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Rachel Deering
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Onemorething on ABCtales, Bath Poet. First collection Crown of Eggshell pub. 2020. @BookWormSat w/ Signe Maene. On Instagram and Threads. 🖤 literature, art, myth, folklore, the gothic. Left wing. 🇪🇺 She/her 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Ally https://linktr.ee/rachel_deering No AI!
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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · Dec 23
Please review my collection on Amazon or Goodreads if you have been lovely enough to buy it. It really helps. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... In the Shadow of Gods amzn.eu/d/gRaCt0j
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M. F. Lewis' Fungi Collected in Shropshire and Other Neighbourhoods.
A hand-drawn illustration of various fungi.
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Dormice, Edward Adrian Wilson, 1910.
A vintage illustration of several dormice in a tree. Six dormice, specifically the common or hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), are shown climbing on the branches of a tree or bush. The mice are gathered around a woven nest, with one dormouse partially inside it. The branches are covered with green and brown leaves and clusters of dark berries. The image is a detailed, 19th-century watercolor illustration by Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson.
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Book Cover of the Day:
CINDERELLA ARTHUR RACKHAM The cover of the book Cinderella illustrated by Arthur Rackham. The cover is designed with a decorative border featuring a checkerboard pattern and stylized animals. The central illustration depicts a scene from the fairy tale: A figure in a pointed hat, presumably the Fairy Godmother, is shown in silhouette on the left, holding a wand. She is gesturing towards a large, orange pumpkin in the center. Above the pumpkin, several mice are shown in silhouette, suspended in mid-air as if being transformed. A rat in a cage is also visible at the top of the illustration. Another figure, likely Cinderella, is on the right, also in silhouette, with her hands raised in surprise. The title "CINDERELLA" and the illustrator's name "ARTHUR RACKHAM" are printed on the cover in a decorative font. The illustration style relies heavily on silhouettes, which was a unique feature of Rackham's work for this book.
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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C F A Voysey
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey. The rug features a repeating pattern of stylized floral and vegetal motifs, characteristic of the Arts and Crafts movement's focus on nature-inspired designs. The central field has a dense, symmetrical pattern of leaves and flowers in shades of yellow, green, and brown, with small accents of orange. The colors are muted and natural, including tones of yellow, olive green, and dark brown, which was a common feature of the movement's aesthetic. A wide, dark border with a scrolling leaf pattern in yellow and green frames the central design.
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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🖼️ Hares, Martin Truefitt-Baker.
Hares and Meadow Cranesbill" by artist Martin Truefitt-Baker. It depicts two hares, one leaping over the other, amidst tall grass and purple meadow cranesbill flowers.
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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🖼️ Elsa Beskow
An illustration from the children's book Woody, Hazel and Little Pip by Swedish author-illustrator Elsa Beskow. The scene depicts several small, child-like figures with acorn or hazelnut caps. In the foreground, three of them are on a small raft made of a leaf, with a larger leaf serving as a sail. One figure is lying down, while two others are using a stick to paddle. In the background on the shore, three other figures are standing near a large tree, and they are throwing a large, spiky chestnut burr into the air. Another chestnut burr is on the ground. The setting is a body of water with reeds, and a fish is visible in the water.
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Anna Blackburn, C18th.
An illustration of a nuthatch bird with a hazelnut. The bird is perched on a branch of a hazelnut plant, holding a nut in its beak
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Morning.
🖼️ Carson Ellis
A watercolor painting depicting a landscape with a dark, cloudy sky. A green hill takes up the lower half of the image, with two power line towers standing on its crest. Wires run between the towers. A single, dark bird is flying against the gray sky on the right side of the painting.
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Tuesday plans:
‘Toad did not answer. He had fallen asleep.’
🖼️ Arnold Lobel
Illustration of Toad tucked up and asleep in bed.
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Australian wood pigeon
Australian wood pigeon complete with it’s punk hairdo
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Goodnight.
🖼️ Albert Lebourg, c.1870.
A charcoal drawing titled Still Life with Candle by the French artist Albert Lebourg, c.1867-1870. The drawing depicts a dimly lit, intimate scene centered around a single burning candle. The flame casts a soft, gentle light. The light illuminates several objects on a surface, including a jug or pot, the candlestick, and a box-like form partially covered by a draped cloth.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Evening.
🖼️ Astrid Sheckels
A watercolor painting by artist Astrid Sheckels. It depicts a group of woodland animals, including rabbits, mice, a badger, and squirrels, performing as a string orchestra in a forest setting. The animals are dressed in formal attire, such as tuxedos and a dress, and are playing various string instruments, including violins, a cello, and a double bass. The scene is illuminated by two large candelabras attached to trees and a string of lights in the branches above.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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#PickoftheDay is Turlough's 'Turlough Ó Carolan's Farewell to Turlough Ó Maoláin'.
Like being in the pub with JP Donleavy,Roddy Doyle or Dave Allen. Or maybe all three. Turlough's easy, cosy, self-deprecating humour never fails to make me smile. Do share
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November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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It’s a two pigeon day. This beauty, called Petunia, shared by @what_emma_did on Instagram.
Photo of Petunia the wood pigeon in leafy foliage in garden
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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A reminder that the writer who shares beautiful book covers with us daily has beautiful covers to her books!
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Pals sending me photos of attractive pigeons warms the cockles of my heart. This one is Scottish. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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A reminder that you could buy my collection on Amazon or review it there or on Goodreads if you have been lovely enough to buy it already. It really helps. In the Shadow of Gods amzn.eu/d/gRaCt0j
Screenshot of my book cover In the Shadow of Gods Rachel Deering
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Please review my collection on Amazon or Goodreads if you have been lovely enough to buy it. It really helps. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... In the Shadow of Gods amzn.eu/d/gRaCt0j
December 23, 2024 at 11:53 PM
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So excited to have a poem in the new issue of
@poetrybrum.bsky.social! Fragility and Tenacity: Nature in the Balance is curated by the wonderful Paul Roberts and I was honoured to be a part of it.

You can read 'The Olive Tree of Vouves' here: poetrybirmingham.com/bex-hainswor...
Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal – Issue 11.5 – Bex Hainsworth – The Olive Trees of Vouves — Poetry Birmingham
Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal – Issue 11.5 – Bex Hainsworth – The Olive Trees of Vouves
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November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Everyone gets a thank you, it's only right ...
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#booksfromthebottomofthepile
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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And your stay in Saltburn can be booked here -

renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
Saltburn – Renard Press
May the residents of the real Saltburn-by-the-Sea and neighbouring towns forgive my mermaids, my nuclear power stations, my foetus museums and so on and so on. They were written with love. Welcome to ...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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And links to buy!

Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel.

You can book your room direct from Bearded Badger -

www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
SHOP FOR BOOKS | Bbpc
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November 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Although my first book was published in 2002, now is the first time I have had two books in print at the same time, Seven Nights and the Flamingo Hotel and Saltburn.

And I’m very proud of both, @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social @renardpress.com

Slap on back!

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Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel and Saltburn side by side and flanked by two Keith Haring joyful dancing figures.
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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🖼️ Autumn Afternoon, Thomas Little.
A painting of an autumn forest scene; features tall, slender trees, including a prominent white-barked birch tree in the foreground. The trees are covered in yellow and golden leaves. Sunlight filters through the canopy, illuminating the scene. A small red fox is shown walking through a clearing on the forest floor, which is covered in what appears to be white flowers and fallen leaves.
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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C F A Voysey
A bed cover designed by C. F. A. Voysey. The textile features a repeating pattern on a blue background. The main body of the design consists of horizontal bands with stylized orange, pumpkin-like shapes and floral motifs. These bands are separated by decorative rows of intertwined yellow and orange organic shapes. The bed cover is framed by a wide border on the sides and at the bottom, which is filled with an intricate pattern of similar stylized floral and swirling vine motifs.
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM