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Book blogger at
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The Snow Song by Sally Gardner
Women imprisoned by superstition, chained by guilt. Book blurb Perched on a mountain in a land of ancient forests is a village, rife with secrets. Cut off from the outside world it is run by the elβ¦
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#ReadIndies and #JapaneseLiteratureChallenge: An Explosive Book findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/r...
#ReadIndies and #JapaneseLiteratureChallenge: An Explosive Book
Murakami Ryu: From the Fatherland, with Love. Transl. Ralph McCarthy, Charles De Wolf, Ginny Tapley Takemori. Pushkin Press, 2013. I βmayβ have mentioned before that I used to love the β¦
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February 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
#ReadIndies and #JapaneseLiteratureChallenge: An Explosive Book findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/r...
ebook currently 99p see link in post -
lovebooksreadbooks.com/2026/02/11/t...
lovebooksreadbooks.com/2026/02/11/t...
The Snow Song by Sally Gardner
Women imprisoned by superstition, chained by guilt. Book blurb Perched on a mountain in a land of ancient forests is a village, rife with secrets. Cut off from the outside world it is run by the elβ¦
lovebooksreadbooks.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 PM
ebook currently 99p see link in post -
lovebooksreadbooks.com/2026/02/11/t...
lovebooksreadbooks.com/2026/02/11/t...
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An eclectic longlist for the 2026 Women's Prize for non-fiction! @womensprize.bsky.social Take a look at the titles here... www.samreadbooks.co.uk/shop/women-s...
Sam Read Bookseller Online Shop
www.samreadbooks.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 PM
An eclectic longlist for the 2026 Women's Prize for non-fiction! @womensprize.bsky.social Take a look at the titles here... www.samreadbooks.co.uk/shop/women-s...
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If you're feeling down (a bit of an understatement considering the binfire that is the world,) and you haven't yet read Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, it's currently 99p for Kindle. amzn.to/4tbiXS8
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February 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM
If you're feeling down (a bit of an understatement considering the binfire that is the world,) and you haven't yet read Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, it's currently 99p for Kindle. amzn.to/4tbiXS8
Thanks, Margot, for sharing. Janet πΒ©οΈπ
a dog is sitting on a couch with the words thank you thank you thank you
Alt: a dog is sitting on a couch with the words thank you thank you thank you
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February 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Thanks, Margot, for sharing. Janet πΒ©οΈπ
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It's #buyastrangerabook day tomorrow.
A lovely & positive thing when people buy books for total strangers.
It's been a thing I've been doing every Wednesday since May 2018.
Hope you can join in.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
A lovely & positive thing when people buy books for total strangers.
It's been a thing I've been doing every Wednesday since May 2018.
Hope you can join in.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.
The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people
www.biggreenbookshop.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
It's #buyastrangerabook day tomorrow.
A lovely & positive thing when people buy books for total strangers.
It's been a thing I've been doing every Wednesday since May 2018.
Hope you can join in.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
A lovely & positive thing when people buy books for total strangers.
It's been a thing I've been doing every Wednesday since May 2018.
Hope you can join in.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
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My book is out today and I got to write an essay reflecting on disability in romance for LitHub! Check out the article belowπ₯Ή
An excellent article from romance author Sabina Nordqvist, whose debut IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD is out today! #writing #reading #booksky
lithub.com/the-power-of...
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The Power of Giving Your Disabled Characters a Happily-Ever-After
The day I limped into a seven-month chronic pain rehab program, the first thing they told me was: we donβt talk about pain here. We were not allowed to exhibit βpain behaviorsβ either, which were pβ¦
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February 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
My book is out today and I got to write an essay reflecting on disability in romance for LitHub! Check out the article belowπ₯Ή
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I am so here for a poem entitled 'Pipistrelle', a favourite tiny summer evening acrobat and so beautifully named
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"Fifty years old and I didn't know
I could hear the tender cry of a bat"
Pipistrelle
Mark Doty
I could hear the tender cry of a bat"
Pipistrelle
Mark Doty
February 10, 2026 at 10:40 PM
I am so here for a poem entitled 'Pipistrelle', a favourite tiny summer evening acrobat and so beautifully named
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Yous all really liked that Mark Doty, didn't you. Well OK then, one more but then you need to go buy one of his from your local indie bookshop
February 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Yous all really liked that Mark Doty, didn't you. Well OK then, one more but then you need to go buy one of his from your local indie bookshop
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Coming soon!
A Lost Classic Reborn: Susan Ertzβs Woman Alive Returns to the Spotlight
Once sidelined in literary history, our new edition of this curious sci-fi dystopian novel is now poised to reclaim its place as a landmark work
Pre-order here! manderleypress.com/shop/p/womanalive
#booksky
A Lost Classic Reborn: Susan Ertzβs Woman Alive Returns to the Spotlight
Once sidelined in literary history, our new edition of this curious sci-fi dystopian novel is now poised to reclaim its place as a landmark work
Pre-order here! manderleypress.com/shop/p/womanalive
#booksky
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Coming soon!
A Lost Classic Reborn: Susan Ertzβs Woman Alive Returns to the Spotlight
Once sidelined in literary history, our new edition of this curious sci-fi dystopian novel is now poised to reclaim its place as a landmark work
Pre-order here! manderleypress.com/shop/p/womanalive
#booksky
A Lost Classic Reborn: Susan Ertzβs Woman Alive Returns to the Spotlight
Once sidelined in literary history, our new edition of this curious sci-fi dystopian novel is now poised to reclaim its place as a landmark work
Pre-order here! manderleypress.com/shop/p/womanalive
#booksky
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Why Does Contemporary Fascism Fetishize the Classics? lithub.com/why-does-con...
Why Does Contemporary Fascism Fetishize the Classics?
Having acquired a hundred acres adjacent to the royal residences in Castelporziano in 1906, the House of Savoy commissioned an archeological dig on their new land. From the sandy soil displaced durβ¦
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February 11, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Why Does Contemporary Fascism Fetishize the Classics? lithub.com/why-does-con...
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I love books that upend conventional storytelling and still tell a compelling story, illuminate essential life and societal truths, unmask the beautiful imperfection of humans. Those questions I asked earlier? The answer is family. #BookSky
@fbereaud.bsky.social @stanchion.bsky.social
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February 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I love books that upend conventional storytelling and still tell a compelling story, illuminate essential life and societal truths, unmask the beautiful imperfection of humans. Those questions I asked earlier? The answer is family. #BookSky
@fbereaud.bsky.social @stanchion.bsky.social
@fbereaud.bsky.social @stanchion.bsky.social
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'The Winter Warriors depicts a harsh and uncompromising period of history that is beautifully portrayed by Olivier Norek, and I thought it was simply marvellous.'
What a fabulous review of Olivier Norek's stunningly written #Historical #Thriller #Translated by Nick Caistor!
Out now. A must read!
What a fabulous review of Olivier Norek's stunningly written #Historical #Thriller #Translated by Nick Caistor!
Out now. A must read!
One of my favourite books last year, and loved writing this review...
ravencrimereads.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/o...
ravencrimereads.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/o...
Oliver Norek- The Winter Warriors- tr. Nick Caistor β @oliviernorek @orendabooks #BlogTour
November, 1939. A conscription officer arrives in the peaceful farming village of RautjΓ€rvi. The Soviet Union has invaded, and for the first time in its history as an independent country, Finland iβ¦
ravencrimereads.wordpress.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
'The Winter Warriors depicts a harsh and uncompromising period of history that is beautifully portrayed by Olivier Norek, and I thought it was simply marvellous.'
What a fabulous review of Olivier Norek's stunningly written #Historical #Thriller #Translated by Nick Caistor!
Out now. A must read!
What a fabulous review of Olivier Norek's stunningly written #Historical #Thriller #Translated by Nick Caistor!
Out now. A must read!
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Currently reading
February 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Currently reading
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In the Shadow of the Holocaust is a first-of-its kind collection of short stories that provides an underappreciated perspective on the Holocaust, as it was experienced and remembered in the former Soviet Union. Ed. & translated by Sasha Senderovich π» and Harriet Murav
https://ow.ly/FcKk50Yc24v
https://ow.ly/FcKk50Yc24v
February 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
In the Shadow of the Holocaust is a first-of-its kind collection of short stories that provides an underappreciated perspective on the Holocaust, as it was experienced and remembered in the former Soviet Union. Ed. & translated by Sasha Senderovich π» and Harriet Murav
https://ow.ly/FcKk50Yc24v
https://ow.ly/FcKk50Yc24v
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California School Law, Fourth Ed. by Dean T. Adams and Margaret A. Dalton provides an accessible, comprehensive source for the latest law and policy in the rapidly changing and critical field of education law.
https://www.sup.org/books/law/california-school-law-0
https://www.sup.org/books/law/california-school-law-0
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
California School Law, Fourth Ed. by Dean T. Adams and Margaret A. Dalton provides an accessible, comprehensive source for the latest law and policy in the rapidly changing and critical field of education law.
https://www.sup.org/books/law/california-school-law-0
https://www.sup.org/books/law/california-school-law-0
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The Police, Activists, and Knowledge by Magda Boutros is out now
"Boutros' exemplary fieldwork lays bare the cracks in the armor of systemic, racialized, and discriminatory policing in France."
βTrica Keaton, Dartmouth College
https://ow.ly/3yRa50Yc3N2
"Boutros' exemplary fieldwork lays bare the cracks in the armor of systemic, racialized, and discriminatory policing in France."
βTrica Keaton, Dartmouth College
https://ow.ly/3yRa50Yc3N2
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The Police, Activists, and Knowledge by Magda Boutros is out now
"Boutros' exemplary fieldwork lays bare the cracks in the armor of systemic, racialized, and discriminatory policing in France."
βTrica Keaton, Dartmouth College
https://ow.ly/3yRa50Yc3N2
"Boutros' exemplary fieldwork lays bare the cracks in the armor of systemic, racialized, and discriminatory policing in France."
βTrica Keaton, Dartmouth College
https://ow.ly/3yRa50Yc3N2
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#RetroArtPrompt #Prompt
For 10.2.2026: Take a Stand
Time has a way of bringing clarity. What do you stand for?βοΈβ€οΈπ¦
Inspiration for any creative form:
#Art #Music #Writing
For 10.2.2026: Take a Stand
Time has a way of bringing clarity. What do you stand for?βοΈβ€οΈπ¦
Inspiration for any creative form:
#Art #Music #Writing
February 10, 2026 at 10:02 AM
#RetroArtPrompt #Prompt
For 10.2.2026: Take a Stand
Time has a way of bringing clarity. What do you stand for?βοΈβ€οΈπ¦
Inspiration for any creative form:
#Art #Music #Writing
For 10.2.2026: Take a Stand
Time has a way of bringing clarity. What do you stand for?βοΈβ€οΈπ¦
Inspiration for any creative form:
#Art #Music #Writing
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I could wait no longer. Starting with volume 4, which is the hinge between the two cycles, Guermantes and Albertine, as described in the introduction by Antoine Compagnon. Also learnt that both characters, Baron Charlus and Huysman's Esseintes, were based on the same person, a poet from the same
February 11, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I could wait no longer. Starting with volume 4, which is the hinge between the two cycles, Guermantes and Albertine, as described in the introduction by Antoine Compagnon. Also learnt that both characters, Baron Charlus and Huysman's Esseintes, were based on the same person, a poet from the same
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#BookThreads #booksky ππ #bookstodon The Classics Club Spin #CCSpin #43 pick for TCL! Stop by my #bookblog now to find out which book on my list will be my next #CCspin #ClassicsClub read, and why I'm looking forward to reading it. #ccwhatimreading for both this spin and Black History Month!
The Classics Club Spin #CCSpin #43 pick forΒ TCL!
Hello, Classics Club Spinners... I'm here to tell you that Our lucky winning number for the 43rd Classics Club Spin is...
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February 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
#BookThreads #booksky ππ #bookstodon The Classics Club Spin #CCSpin #43 pick for TCL! Stop by my #bookblog now to find out which book on my list will be my next #CCspin #ClassicsClub read, and why I'm looking forward to reading it. #ccwhatimreading for both this spin and Black History Month!
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Please please watch tomorrow night on PBS. Most people have no idea what librarians are dealing with. Some heavy hitters in our field are in this movie. @librarianjones.com @sassylibrarian.bsky.social @becalzada.bsky.social
Watch THE LIBRARIANS, Feb 9, on PBS Independent Lens. Check local listings. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
Bernard Malamud Quote: βThere are no wrong books. Whatβs wrong is the fear of them.β
βThere are no wrong books. Whatβs wrong is the fear of them.β β Quote by Bernard Malamud
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February 8, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Please please watch tomorrow night on PBS. Most people have no idea what librarians are dealing with. Some heavy hitters in our field are in this movie. @librarianjones.com @sassylibrarian.bsky.social @becalzada.bsky.social