Ian Collings
@bookamatic.bsky.social
running | reading | ‘rithmetic
Autistic & ADHD (Inattentive)
Supports Ipswich Town F. C.
Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg 🏴
Autistic & ADHD (Inattentive)
Supports Ipswich Town F. C.
Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg 🏴
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Ian Collings
@bookamatic.bsky.social
· Nov 29
a man with a beard and a hat looks at the camera
Alt: Gandalf the Grey is nodding along to unheard music, suggesting that he’s down with the kids in the Shire
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🎵We’ve got super Ian McKellern,
He knows exactly what we need,
Viggo at the back,
Elijah in attack,
And now we’re going burn the f**king Ring 🎵
#Fellowship #ITFC
He knows exactly what we need,
Viggo at the back,
Elijah in attack,
And now we’re going burn the f**king Ring 🎵
#Fellowship #ITFC
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers and Alt-text.
#booksky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #books #bookish
#booksky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #books #bookish
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers and Alt-text.
#booksky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #books #bookish
#booksky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #books #bookish
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Badgers run like old, neglected footstools who have suddenly discovered their own sentience.
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Badgers run like old, neglected footstools who have suddenly discovered their own sentience.
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🕯 Today we pause to remember the trans people whose lives were taken by violence this year. Those lost to hatred, and those lost to the unbearable weight of living in a world that too often refuses to see their worth.
We hold every name and every story in our hearts.
#TDOR
We hold every name and every story in our hearts.
#TDOR
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🕯 Today we pause to remember the trans people whose lives were taken by violence this year. Those lost to hatred, and those lost to the unbearable weight of living in a world that too often refuses to see their worth.
We hold every name and every story in our hearts.
#TDOR
We hold every name and every story in our hearts.
#TDOR
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November 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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It's #BuyAStrangerABook day in the UK. Loads of lovely offers to claim like the one quoted, or you could make an offer of your own if you like 💙📚 don't be shy #booksky
Here's another #buyastrangerabook offer.
@humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy one lucky person the book of their choice, up to £15!
So, if there's a particular book you're after (doesn't have to be on my website, I can get almost anything), get in touch.
UK only
@humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy one lucky person the book of their choice, up to £15!
So, if there's a particular book you're after (doesn't have to be on my website, I can get almost anything), get in touch.
UK only
Hi @biggreenbooks.bsky.social £15 please to #buyastrangerabook please 💜
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It's #BuyAStrangerABook day in the UK. Loads of lovely offers to claim like the one quoted, or you could make an offer of your own if you like 💙📚 don't be shy #booksky
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ANOTHER #buyastrangerabook day offer!
@frdragonspouse.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of Word Monkey, by the wonderful and much missed Christopher Fowler.
If you'd like a copy of this, get in touch.
UK only.
@frdragonspouse.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of Word Monkey, by the wonderful and much missed Christopher Fowler.
If you'd like a copy of this, get in touch.
UK only.
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
ANOTHER #buyastrangerabook day offer!
@frdragonspouse.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of Word Monkey, by the wonderful and much missed Christopher Fowler.
If you'd like a copy of this, get in touch.
UK only.
@frdragonspouse.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of Word Monkey, by the wonderful and much missed Christopher Fowler.
If you'd like a copy of this, get in touch.
UK only.
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the bricks are alive at this day to testify it;
therefore deny it not.
therefore deny it not.
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
the bricks are alive at this day to testify it;
therefore deny it not.
therefore deny it not.
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers and Alt-text #booksky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #bookish #books
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers and Alt-text #booksky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #bookish #books
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It's #buyastrangerabook day.
And here's an offer from @bookamatic.bsky.social , who'll buy someone ANY book by Tom Cox.
I have them listed on my website HERE (most are signed!),
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php?se...
If you'd like one, let us know.
UK only
And here's an offer from @bookamatic.bsky.social , who'll buy someone ANY book by Tom Cox.
I have them listed on my website HERE (most are signed!),
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php?se...
If you'd like one, let us know.
UK only
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
And here's an offer from @bookamatic.bsky.social , who'll buy someone ANY book by Tom Cox.
I have them listed on my website HERE (most are signed!),
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php?se...
If you'd like one, let us know.
UK only
And here's an offer from @bookamatic.bsky.social , who'll buy someone ANY book by Tom Cox.
I have them listed on my website HERE (most are signed!),
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php?se...
If you'd like one, let us know.
UK only
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The Festive Big Green Book Swap is happening again.
A book!
Choc!
Tea!
& if you want a new book buddy!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
If you want to join, but need to save up for pressies etc, then @sarahalba.bsky.social is offering to buy one for someone.
DM me if you prefer.
UK only
A book!
Choc!
Tea!
& if you want a new book buddy!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
If you want to join, but need to save up for pressies etc, then @sarahalba.bsky.social is offering to buy one for someone.
DM me if you prefer.
UK only
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Festive Big Green Book Swap is happening again.
A book!
Choc!
Tea!
& if you want a new book buddy!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
If you want to join, but need to save up for pressies etc, then @sarahalba.bsky.social is offering to buy one for someone.
DM me if you prefer.
UK only
A book!
Choc!
Tea!
& if you want a new book buddy!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
If you want to join, but need to save up for pressies etc, then @sarahalba.bsky.social is offering to buy one for someone.
DM me if you prefer.
UK only
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Every time I do one of these book and art giveaways I get a bunch of unfollows from the anti-book-and-art-giveaway crowd and I always just think, That's cool. I get it. Free books and art are two more of the major blights of the modern world, alongside climate change denial and sex trafficking.
I'm giving away two signed copies of my (recently republished) book 21st-Century Yokel, with two postcards of this fab otters linocut by my mum, Jo.
Just repost this & pop a comment below to enter.
You might like it if you like:
Walking
Wildlife
Folklore
Bees
Ghosts
The Sea
Social history
Badgers
Just repost this & pop a comment below to enter.
You might like it if you like:
Walking
Wildlife
Folklore
Bees
Ghosts
The Sea
Social history
Badgers
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Every time I do one of these book and art giveaways I get a bunch of unfollows from the anti-book-and-art-giveaway crowd and I always just think, That's cool. I get it. Free books and art are two more of the major blights of the modern world, alongside climate change denial and sex trafficking.
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Here it is! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/foxg...
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Here it is! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/foxg...
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I’ll #BuyAStrangerABook
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Personalised recommendations are my thing, so don’t forget to mention what kinds of things you like to read and I’ll suggest accordingly 📚
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social
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Personalised recommendations are my thing, so don’t forget to mention what kinds of things you like to read and I’ll suggest accordingly 📚
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I’ll #BuyAStrangerABook
🤗
Personalised recommendations are my thing, so don’t forget to mention what kinds of things you like to read and I’ll suggest accordingly 📚
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social
🤗
Personalised recommendations are my thing, so don’t forget to mention what kinds of things you like to read and I’ll suggest accordingly 📚
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social
Simon - I’d like to buy someone *any* book by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Tom Cox please.
Whichever they choose.
#BuyAStrangerABook #booksky
Whichever they choose.
#BuyAStrangerABook #booksky
IT'S WEDNESDAY!
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
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
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Simon - I’d like to buy someone *any* book by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Tom Cox please.
Whichever they choose.
#BuyAStrangerABook #booksky
Whichever they choose.
#BuyAStrangerABook #booksky
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IT'S WEDNESDAY!
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
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
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
IT'S WEDNESDAY!
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
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I'm giving away two signed copies of my (recently republished) book 21st-Century Yokel, with two postcards of this fab otters linocut by my mum, Jo.
Just repost this & pop a comment below to enter.
You might like it if you like:
Walking
Wildlife
Folklore
Bees
Ghosts
The Sea
Social history
Badgers
Just repost this & pop a comment below to enter.
You might like it if you like:
Walking
Wildlife
Folklore
Bees
Ghosts
The Sea
Social history
Badgers
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I'm giving away two signed copies of my (recently republished) book 21st-Century Yokel, with two postcards of this fab otters linocut by my mum, Jo.
Just repost this & pop a comment below to enter.
You might like it if you like:
Walking
Wildlife
Folklore
Bees
Ghosts
The Sea
Social history
Badgers
Just repost this & pop a comment below to enter.
You might like it if you like:
Walking
Wildlife
Folklore
Bees
Ghosts
The Sea
Social history
Badgers
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Going to use #InternationalMensDay to say that if you’re feeling low & it’s deepening, please talk to your loved ones, doctor or a mental health specialist for help.
I should have but I was one of those foolish men who thought he should silently push on through anxiety & depression.
Big mistake.
I should have but I was one of those foolish men who thought he should silently push on through anxiety & depression.
Big mistake.
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Going to use #InternationalMensDay to say that if you’re feeling low & it’s deepening, please talk to your loved ones, doctor or a mental health specialist for help.
I should have but I was one of those foolish men who thought he should silently push on through anxiety & depression.
Big mistake.
I should have but I was one of those foolish men who thought he should silently push on through anxiety & depression.
Big mistake.
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Alt: a close up of a cartoon character with a very angry face and a tie reacting to the NYT Wordle generator with egregious vengeance
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November 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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If you enjoyed this, you might also enjoy this novel I wrote, set over the entire course of 1983 in a Nottinghamshire mining village very like the one where I grew up: www.tom-cox.com/a-great-scho...
A Great School
“I saw a frog!” a girl or boy might say. So that day we would learn about frogs, and draw, or even make, frogs.
www.tom-cox.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If you enjoyed this, you might also enjoy this novel I wrote, set over the entire course of 1983 in a Nottinghamshire mining village very like the one where I grew up: www.tom-cox.com/a-great-scho...
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If only Ferenc Puskás was alive today to win the McTominay Award
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If only Ferenc Puskás was alive today to win the McTominay Award
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It would be pretty cool if we all collectively pledged to support indie bookshops whenever/however we could 💕
Depending on budget & accessibility, that could look like visiting them in person, leaving a review, amplifying their social posts, giving gift cards, divesting from mega retailers, etc.
Depending on budget & accessibility, that could look like visiting them in person, leaving a review, amplifying their social posts, giving gift cards, divesting from mega retailers, etc.
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It would be pretty cool if we all collectively pledged to support indie bookshops whenever/however we could 💕
Depending on budget & accessibility, that could look like visiting them in person, leaving a review, amplifying their social posts, giving gift cards, divesting from mega retailers, etc.
Depending on budget & accessibility, that could look like visiting them in person, leaving a review, amplifying their social posts, giving gift cards, divesting from mega retailers, etc.
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Happy Polar Pride Day! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Today is a special day in the international polar science and operations community when we celebrate the contributions of our LGBTQ+ colleagues.
Polar science is the ultimate teamwork environment - and making sure everyone feels included and welcome is crucial.
Today is a special day in the international polar science and operations community when we celebrate the contributions of our LGBTQ+ colleagues.
Polar science is the ultimate teamwork environment - and making sure everyone feels included and welcome is crucial.
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy Polar Pride Day! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Today is a special day in the international polar science and operations community when we celebrate the contributions of our LGBTQ+ colleagues.
Polar science is the ultimate teamwork environment - and making sure everyone feels included and welcome is crucial.
Today is a special day in the international polar science and operations community when we celebrate the contributions of our LGBTQ+ colleagues.
Polar science is the ultimate teamwork environment - and making sure everyone feels included and welcome is crucial.
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3/3 I have made three of my cartoons into new, limited edition prints. You can get them now at www.tomgauld.com/shop
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
3/3 I have made three of my cartoons into new, limited edition prints. You can get them now at www.tomgauld.com/shop
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2/3 I have made three of my cartoons into new, limited edition prints. You can get them now at www.tomgauld.com/shop
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
2/3 I have made three of my cartoons into new, limited edition prints. You can get them now at www.tomgauld.com/shop