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Katherine Hudson
@katherinehudson.bsky.social
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Writer, reader, cat wrangler l Working on poverty and inequality in Scotland l Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awardee 2024 l LL Mslexia Novel Competition 2023
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Just back from a fabulous week at Moniack Mhor. Lucky to be in the company of such talented writers and to be looked after so well by the team there. The glorious weather was the icing on the cake. Huge thanks to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social for making it possible
Views of hills and blue sky from window at Moniack Mhor Round white grass roofed 'hobbit house' with hills in the background and blue cloudy sky Wide stony track with tall trees either side, hills in the background and blue sky Sunset over the hills viewed through an open window
March 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Well I wasn't expecting a robot waiter in the cafe where i went to do some writing.
Photo of white robot with four black shelves, and a face like a cat.
January 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Spotted on walk this evening.
Photo of empty Galaxy easter egg box lying on pavement.
January 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Looking forward to reading the excellent pile of books I got for Christmas.
Photo of pile of books on table - For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain by Victoria MacKenzie, Orbital by Samantha Harvey, Julia by Sandra Newman, Home by Cailean Steed, The Coast Road by Alan Murrin - with christmas tree in background.
December 30, 2024 at 10:06 PM
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The Wives of Halcyon- Eirinie Lapidaki
Homegoing- Yaa Gyasi
The Fellowship of Puzzle Makers @samuelburr.bsky.social
Collage of front covers of: The Fellowship of Puzzle Makers, Homegoing, The Wives of Halcyon
December 30, 2024 at 9:57 PM
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I haven't managed a neat top 10 or top 5 reads for 2024, but my favourite 7 (in no particular order) were:

House of Doors - Tan Twan Eng
In Bloom - @evakinder.bsky.social
River East, River West - Aube Rey Lescure
The Wedding People - Alison Espach
Collage of front covers of: The Wedding People, River East, River West, The House of Doors, and In Bloom.
December 30, 2024 at 9:57 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

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Front cover of Love Poems by Brian Patten
December 12, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

19/20
Front cover of Middlemarch by George Eliot
December 11, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

18/20
Front cover of Winifred Watson's Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day
December 10, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

17/20
Front cover of The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
December 9, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

16/20
Front cover of Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
December 8, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

15/20
Front cover of Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
December 7, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

14/20
Front cover of Self- Help by Lorrie Moore
December 6, 2024 at 11:32 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

13/20
Front cover of Killing Floor by Lee Child
December 5, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

12/20
Front cover of Wolf Hall by Hilary Manel
December 4, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

11/20
Cover of Tom Lake, by Ann Patchett
December 3, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

10/20
Cover of children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
December 2, 2024 at 9:31 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

9/20
Front cover of The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride
December 1, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

8/20
Front cover of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence
November 30, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

7/20
Front cover of Fault Lines by Emily Itami
November 29, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

6/20
Front cover of the novel Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
November 28, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

5/20
Picture of front cover of Sightlines by Kathleen Jamie
November 27, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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#Books
#BookChallenge

4/20
Picture of the cover of Donna Tartt's novel, The Secret History
November 26, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙 📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

3/20
Picture of front cover of Jane Austen's novel, Emma
November 25, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky 💙 📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Picture of front cover of Siri Hustvedt's novel, What I Loved
November 24, 2024 at 10:51 AM