Lizzie • they/them
@mudlark-s.bsky.social
🇬🇧 bookseller, bookshop manager
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here for books, dog pics, and interesting conversations.
📚 67/52
Find me on storygraph! (with an underscore)
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
Tracked this book of cross stitch patterns down on eBay after someone mentioned it on Reddit! I loved the flower fairies as a kid and really enjoyed the exhibition which I went to in Jan, so excited to stitch up something from this over the next couple of years.
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Tracked this book of cross stitch patterns down on eBay after someone mentioned it on Reddit! I loved the flower fairies as a kid and really enjoyed the exhibition which I went to in Jan, so excited to stitch up something from this over the next couple of years.
perhaps not my most sensible choice when I need to read 11 books before the end of the year to complete my various reading challenges, but I went to the pirates exhibition at the national maritime museum on monday and now I Must
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
perhaps not my most sensible choice when I need to read 11 books before the end of the year to complete my various reading challenges, but I went to the pirates exhibition at the national maritime museum on monday and now I Must
I only got this proof......several years ago. I'll get round to all of them eventually!
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I only got this proof......several years ago. I'll get round to all of them eventually!
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.
More train reading! I have 7 hours on trains between Sunday eve and tues morn so hoping to make a hefty start into this one. I forgot my headphones for the first batch of trains and was a 2/10 experience but at least the book was interesting
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
More train reading! I have 7 hours on trains between Sunday eve and tues morn so hoping to make a hefty start into this one. I forgot my headphones for the first batch of trains and was a 2/10 experience but at least the book was interesting
Tail end of annual leave reading - making a strong case for book of the year
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Tail end of annual leave reading - making a strong case for book of the year
Finished up your life is manufactured yesterday (loved it), today I've got a long drive to Manchester on the cards so will be starting off the audiobook of listen like you mean it by Ximena vengoechea
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Finished up your life is manufactured yesterday (loved it), today I've got a long drive to Manchester on the cards so will be starting off the audiobook of listen like you mean it by Ximena vengoechea
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.
I think this may be my favourite proof of 2025 from a design perspective (it is also just a very good book). Ty @faberbooks.bsky.social I'm obsessed
November 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I think this may be my favourite proof of 2025 from a design perspective (it is also just a very good book). Ty @faberbooks.bsky.social I'm obsessed
Read this today to tick off 'i' for my author reading challenge! Ty to @penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social for the copy <3
November 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Read this today to tick off 'i' for my author reading challenge! Ty to @penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social for the copy <3
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 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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)
Finished this one off whilst driving up from London yesterday - started it on the 20th of sept!
November 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Finished this one off whilst driving up from London yesterday - started it on the 20th of sept!
For November book club. Feels kinda weird saying that on the 4th.
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
For November book club. Feels kinda weird saying that on the 4th.
Not been very good at keeping this updated recently, have i
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Not been very good at keeping this updated recently, have i
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.
Also read these two recently. Our hideous progeny was a book club book and i loooooved it (altho couldn't actually make the book club as I was working 😔)
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Also read these two recently. Our hideous progeny was a book club book and i loooooved it (altho couldn't actually make the book club as I was working 😔)
Read last night! Picked it up when I was in Paris in sept and the price of books in France still upsets me
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Read last night! Picked it up when I was in Paris in sept and the price of books in France still upsets me
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...
Have run out of materials for my current craft project (chain cobweb dress!) and the weather sucks so I'm going to make some progress with my 2025 alphabet title challenge with these two
October 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Have run out of materials for my current craft project (chain cobweb dress!) and the weather sucks so I'm going to make some progress with my 2025 alphabet title challenge with these two
Forgot to post all of these as I read them, whoops! Gordon was super duper fun, psychology of money was fine but very anecdotal - might pick up the art of spending money, unsure. Maybe try and get it through the library.
October 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Forgot to post all of these as I read them, whoops! Gordon was super duper fun, psychology of money was fine but very anecdotal - might pick up the art of spending money, unsure. Maybe try and get it through the library.
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
Thank you so much @penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social! Can't wait to dive in to The Zorg by Siddharth Kara, out October!
September 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Thank you so much @penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social! Can't wait to dive in to The Zorg by Siddharth Kara, out October!