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Louisa Scott
@louisascott.bsky.social
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Writer, reader, mum, business founder.
SE Londoner who grew up in Portugal and Gibraltar. I like books, running, theatre, jigsaws, cooking & eating.
Published in Litro. Currently reworking a novel after an R&R.
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Dramatic sky over the Thames this morning.
A dramatic sky - half dark cloud and half wispy cloud in blue sky with a gauzy sun. The Shard and Blackfriars Bridge in the foreground.
August 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Possibly the greatest invention of all time 🥖 😍
A vending machine selling baguettes
July 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Woolwich wandering on a beautiful day.
A seagull atop a street lamp A rusted barge on the Thames in the foreground and the Tate & Lyle factory in the background, all against a very blue sky.
July 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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June.
Late because life has been pretty gruelling.
It was a fine reading month though. What would I do without the books…
#BookSky #reading #books
A pile of six books. Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra Eileen by Otessa Moshfegh Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden The Looking-Glass War by John le Carré
July 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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My bad photos of my friend Katherine's stunning print which is now framed and hanging in my garden office.
I haven't yet been able to entice her over to BlueSky but you can find her on Instagram or here: katherineanteney.co.uk
A beautiful print of people crowded into a small boat underneath a storm and threatened by a huge wave. The writing on the print is the Warsan Shire quote: You have to understand, no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land. A beautiful print hanging above a chair and beside a bookcase. The print is of people crowded into a small boat underneath a storm and threatened by a huge wave. The writing on the print is the Warsan Shire quote: You have to understand, no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land.
June 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Our word of the day calendar knows 🤔
A word of the day calendar showing the word scofflaw for June 13, 2025, with the definition ‘a contemptuous law violator’.
June 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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The postman delivered this glorious item this morning and the 14-year-old and I are arguing over who gets first read.
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#booksky
#sixwildcrowns
June 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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May 2025 reading roundup (a few days late).
I spent the early part of the month sitting or lying down as I was recovering from major surgery. Does it show?
It was a stellar reading month, either way.
#booksky #books #reading #myreading
A stack of books on a wooden desk: An Island by Karen Jennings The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre Fool Moon by Jim Butcher The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz Stoner by John Williams Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason The Names by Florence Knapp
June 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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My last event of the week was pure magic - @harkaway.bsky.social & @philippesands.bsky.social discussing Karla’s Choice (and beyond). One for Hay Anytime, if you weren’t there.
Now we’re heading home with our bags of books and overtired kids. See you next year @hayfestival.bsky.social
Nick Harkaway and Philippe Sands on stage at the Hay Festival.
May 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Day 7 at @hayfestival.bsky.social and, as well as lots of 8-year-old-friendly events, we went to see Natasha Brown and Jonathan Coe talking to Stephanie Merritt about their new novels. One of those Hay events that fill you up with ideas and questions - magic stuff!
#BookSky #LiteraryFestival
Natasha Brown, Jonathan Coe and Stephanie Merritt on stage at The Hay Festival.
May 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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I’ve been coming here for 20 years and only just noticed this fabulous sign. Luckily I’ve never tried to drive an ox across Hay Bridge.
#literaryfestival #booktown #booksky
An old stone wall, the sign for Addyman Books and a sign listing the tolls for various animals for travel across Hay Bridge A sign listing the tolls for various animals for travel over Hay Bridge.
May 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Halfway through the week and we already don’t want to go home.
We’ve had Natalie Haynes angering Zeus, Tom Holland taking filth, Naomi Alderman being brilliant about thinking…and endless trips to Bartram’s. Lots more to come.
#hay25 #thehayfestival
Tom Holland and Stephen Fry on stage at the Hay Festival. Natalie Haynes on stage at the Hay Festival. Children eagerly approaching Bartram’s stationer’s shopfront.
May 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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I was lucky enough to read (inhale) @joleon.bsky.social's proof copy of this exceptional novel before purchasing my own special edition last night. There's not much I can say that the rave reviews haven't. Just believe the hype. @florenceknapp.bsky.social's The Names is perfection.
#booksky #reading
Two hardback copies of Florence Knapp's The Names on a wooden table with a fold out bookmark behind, bearing the names of the three central characters - Bear, Julian, Gordon.
May 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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That's April done.
I had major surgery mid-month and thought I'd get through more books but apparently my recuperating self needed to binge watch a bunch of films, the first season of ER and the whole of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 🤷
#reading #booksky #mymonthinbooks
A pile of books stacked on a wooden desk with the spines showing. The books are: Rufi Thorpe's Margo's Got Money Troubles Natasha Brown's Assembly John leCarré's Agent Running in the Field Laila Lalami's The Other Americans Graham Greene's The Honorary Consul
May 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Sometimes little Cordelia forgets to put her tongue away after having a wash.
#caturday
A black cat with a purple collar, poking out the tip of her tongue.
April 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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First time on public transport since major surgery 11 days ago, as we needed to collect my daughter’s glasses. It’s nice to see the creatives of Shoreditch are putting their talents to good use 💪🏼
Street posters in Shoreditch, London satirising Trump and Musk.
April 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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There is every chance I'll be thinking about this play for the rest of my life. A masterpiece is correct. The woman sitting next to us had flown from Australia to see it and, after watching last night, that seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to do #theatre #theyears #londontheatre
A promotional shot for the play The Years with the five woman actors pictured, a five star review and the quote 'A masterpiece' above. Adapted and directed by Eline Arbo. Based on Les Années by Annie Ernaux.
April 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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March reading.
The more anxious I am, the more I read and the more I run.
Half of these were partially consumed via audio while getting the miles in.
It’s a rough time, globally and personally, but at least there are books.
#reading #booksky #shelfie
A shelf of books. All Fours by Miranda July Kairos by Jenny pin back Ex-wife by Ursula Parrott Everything under by Daisy Johnson A little history of the world by Ernst Gombrich Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
March 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Waste paper bin for my garden office for Mother’s Day.
10/10, my family! No notes.
#mothersday #perfectgift
A waste paper bin made from fabric printed with leather-bound hardback books.
March 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Happy #caturday from Clawdie and Angus.
They met properly for the first time today and no one hissed 🙌
March 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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For #caturday, here is tiny Cordelia telling it like it is 🐈‍⬛
March 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Keith (the neighbour’s cat) chased a fox into our garden and then sauntered about while the fox ate bread we’d thrown out for the birds.
I can’t help feeling there’s a backstory I’m missing…
In the foreground, a tabby cat is sitting on stepping stone in a garden looking at the camera. Behind him on the grass, a fox is eating bread. It’s sunny afternoon and you can see the shadows of trees on the lawn.
March 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Trying not to watch the girls climbing because I’m a wuss. Instead, consoling myself in a grim world with tea, a tuna melt and a bleak East German love affair.
Climbing walls in the background and, on a wooden table, a tuna melt, a cup of tea, a paperback - Jenny Erpenbeck’s Kairos - and a pair of reading glasses.
March 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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My February reading.
A good month, with the Sands and the Fallada feeling grimly relevant.
I finished Alone in Berlin yesterday lunchtime - a novel about courageous people standing up to bullies until the bitter end… 💔
#BookSky
#Amreading
March 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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This is Sid, my neighbour’s cat. I think he REALLY wants a tour of my new garden office (writing shed) 🐈‍⬛ ✍️
A tabby cat on his hind legs, standing in the mud, pawing at the window of a garden office, trying to get in. There’s a tree trunk and shed behind him.
February 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM