live with this week's #devonbookhour if you're free to drop by and say hi
Waveley was 1814 so yes! @marinasofia.bsky.social #devonbookhour
I guess most of Jane Austen's novels fit there. Perhaps Sir Walter Scott? Castle of Otranto or was that later?
February 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Waveley was 1814 so yes! @marinasofia.bsky.social #devonbookhour
And Bridget Jones bagen in the 1990, alongside hard hitting books like Pat Barker's Regeneration Trilogy and WW2 books like Captain Corelli's Mandolin (shocking hodl old these books are now -s eems like only yesterday) #devonbookhour
February 2, 2026 at 8:16 PM
And Bridget Jones bagen in the 1990, alongside hard hitting books like Pat Barker's Regeneration Trilogy and WW2 books like Captain Corelli's Mandolin (shocking hodl old these books are now -s eems like only yesterday) #devonbookhour
The 1990s includes Harry Potter, Game Of Thrones, Philip Pullman - so lots of allegory and fantasy but also Gaiman, Nick Hornby, Michael Ondatje and many more - a different kind of romance to the 1810's? Also, more books about travel than the 1810's #devonbookhour
February 2, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The 1990s includes Harry Potter, Game Of Thrones, Philip Pullman - so lots of allegory and fantasy but also Gaiman, Nick Hornby, Michael Ondatje and many more - a different kind of romance to the 1810's? Also, more books about travel than the 1810's #devonbookhour
I've enjoyed checkinig our books and writers from those two decades. A few to wet your whistle. 1810's Jane Austen (of course),Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, The Bothers Grimm, Byron, Shelley and Keats, Schopenhauer, Hegel and more #devonbookhour
February 2, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I've enjoyed checkinig our books and writers from those two decades. A few to wet your whistle. 1810's Jane Austen (of course),Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, The Bothers Grimm, Byron, Shelley and Keats, Schopenhauer, Hegel and more #devonbookhour
I have a turmeric and ginger tea, Green and Blacks ginger chocolate and a list of books and writers from 1810-20 and 1990-2000 to share. I know how to rock 😂 #devonbookhour
February 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I have a turmeric and ginger tea, Green and Blacks ginger chocolate and a list of books and writers from 1810-20 and 1990-2000 to share. I know how to rock 😂 #devonbookhour
Going live with this week's #devonbookhour. Who's with me this evening?
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February 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Going live with this week's #devonbookhour. Who's with me this evening?
10 minutes til this week's #devonbookhour. Join us for general chat but also to discuss books from 1810-20 and 1990-2000. You've just got time to do a search on those decades to see what you loved, or which slipped you by. How has writing changed in that time, I wonder?
February 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
10 minutes til this week's #devonbookhour. Join us for general chat but also to discuss books from 1810-20 and 1990-2000. You've just got time to do a search on those decades to see what you loved, or which slipped you by. How has writing changed in that time, I wonder?
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Looking forward to this evening's #devonbookhour. As well as our usual bookchat, we'll be talking about books published in two decades 1810-20 and 1990-2000. Two very different periods - what do you love from those periods? See you from 8PM
February 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Looking forward to this evening's #devonbookhour. As well as our usual bookchat, we'll be talking about books published in two decades 1810-20 and 1990-2000. Two very different periods - what do you love from those periods? See you from 8PM
Looking forward to this evening's #devonbookhour. As well as our usual bookchat, we'll be talking about books published in two decades 1810-20 and 1990-2000. Two very different periods - what do you love from those periods? See you from 8PM
February 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Looking forward to this evening's #devonbookhour. As well as our usual bookchat, we'll be talking about books published in two decades 1810-20 and 1990-2000. Two very different periods - what do you love from those periods? See you from 8PM
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Ooo, what’s not to love, Victorian London with a Dickensian twist! Will have to keep an eye out for this one. #devonbookhour
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Ooo, what’s not to love, Victorian London with a Dickensian twist! Will have to keep an eye out for this one. #devonbookhour
Check this out. A debut from North Devon writer, Julian Poulter. Initially an award winning screenplay, Julian was asked to turn it into a novel. The result...
'Oliver Twist meets Jack the Ripper'
A tale of love, lust, survival and courage
'Oliver Twist meets Jack the Ripper'
A tale of love, lust, survival and courage
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Check this out. A debut from North Devon writer, Julian Poulter. Initially an award winning screenplay, Julian was asked to turn it into a novel. The result...
'Oliver Twist meets Jack the Ripper'
A tale of love, lust, survival and courage
'Oliver Twist meets Jack the Ripper'
A tale of love, lust, survival and courage
@catherinebruton.bsky.social Hi Catherine and a warm welcome to our Devon Book Club community. What do you love to read and please do tell us about your writing?
February 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
@catherinebruton.bsky.social Hi Catherine and a warm welcome to our Devon Book Club community. What do you love to read and please do tell us about your writing?
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The Double-Edged Sword will return - Rhia Bryant will be back.
#WritingCommunity #mysteryfiction #bookcommunity
#WritingCommunity #mysteryfiction #bookcommunity
January 30, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The Double-Edged Sword will return - Rhia Bryant will be back.
#WritingCommunity #mysteryfiction #bookcommunity
#WritingCommunity #mysteryfiction #bookcommunity
@rru.bsky.social hi and a warm welcome to our Devon Book Club community. What do you love to read?
January 30, 2026 at 2:59 PM
@rru.bsky.social hi and a warm welcome to our Devon Book Club community. What do you love to read?
This is an interesting idea for a book - what do you think? Would you want to be plugged in?
Read "Hedonics, Inc" by Tommy Blanchard -- Is there more to happiness than pleasure generated by the brain?
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January 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
This is an interesting idea for a book - what do you think? Would you want to be plugged in?
Elif Shafak (one of my favourite writers) asks, in a Substack post...
Strange, strange times…
How do we find the right balance between life and literature? ...
... the question seems important. Universal. Urgent— because the centre does not hold anymore.
Thoughts?
Strange, strange times…
How do we find the right balance between life and literature? ...
... the question seems important. Universal. Urgent— because the centre does not hold anymore.
Thoughts?
January 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Elif Shafak (one of my favourite writers) asks, in a Substack post...
Strange, strange times…
How do we find the right balance between life and literature? ...
... the question seems important. Universal. Urgent— because the centre does not hold anymore.
Thoughts?
Strange, strange times…
How do we find the right balance between life and literature? ...
... the question seems important. Universal. Urgent— because the centre does not hold anymore.
Thoughts?
I shan't be hosting #devonbookhour this evening but I've had a new idea for our chats. Each month I'll choose two decades and I'd love to hear about the books you'd pick out from those years. To start us off 1810-1820 and 1990-2000. Look forward to the discussion next Monday 😀
January 26, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I shan't be hosting #devonbookhour this evening but I've had a new idea for our chats. Each month I'll choose two decades and I'd love to hear about the books you'd pick out from those years. To start us off 1810-1820 and 1990-2000. Look forward to the discussion next Monday 😀
I shan't be hosting #devonbookhour this evening but I've had a new idea for our chats. Each month I'll choose two decades and I'd love to hear about the books you'd pick out from those years. To start us off 1810-1820 and 1990-2000. Look forward to the discussion next Monday 😀
January 26, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I shan't be hosting #devonbookhour this evening but I've had a new idea for our chats. Each month I'll choose two decades and I'd love to hear about the books you'd pick out from those years. To start us off 1810-1820 and 1990-2000. Look forward to the discussion next Monday 😀
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Been meaning to read the Beekeeper of Aleppo by her. Thanks for the reminder #devonbookhour
I’ve been reading the entrancing Post-Office Girl by Stephan Zweig, so good!📚
I’ve been reading the entrancing Post-Office Girl by Stephan Zweig, so good!📚
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Been meaning to read the Beekeeper of Aleppo by her. Thanks for the reminder #devonbookhour
I’ve been reading the entrancing Post-Office Girl by Stephan Zweig, so good!📚
I’ve been reading the entrancing Post-Office Girl by Stephan Zweig, so good!📚
And, just like that, our hour is up. Thanks as always for your friendship and company and, if you've not yet responded to the Devon Libraries consultation please do so - justa few more weeks to go #devonbookhour
January 19, 2026 at 9:03 PM
And, just like that, our hour is up. Thanks as always for your friendship and company and, if you've not yet responded to the Devon Libraries consultation please do so - justa few more weeks to go #devonbookhour