@austennerd.bsky.social
Reader extraordinaire 😁. French, European, Anglophile. Loves reading books, talking about books and buying books. Can also be found baking and walking my dogs when not working for the NHS.
The French novel is this one. I am a big fan of Foenkinos so loving it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The French novel is this one. I am a big fan of Foenkinos so loving it.
I have not been posting my reading of late but will endeavour to do better. Anyway, here is my September reading: I was in France for a while and it shows in my reading. Some gems there so tricky to pick a favourite but reading 2 graphic novels reminded me how much I love them. #booksky 💙📚
October 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I have not been posting my reading of late but will endeavour to do better. Anyway, here is my September reading: I was in France for a while and it shows in my reading. Some gems there so tricky to pick a favourite but reading 2 graphic novels reminded me how much I love them. #booksky 💙📚
A little late but her is my August reading. A tough month workwise so the escapism was welcome. Elif Shafak and Benjamin Wood delivered the most in a series of pretty good novels overall. #booksky 💙📚
September 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A little late but her is my August reading. A tough month workwise so the escapism was welcome. Elif Shafak and Benjamin Wood delivered the most in a series of pretty good novels overall. #booksky 💙📚
Book 79 of 2025: The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride. There is no doubt that McBride is one of the most talented writer around but she is also not for the fainthearted. This is a hugely traumatic novel which I found difficult at times but the beauty of the writing will carry you. #booksky 💙📚
July 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Book 79 of 2025: The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride. There is no doubt that McBride is one of the most talented writer around but she is also not for the fainthearted. This is a hugely traumatic novel which I found difficult at times but the beauty of the writing will carry you. #booksky 💙📚
Book 73 of 2025 and wow ... just wow. Hard to believe this is a first novel. An absolute tour-de-force: clever, beautifully written, heart-breaking with two unlikable characters you will end up rooting for. A sensuous novel, full of rage and desire which fully deserved the Women's Prize. #boosky 📚💙
June 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Book 73 of 2025 and wow ... just wow. Hard to believe this is a first novel. An absolute tour-de-force: clever, beautifully written, heart-breaking with two unlikable characters you will end up rooting for. A sensuous novel, full of rage and desire which fully deserved the Women's Prize. #boosky 📚💙
Sadly had to DNF the Tsitsi Dangarembga one: not sure what was not working for me but it just wasn’t. On the other hand started The Safekeep last night and I can’t put it down. Funny how some books have a hold of you and some just don’t #booksky 📚💙
June 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Sadly had to DNF the Tsitsi Dangarembga one: not sure what was not working for me but it just wasn’t. On the other hand started The Safekeep last night and I can’t put it down. Funny how some books have a hold of you and some just don’t #booksky 📚💙
Lovely to finally meet you in person and to discover @liznojanbooks.bsky.social Only one book bought for me but I think it will be a good one 📚📚💙
June 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Lovely to finally meet you in person and to discover @liznojanbooks.bsky.social Only one book bought for me but I think it will be a good one 📚📚💙
Book 68 of 2025: On the Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle. I cannot explain how much I love this second novel in a planned series of 7. A clever, philosophical and somewhat dreamy novel which is difficult to explain but that you should absolutely read immediately 📚💙
June 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Book 68 of 2025: On the Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle. I cannot explain how much I love this second novel in a planned series of 7. A clever, philosophical and somewhat dreamy novel which is difficult to explain but that you should absolutely read immediately 📚💙
Day 10 and that was quite a challenge. I don’t often cry with happiness at a book but actually I did he first time I read Possession. Still my second favourite book of all times but I no longer cry at the end 😁📚💙
May 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Day 10 and that was quite a challenge. I don’t often cry with happiness at a book but actually I did he first time I read Possession. Still my second favourite book of all times but I no longer cry at the end 😁📚💙
Day 9: depends who I am giving it to but the one I have given the most recently has been Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 📚📚📚💙
May 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Day 9: depends who I am giving it to but the one I have given the most recently has been Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 📚📚📚💙
Day 8 and that is super easy. Everyone in the world should read the Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin … 11 novels spanning 5 decades of LGBTQ life in San Francisco. A series I have read more times than I can count. 📚💙
May 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Day 8 and that is super easy. Everyone in the world should read the Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin … 11 novels spanning 5 decades of LGBTQ life in San Francisco. A series I have read more times than I can count. 📚💙
Day 7: anything by Marian Keyes as long as it is also read by her. Would keep anyone entertained and engaged for a long journey. 📚💙
May 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Day 7: anything by Marian Keyes as long as it is also read by her. Would keep anyone entertained and engaged for a long journey. 📚💙
Day 6: The one hundred years of Leni and Margot. A beautiful and hopeful story which nonetheless left me heartbroken. 📚💙
May 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Day 6: The one hundred years of Leni and Margot. A beautiful and hopeful story which nonetheless left me heartbroken. 📚💙
Day 5 and that is really tough. I am going to go with Jane Eyre but it is like asking me to choose between my children 😁. 📚💙
May 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Day 5 and that is really tough. I am going to go with Jane Eyre but it is like asking me to choose between my children 😁. 📚💙
April was a good month: 12 books read including a non-fiction and a collection of poetry. Some stunners in there: Brotherless Night, A Town Called Solace and Pity being the standouts. No real dud but did not love The Women as much as everyone else seemed to. 📚💙
May 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
April was a good month: 12 books read including a non-fiction and a collection of poetry. Some stunners in there: Brotherless Night, A Town Called Solace and Pity being the standouts. No real dud but did not love The Women as much as everyone else seemed to. 📚💙
Day 4: The whole Little House in the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I must have read these about 100 times each as a child. Lovely stuff 📚💙
May 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Day 4: The whole Little House in the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I must have read these about 100 times each as a child. Lovely stuff 📚💙
Ooos I missed a day so 2 in 1.
Day 2: Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout. She is definitely one of my current favourites and I love this book.
Day 3: Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi. I know there is a lot of love for this one but I could not get on with it
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Day 2: Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout. She is definitely one of my current favourites and I love this book.
Day 3: Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi. I know there is a lot of love for this one but I could not get on with it
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May 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Ooos I missed a day so 2 in 1.
Day 2: Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout. She is definitely one of my current favourites and I love this book.
Day 3: Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi. I know there is a lot of love for this one but I could not get on with it
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Day 2: Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout. She is definitely one of my current favourites and I love this book.
Day 3: Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi. I know there is a lot of love for this one but I could not get on with it
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One for all of you lovely lovely book nerds out there.
Day 1: The Year of the flood by Margaret Atwood, second in the Madaddam trilogy and the best of three although admittedly I love them all 📚💙
Day 1: The Year of the flood by Margaret Atwood, second in the Madaddam trilogy and the best of three although admittedly I love them all 📚💙
April 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
One for all of you lovely lovely book nerds out there.
Day 1: The Year of the flood by Margaret Atwood, second in the Madaddam trilogy and the best of three although admittedly I love them all 📚💙
Day 1: The Year of the flood by Margaret Atwood, second in the Madaddam trilogy and the best of three although admittedly I love them all 📚💙
How have I got to the grand age of 53 without having read any Mary Lawson? This goes right to the top of my 2025 list and I am off to buy everything she has ever written. Stunning novel which stole my heart. 💙📚
April 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
How have I got to the grand age of 53 without having read any Mary Lawson? This goes right to the top of my 2025 list and I am off to buy everything she has ever written. Stunning novel which stole my heart. 💙📚
Book 40 of 2025: It took me a little while to get into this one as all the characters are just despicable and irritating, but it did come good and I really loved it by the end. An excellent if uncomfortable study into the effects of narcissism on these around you. 💙📚
March 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Book 40 of 2025: It took me a little while to get into this one as all the characters are just despicable and irritating, but it did come good and I really loved it by the end. An excellent if uncomfortable study into the effects of narcissism on these around you. 💙📚
Book 38 of 2025: In the 1950s, Erdrich's grandfather fought against the Indian Termination policies of the US government. In this fictionalised version of the story, she brings to life the reality of life on the reservations: the poverty, the hardship but also the sense of community. 💙📚
March 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Book 38 of 2025: In the 1950s, Erdrich's grandfather fought against the Indian Termination policies of the US government. In this fictionalised version of the story, she brings to life the reality of life on the reservations: the poverty, the hardship but also the sense of community. 💙📚
Book 32 of 2024: I am obsessed with Tales of the City and this 10th instalment did not disappoint. Reuniting Mona and Mouse, this is a tamer book than previous ones. Was it the best book I have read this year? No. Did I read it in one sitting and love it all the same? Absolutely. 💙📚
March 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Book 32 of 2024: I am obsessed with Tales of the City and this 10th instalment did not disappoint. Reuniting Mona and Mouse, this is a tamer book than previous ones. Was it the best book I have read this year? No. Did I read it in one sitting and love it all the same? Absolutely. 💙📚
Book 29 of 2025: I do love a weekend away where I can read a book in 2 sittings. Longlisted for the #womensprizeforfiction Nesting is the story of one woman's fight to survive and thrive with her children in a flawed system. A stark description of housing in Dublin but ultimately a book of hope. 💙📚
March 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Book 29 of 2025: I do love a weekend away where I can read a book in 2 sittings. Longlisted for the #womensprizeforfiction Nesting is the story of one woman's fight to survive and thrive with her children in a flawed system. A stark description of housing in Dublin but ultimately a book of hope. 💙📚
Book 28 of 2025: a collection of short stories by Andorran writer Teresa Colom. I adored this weird, quirky and incredibly touching collection of stories of unusual children and the effect they have on those around them. Sadly does not appear to be available in English yet. Maybe I should do it 😉💙📚
March 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Book 28 of 2025: a collection of short stories by Andorran writer Teresa Colom. I adored this weird, quirky and incredibly touching collection of stories of unusual children and the effect they have on those around them. Sadly does not appear to be available in English yet. Maybe I should do it 😉💙📚