Lizzie • they/them
@mudlark-s.bsky.social
🇬🇧 bookseller, bookshop manager
here for books, dog pics, and interesting conversations.
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here for books, dog pics, and interesting conversations.
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Day off reading! Loving it so far - perfect book to transition from Halloween to Christmas with (yes my Christmas decorations went up today, no I am not taking commentary)
November wrap up! A non fiction heavy month which is on the unusual side for me. Still, really enjoyed it, and several of my November books are probs gonna make my 2025 top 10 list. #storygraph
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
November wrap up! A non fiction heavy month which is on the unusual side for me. Still, really enjoyed it, and several of my November books are probs gonna make my 2025 top 10 list. #storygraph
I'm still mad we didn't get queen demon in at work so I couldn't buy it Immediately. Rude!
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm still mad we didn't get queen demon in at work so I couldn't buy it Immediately. Rude!
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
I have some concerns about the standard of driving re zebra crossings in the vicinity of my workplace, NGL
November 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I have some concerns about the standard of driving re zebra crossings in the vicinity of my workplace, NGL
!!!!!
Meet our UK Special Edition, Limited-Run, signed hardback of THE ORB OF CAIRADO, Katherine Addison/ @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's new novella within the wider world of THE GOBLIN EMPEROR & THE CEMETERIES OF AMALO series!
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
!!!!!
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‘I found I’m far harder on books now. I expect more, and I know it can be achieved because I’ve just read 153 books and a lot of them were great’
Sarah Jessica Parker on her year of judging the Booker Prize.
https://nytimes.pulse.ly/w8fgcvzhcs
Sarah Jessica Parker on her year of judging the Booker Prize.
https://nytimes.pulse.ly/w8fgcvzhcs
Sarah Jessica Parker’s Year of Judging the Booker Prize
The actor had to read so many books (153) she bowed out of most family activities. Still, she said, collaborating to pick a winner was worth the sacrifice.
nytimes.pulse.ly
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
‘I found I’m far harder on books now. I expect more, and I know it can be achieved because I’ve just read 153 books and a lot of them were great’
Sarah Jessica Parker on her year of judging the Booker Prize.
https://nytimes.pulse.ly/w8fgcvzhcs
Sarah Jessica Parker on her year of judging the Booker Prize.
https://nytimes.pulse.ly/w8fgcvzhcs
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But if the government start taxing the likes of Starbucks & they leave, Are we seriously saying that Britain will stop drinking coffee?
£3 billion in UK sales & they don't want to pay tax?
It's time to get of the merry-go-round & use our smaller, local retailers who will pay their taxes.
£3 billion in UK sales & they don't want to pay tax?
It's time to get of the merry-go-round & use our smaller, local retailers who will pay their taxes.
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
But if the government start taxing the likes of Starbucks & they leave, Are we seriously saying that Britain will stop drinking coffee?
£3 billion in UK sales & they don't want to pay tax?
It's time to get of the merry-go-round & use our smaller, local retailers who will pay their taxes.
£3 billion in UK sales & they don't want to pay tax?
It's time to get of the merry-go-round & use our smaller, local retailers who will pay their taxes.
Annual leave proof stack! Very excited for all of these, which arrived last week whilst I was away (why do the proofs always arrive when I'm away?). Not pictured: the face by fay bound-alberti (ty @penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social) which was immediately stolen by a colleague.
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Annual leave proof stack! Very excited for all of these, which arrived last week whilst I was away (why do the proofs always arrive when I'm away?). Not pictured: the face by fay bound-alberti (ty @penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social) which was immediately stolen by a colleague.
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Publishers, externally number books in series please
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Publishers, externally number books in series please
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*supervillain with a heart of gold voice* Well well well
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
*supervillain with a heart of gold voice* Well well well
This is literally all I want from my phone's update, ngl. This has genuinely made my week.
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This is literally all I want from my phone's update, ngl. This has genuinely made my week.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Logging into a @greshamcollege.bsky.social lecture from @helenczerski.bsky.social about the ocean after work in the staff room, as you do.
October 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Logging into a @greshamcollege.bsky.social lecture from @helenczerski.bsky.social about the ocean after work in the staff room, as you do.
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This is really sad news. Knights Of are exactly the kind of publisher that the children's book world needs.
www.thebookseller.com/news/indepen...
www.thebookseller.com/news/indepen...
Independent children's publisher Knights Of set to close
Award-winning inclusive children’s publisher Knights Of is set to close, The Bookseller understands, with accountancy firm Hart Shaw instructed to place the company in liquidation, pending a vote of t...
www.thebookseller.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is really sad news. Knights Of are exactly the kind of publisher that the children's book world needs.
www.thebookseller.com/news/indepen...
www.thebookseller.com/news/indepen...
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We're sad to hear of the death of David Bellos, a wonderfully witty writer, professor, translator and judge of the 2016 International Booker Prize.
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We're sad to hear of the death of David Bellos, a wonderfully witty writer, professor, translator and judge of the 2016 International Booker Prize.
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A house is not a home, by Rein Kooyman, 2025, 📸 via @mlbonfox
October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A house is not a home, by Rein Kooyman, 2025, 📸 via @mlbonfox
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Oh my god did not expect it to get dark this early exactly as it does at this time every year when the clocks go back
October 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Oh my god did not expect it to get dark this early exactly as it does at this time every year when the clocks go back
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I DO NOT RECOGNISE GREENWICH MEAN TIME
October 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I DO NOT RECOGNISE GREENWICH MEAN TIME
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The Booker Prize Foundation has launched the Children’s Booker Prize, the charity’s first award for children’s fiction. 👇 #BookSky
The Booker Prize Foundation launches Children’s Booker Prize
ebx.sh
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The Booker Prize Foundation has launched the Children’s Booker Prize, the charity’s first award for children’s fiction. 👇 #BookSky
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Morning 🦋
My 'rain chain' got to experience it's first wet night last night ⛈️
I have mixed feelings, it was supposed to be attached to the shed for this milestone. Sadly, I couldn't, because the wood for the frame didn't come on Friday 😔
Anyway, today's a new day. Got new things to do.
Happy Sunday
My 'rain chain' got to experience it's first wet night last night ⛈️
I have mixed feelings, it was supposed to be attached to the shed for this milestone. Sadly, I couldn't, because the wood for the frame didn't come on Friday 😔
Anyway, today's a new day. Got new things to do.
Happy Sunday
October 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Morning 🦋
My 'rain chain' got to experience it's first wet night last night ⛈️
I have mixed feelings, it was supposed to be attached to the shed for this milestone. Sadly, I couldn't, because the wood for the frame didn't come on Friday 😔
Anyway, today's a new day. Got new things to do.
Happy Sunday
My 'rain chain' got to experience it's first wet night last night ⛈️
I have mixed feelings, it was supposed to be attached to the shed for this milestone. Sadly, I couldn't, because the wood for the frame didn't come on Friday 😔
Anyway, today's a new day. Got new things to do.
Happy Sunday
Speaking of book challenges....catalogued this year's reading to date last night and I've made some good progress on both my author and title alphabet challenges this year! Plan is in place for (most) of the current missing ones.
#storygraph #readingchallenge
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...
#storygraph #readingchallenge
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...
October 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Speaking of book challenges....catalogued this year's reading to date last night and I've made some good progress on both my author and title alphabet challenges this year! Plan is in place for (most) of the current missing ones.
#storygraph #readingchallenge
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...
#storygraph #readingchallenge
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...
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🚨 ROLL UP! ROLL UP!🚨
@waterstones.bsky.social 's preorder sale ends tonight!
Grab 25% off a selection of our forthcoming Spring 2026 titles including @lavanya.bsky.social @shaykauwe.bsky.social @neuvel.net & the UK signed special limited run of THE ORB OF CAIRADO from @pennyvixen.bsky.social!
@waterstones.bsky.social 's preorder sale ends tonight!
Grab 25% off a selection of our forthcoming Spring 2026 titles including @lavanya.bsky.social @shaykauwe.bsky.social @neuvel.net & the UK signed special limited run of THE ORB OF CAIRADO from @pennyvixen.bsky.social!
October 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🚨 ROLL UP! ROLL UP!🚨
@waterstones.bsky.social 's preorder sale ends tonight!
Grab 25% off a selection of our forthcoming Spring 2026 titles including @lavanya.bsky.social @shaykauwe.bsky.social @neuvel.net & the UK signed special limited run of THE ORB OF CAIRADO from @pennyvixen.bsky.social!
@waterstones.bsky.social 's preorder sale ends tonight!
Grab 25% off a selection of our forthcoming Spring 2026 titles including @lavanya.bsky.social @shaykauwe.bsky.social @neuvel.net & the UK signed special limited run of THE ORB OF CAIRADO from @pennyvixen.bsky.social!
did i post my sept roundup? truly cannot remember. here it is. the couple of kids books i read whilst shelving truly bringing that page average down. #storygraph
October 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
did i post my sept roundup? truly cannot remember. here it is. the couple of kids books i read whilst shelving truly bringing that page average down. #storygraph