Zoë
@readabilitea.bsky.social
Bookseller with perpetually wonky glasses 📚 also into knitting and visible mending (she/her)
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Zoë
@readabilitea.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Hi new followers! Here are some good-to-know things about me:
- I'm a bookseller, passionate about indie bookshops + very against Amazon
- I read just about anything
- for more review-like posts, there's my instagram: www.instagram.com/readabilitea
- I'm also into crafty/DIY things
- I'm a bookseller, passionate about indie bookshops + very against Amazon
- I read just about anything
- for more review-like posts, there's my instagram: www.instagram.com/readabilitea
- I'm also into crafty/DIY things
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77% of people who don’t call themselves readers read every week.
Britain doesn’t have a shortage of readers. We have a shortage of people who feel like readers.
It’s time to #RedefineReading.
👉 Explore the new State of the Nation report here: bit.ly/46ItklZ
Britain doesn’t have a shortage of readers. We have a shortage of people who feel like readers.
It’s time to #RedefineReading.
👉 Explore the new State of the Nation report here: bit.ly/46ItklZ
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
77% of people who don’t call themselves readers read every week.
Britain doesn’t have a shortage of readers. We have a shortage of people who feel like readers.
It’s time to #RedefineReading.
👉 Explore the new State of the Nation report here: bit.ly/46ItklZ
Britain doesn’t have a shortage of readers. We have a shortage of people who feel like readers.
It’s time to #RedefineReading.
👉 Explore the new State of the Nation report here: bit.ly/46ItklZ
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If you want kids to read:
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests
Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you want kids to read:
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#WIPWednesday and it's Musselburgh hat time 🧶
Approaching the halfway point I reckon, and still loving this Ginger Twist hand dyed Masham Mayham yarn 🥰
Approaching the halfway point I reckon, and still loving this Ginger Twist hand dyed Masham Mayham yarn 🥰
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#WIPWednesday and it's Musselburgh hat time 🧶
Approaching the halfway point I reckon, and still loving this Ginger Twist hand dyed Masham Mayham yarn 🥰
Approaching the halfway point I reckon, and still loving this Ginger Twist hand dyed Masham Mayham yarn 🥰
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Arguably, one company should not be responsible for 33% of online services
Amazon cloud business hit by outage on.ft.com/4hkjs6Z
Amazon cloud business hit by outage
AWS reports ‘operational issue’ affecting ‘multiple services’
on.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Arguably, one company should not be responsible for 33% of online services
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PSA: don’t do that weird thumb licky page turn thing in a bookstore
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
PSA: don’t do that weird thumb licky page turn thing in a bookstore
I am seeing so many announcements of crime books by celebrities and can't help but feel that, just as with children's fiction, publishers are showing a huge disregard for the genre
October 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I am seeing so many announcements of crime books by celebrities and can't help but feel that, just as with children's fiction, publishers are showing a huge disregard for the genre
Because we all know tests are what make kids really enjoy subjects 🙄
The government has announced a mandatory reading test for all children aged 13 in a bid to “drive up reading standards” 👇 #BookSky
Government to bring in mandatory reading test for 13 year olds
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October 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Because we all know tests are what make kids really enjoy subjects 🙄
I've only got eyes for one #Socktober project at the moment 🧶
The kilt sock chronicles continue; calf shaping almost done!
#WIPWednesday
The kilt sock chronicles continue; calf shaping almost done!
#WIPWednesday
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I've only got eyes for one #Socktober project at the moment 🧶
The kilt sock chronicles continue; calf shaping almost done!
#WIPWednesday
The kilt sock chronicles continue; calf shaping almost done!
#WIPWednesday
Frogging was definitely the right choice, I managed to close up those ladders! 🧶
October 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Frogging was definitely the right choice, I managed to close up those ladders! 🧶
After approximately 3000 attempts at casting on, my very first #MusselburghHat is underway! 🧶
October 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
After approximately 3000 attempts at casting on, my very first #MusselburghHat is underway! 🧶
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I'm seeing a lot of this in the romantasy space! there are books with minimal story apart from the romance, so you end up with an iterative structure where the leads go to a series of locations or make a series of small advances on their MacGuffin quest, as set dressing for their escalating intimacy
A new thing we’re noticing is books where way less happens than you’d expect for their length because of worldbuilding info dumps or long scenes of explaining plans. You get through a 100,000 word novel and realize the whole story was spent picking up magic groceries.
October 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I'm seeing a lot of this in the romantasy space! there are books with minimal story apart from the romance, so you end up with an iterative structure where the leads go to a series of locations or make a series of small advances on their MacGuffin quest, as set dressing for their escalating intimacy
Storm Amy is giving me the perfect excuse (not that I needed one) to cosy up and make some serious kilt sock progress 🧶
October 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Storm Amy is giving me the perfect excuse (not that I needed one) to cosy up and make some serious kilt sock progress 🧶
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September 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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A quote for #ShowMeYourKnits Care Week:
"We are hungry for things that have touched human hands."
Sometimes I knit for myself. Sometimes for someone I love. Sometimes I donate my knits to someone I’ll never meet. Handmade things carry the kind of love and care we all need as humans. 🧶❤️🧵
"We are hungry for things that have touched human hands."
Sometimes I knit for myself. Sometimes for someone I love. Sometimes I donate my knits to someone I’ll never meet. Handmade things carry the kind of love and care we all need as humans. 🧶❤️🧵
September 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A quote for #ShowMeYourKnits Care Week:
"We are hungry for things that have touched human hands."
Sometimes I knit for myself. Sometimes for someone I love. Sometimes I donate my knits to someone I’ll never meet. Handmade things carry the kind of love and care we all need as humans. 🧶❤️🧵
"We are hungry for things that have touched human hands."
Sometimes I knit for myself. Sometimes for someone I love. Sometimes I donate my knits to someone I’ll never meet. Handmade things carry the kind of love and care we all need as humans. 🧶❤️🧵
I successfully located the 5th DPN so it's official: the 2nd kilt sock is underway 🧶🧦
#WIP #Knitsky #WIPWednesday
#WIP #Knitsky #WIPWednesday
September 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I successfully located the 5th DPN so it's official: the 2nd kilt sock is underway 🧶🧦
#WIP #Knitsky #WIPWednesday
#WIP #Knitsky #WIPWednesday
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Happy Bi visibility day 💖
Sending love to anyone new to being open about their Bi identity, to those who have been out for ages, and to those unable to be openly Bi. You are all part of our beautiful community 💕
Sending love to anyone new to being open about their Bi identity, to those who have been out for ages, and to those unable to be openly Bi. You are all part of our beautiful community 💕
September 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Happy Bi visibility day 💖
Sending love to anyone new to being open about their Bi identity, to those who have been out for ages, and to those unable to be openly Bi. You are all part of our beautiful community 💕
Sending love to anyone new to being open about their Bi identity, to those who have been out for ages, and to those unable to be openly Bi. You are all part of our beautiful community 💕
With every drop of chlorophyll which leaves a leaf, I become stronger
September 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
With every drop of chlorophyll which leaves a leaf, I become stronger
It's the final stages of the Peace By Piece blanket 🎉🎉
2 out of 4 mitred borders done, then it's just a case of blocking and *maybe* adding a backing.
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky 🧶
2 out of 4 mitred borders done, then it's just a case of blocking and *maybe* adding a backing.
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky 🧶
September 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It's the final stages of the Peace By Piece blanket 🎉🎉
2 out of 4 mitred borders done, then it's just a case of blocking and *maybe* adding a backing.
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky 🧶
2 out of 4 mitred borders done, then it's just a case of blocking and *maybe* adding a backing.
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky 🧶
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Learning to sew - including how to repair or remake clothing you currently own - is a deeply radical act in the current capitalist hell-scape. Pass it on.
September 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Learning to sew - including how to repair or remake clothing you currently own - is a deeply radical act in the current capitalist hell-scape. Pass it on.
Hey #knitsky I could use some help!
My friend bought me a skein of Gusto Wool Echoes in the 1512 colourway (gustowool.com/products/ech...)
I'm not keen on the colours, especially when knit as a basic sock. What can I make with this that will break up the colours a bit more?
My friend bought me a skein of Gusto Wool Echoes in the 1512 colourway (gustowool.com/products/ech...)
I'm not keen on the colours, especially when knit as a basic sock. What can I make with this that will break up the colours a bit more?
Echoes Fingering | 1512
80% Extrafine Superwash Merino 20% Nylon Fingering Weight 440 yards | 400 meters 100 grams Needle: US 1-3 | 2.25-3.25 mm Hook: B-1 to D-3 | 2.25-3.25 mm Gauge: 28-32 stitches per 4" or 10 cm Hand dyed...
gustowool.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Hey #knitsky I could use some help!
My friend bought me a skein of Gusto Wool Echoes in the 1512 colourway (gustowool.com/products/ech...)
I'm not keen on the colours, especially when knit as a basic sock. What can I make with this that will break up the colours a bit more?
My friend bought me a skein of Gusto Wool Echoes in the 1512 colourway (gustowool.com/products/ech...)
I'm not keen on the colours, especially when knit as a basic sock. What can I make with this that will break up the colours a bit more?
Behold! A kilt sock!
I wanted to cast on the second sock immediately but a sock needle has fallen victim to the project and I can't find it...so I guess I'll just have to take a different knitting project on holiday 😌🧶
I wanted to cast on the second sock immediately but a sock needle has fallen victim to the project and I can't find it...so I guess I'll just have to take a different knitting project on holiday 😌🧶
August 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Behold! A kilt sock!
I wanted to cast on the second sock immediately but a sock needle has fallen victim to the project and I can't find it...so I guess I'll just have to take a different knitting project on holiday 😌🧶
I wanted to cast on the second sock immediately but a sock needle has fallen victim to the project and I can't find it...so I guess I'll just have to take a different knitting project on holiday 😌🧶
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Love this quote from a recent interview with Wayne Rooney.
August 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Love this quote from a recent interview with Wayne Rooney.
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I wrote about the decision myself and other authors took to withdraw from the longlist of the Polari Book Prizes for LGBTQ+ writers www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize | Jason Okundaye
The Polari first book prize claims to promote trans rights and trans voices. But when I saw the longlist, I had to act, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I wrote about the decision myself and other authors took to withdraw from the longlist of the Polari Book Prizes for LGBTQ+ writers www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
Gender critical novelist urges writers to reenter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella
The gender critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought “very close to the edge” by the backlash to his inclusion on the longlist for a literary prize for LGBTQ+ authors.
Ten authors and two judges withdrew from the Polari prize and more than 800 writers and publishing industry workers signed a petition calling on Polari to remove Boyne’s novella Earth from its longlist. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/