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We choose a book just for you, in the genre of your choice 💙📚
Founded in 2013, available as a monthly subscription or 1, 3, 6 or 12-month bundle, for yourself, or as a gift:
prudenceandthecrow.com
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My essay 'Should Galadriel have taken the Ring?' has been nominated for the #BSFA Award for Best Short Non Fiction and @speculativeinsight.bsky.social have very kindly made it free to read for the voting period. So please read to find out about the significance of #Galadriel being the Fairy Queen.
Should Galadriel have taken the Ring? — Speculative Insight
The Fourth Age under the dominion of men isn’t going too well, is it? Did the free peoples of Middle-earth really combine to overthrow Sauron so that the world would be delivered on a plate to the lik...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
My essay 'Should Galadriel have taken the Ring?' has been nominated for the #BSFA Award for Best Short Non Fiction and @speculativeinsight.bsky.social have very kindly made it free to read for the voting period. So please read to find out about the significance of #Galadriel being the Fairy Queen.
If, like us, you have long-loved the book covers and illustration in the films of Wes Anderson, might I so highly recommend the exhibition at London's Design Museum: Crow and I had a wonderful time seeing these and many more up close! (Not to mention all the glorious costumes...) 💙📚
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 AM
If, like us, you have long-loved the book covers and illustration in the films of Wes Anderson, might I so highly recommend the exhibition at London's Design Museum: Crow and I had a wonderful time seeing these and many more up close! (Not to mention all the glorious costumes...) 💙📚
what a glorious morning read this is
“I’m not saying that a Victorian novel is superior to the 21st century novel, but I would say they provide different vitamins.“
This was a nice and chewy read from folks who work in reprints, by @culturedmag.com.web.brid.gy
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
This was a nice and chewy read from folks who work in reprints, by @culturedmag.com.web.brid.gy
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
6 Small Press Editors Explain Why the Hottest New Thing in Lit Is Out-of-Print Books
As mainstream publishing spirals into sameness, a new wave of reissue presses is resurrecting the strange, the feral, and the intoxicating.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:21 AM
what a glorious morning read this is
might grab Tillie Walden's Spinning down off the shelf again this afternoon, what a joy x
stop what you're doing and let Amber Glenn take you to church #USPrevagenChamps #figureskating
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 AM
might grab Tillie Walden's Spinning down off the shelf again this afternoon, what a joy x
in need of some fresh overnight listening for 2026, I've just treated myself to a collection of Dickens' non-fiction, which clocks EIGHTY-SIX HOURS. A Christmas Carol aside, I've not really got on with his fiction but suspect I'll enjoy his verbosity more irl.
January 10, 2026 at 8:17 AM
in need of some fresh overnight listening for 2026, I've just treated myself to a collection of Dickens' non-fiction, which clocks EIGHTY-SIX HOURS. A Christmas Carol aside, I've not really got on with his fiction but suspect I'll enjoy his verbosity more irl.
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Book Cover of the Day:
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Book Cover of the Day:
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My main goal for 2026 is to make a reading space where, when I have a few minutes, I can just drop into it, pick up a book and read a few pages. I've not had this in years, and I think it's the main reason I end up scrolling. I hope for much more page-turning instead, but need to make it easy.
January 3, 2026 at 6:05 AM
My main goal for 2026 is to make a reading space where, when I have a few minutes, I can just drop into it, pick up a book and read a few pages. I've not had this in years, and I think it's the main reason I end up scrolling. I hope for much more page-turning instead, but need to make it easy.
My main goal for 2026 is to make a reading space where, when I have a few minutes, I can just drop into it, pick up a book and read a few pages. I've not had this in years, and I think it's the main reason I end up scrolling. I hope for much more page-turning instead, but need to make it easy.
January 3, 2026 at 6:05 AM
My main goal for 2026 is to make a reading space where, when I have a few minutes, I can just drop into it, pick up a book and read a few pages. I've not had this in years, and I think it's the main reason I end up scrolling. I hope for much more page-turning instead, but need to make it easy.
Lying in bed in the sunshine reading, with a full pint of tea, a proper 'twixtmas Saturday afternoon <3
December 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Lying in bed in the sunshine reading, with a full pint of tea, a proper 'twixtmas Saturday afternoon <3
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'I drank coffee and read old books and waited for the year to end.'
Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America.
Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America.
December 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
'I drank coffee and read old books and waited for the year to end.'
Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America.
Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America.
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Every book I've read this year has been one I first heard of on Bluesky and borrowed through Libby. Some were recommended by their own authors; others were raved about by readers. I love this aspect of social media.
December 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Every book I've read this year has been one I first heard of on Bluesky and borrowed through Libby. Some were recommended by their own authors; others were raved about by readers. I love this aspect of social media.
It's the final day of #patcadvent 2025: Judith Kerr's marvellous Mog. Mog's Christmas, to be precise, from 1976.
We hope you enjoyed this year's advent. That's it from us for 2025. It's time for us to take our long winter's nap. Wishing you the warmest of Yuletide wishes and onwards to 2026!
We hope you enjoyed this year's advent. That's it from us for 2025. It's time for us to take our long winter's nap. Wishing you the warmest of Yuletide wishes and onwards to 2026!
December 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It's the final day of #patcadvent 2025: Judith Kerr's marvellous Mog. Mog's Christmas, to be precise, from 1976.
We hope you enjoyed this year's advent. That's it from us for 2025. It's time for us to take our long winter's nap. Wishing you the warmest of Yuletide wishes and onwards to 2026!
We hope you enjoyed this year's advent. That's it from us for 2025. It's time for us to take our long winter's nap. Wishing you the warmest of Yuletide wishes and onwards to 2026!
Merry Jólabókaflóðið to all who celebrate! My present from Crow is one I've been so excited to read, and it's vast! #christmaseveeve #newbooks
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Merry Jólabókaflóðið to all who celebrate! My present from Crow is one I've been so excited to read, and it's vast! #christmaseveeve #newbooks
Day twenty-three of the Prudence and the Crow advent is The Tomten written by Viktor Rydberg in 1881 and turned into prose by Astrid Lindgren in 1961, illustrated by Kitty Crowther.
December 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Day twenty-three of the Prudence and the Crow advent is The Tomten written by Viktor Rydberg in 1881 and turned into prose by Astrid Lindgren in 1961, illustrated by Kitty Crowther.
It's Day 22 of #patcadvent. A merry Winter Solstice to you! Today we celebrate the shortest day of the year with Karin Celestine's The Lightbringers. Prudence gave me this beautiful book a few years ago which follows little creatures in their quest to return the light. #needlefelting
December 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It's Day 22 of #patcadvent. A merry Winter Solstice to you! Today we celebrate the shortest day of the year with Karin Celestine's The Lightbringers. Prudence gave me this beautiful book a few years ago which follows little creatures in their quest to return the light. #needlefelting
Today's #patcadvent is Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs, the only creation of his that did not leave me with lasting trauma 😆 This is quite a gentle story about how Father Christmas delivers everybody's gifts before going home and wishing everybody "Happy Blooming Christmas!"
December 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today's #patcadvent is Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs, the only creation of his that did not leave me with lasting trauma 😆 This is quite a gentle story about how Father Christmas delivers everybody's gifts before going home and wishing everybody "Happy Blooming Christmas!"
Day 20 of #patcadvent is The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Husband and wife, Allan and Janet, produced several children's classics over the years including The Jolly Postman (for he is Jolly all year round) and Each Peach Pear Plum which I love but Prudence is frightened of. ~C
December 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Day 20 of #patcadvent is The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Husband and wife, Allan and Janet, produced several children's classics over the years including The Jolly Postman (for he is Jolly all year round) and Each Peach Pear Plum which I love but Prudence is frightened of. ~C
Day 19 of #patcadvent is Maya Angelou's Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher from 2010.
"Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward and speak the word aloud. Peace.” - Maya Angelou
"Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward and speak the word aloud. Peace.” - Maya Angelou
December 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Day 19 of #patcadvent is Maya Angelou's Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher from 2010.
"Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward and speak the word aloud. Peace.” - Maya Angelou
"Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward and speak the word aloud. Peace.” - Maya Angelou
Yesterday's #patcadvent - C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and here, the Witch from the BBC TV version so beloved by us both (and fully available on YouTube).
December 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Yesterday's #patcadvent - C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and here, the Witch from the BBC TV version so beloved by us both (and fully available on YouTube).
Today's #patcadvent sees Babar the Elephant and a dog called Duck having a bit of an altercation with some snowball wielding gnomes (not to be confused with elves) just outside the Bohemian town of Prjmnestwe which, as everybody knows, is the home of Father Christmas, right?
December 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Today's #patcadvent sees Babar the Elephant and a dog called Duck having a bit of an altercation with some snowball wielding gnomes (not to be confused with elves) just outside the Bohemian town of Prjmnestwe which, as everybody knows, is the home of Father Christmas, right?
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On the third day of Hanukkah, I am kicking off a new project on my blog: a series of short critical essays as I read - for the who-knows-how-many-th time - The Lord of the Rings. Today's essay is an introduction, and new posts will go up every two weeks. wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Great Tolkien Reread: Introduction
"The Doors of Durin" by J.R.R. Tolkien This tale grew in the telling, until it became a history of the Great War of the Ring and included ma...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
On the third day of Hanukkah, I am kicking off a new project on my blog: a series of short critical essays as I read - for the who-knows-how-many-th time - The Lord of the Rings. Today's essay is an introduction, and new posts will go up every two weeks. wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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Highly recommend, if you've any slightly social Team space at work (even a noticeboard!), taking two seconds to ask people what books/film/TV/etc they've enjoyed this year: had a lovely time scrolling through colleagues' recs this afternoon and added so much to the #tbr!
December 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Highly recommend, if you've any slightly social Team space at work (even a noticeboard!), taking two seconds to ask people what books/film/TV/etc they've enjoyed this year: had a lovely time scrolling through colleagues' recs this afternoon and added so much to the #tbr!
Highly recommend, if you've any slightly social Team space at work (even a noticeboard!), taking two seconds to ask people what books/film/TV/etc they've enjoyed this year: had a lovely time scrolling through colleagues' recs this afternoon and added so much to the #tbr!
December 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Highly recommend, if you've any slightly social Team space at work (even a noticeboard!), taking two seconds to ask people what books/film/TV/etc they've enjoyed this year: had a lovely time scrolling through colleagues' recs this afternoon and added so much to the #tbr!
Day 16 of #patcadvent is from Beatrix Potter. There's only one Christmas Beatrix Potter story (The Tailor of Gloucester) but she painted and drew many, many Christmas pictures, most of which appeared on Christmas cards for her friends and family. Here's some bunnies playing a festive game!
December 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Day 16 of #patcadvent is from Beatrix Potter. There's only one Christmas Beatrix Potter story (The Tailor of Gloucester) but she painted and drew many, many Christmas pictures, most of which appeared on Christmas cards for her friends and family. Here's some bunnies playing a festive game!
Today's #patcadvent is On Christmas Eve, a wordless book illustrated by Peter Collington. The Christmas tree angels are gathering candles so they can make a landing strip for Santa so he doesn't miss the little girl.
This book was very special to me as a child; I'm not sure how well known it is? ~C
This book was very special to me as a child; I'm not sure how well known it is? ~C
December 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Today's #patcadvent is On Christmas Eve, a wordless book illustrated by Peter Collington. The Christmas tree angels are gathering candles so they can make a landing strip for Santa so he doesn't miss the little girl.
This book was very special to me as a child; I'm not sure how well known it is? ~C
This book was very special to me as a child; I'm not sure how well known it is? ~C