Jim Hayes
@togaspring.bsky.social
Avid reader and aspiring writer in Upstate NY
Just finished. Interesting novel using present day themes of relationship and unchecked altruism (with the flair of Albanian culture) left this reader asking throughout: did that person actually say that? Did I hear that response correctly?" 4/13 titles completed ☑️ @thebookerprizes.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just finished. Interesting novel using present day themes of relationship and unchecked altruism (with the flair of Albanian culture) left this reader asking throughout: did that person actually say that? Did I hear that response correctly?" 4/13 titles completed ☑️ @thebookerprizes.com
Just finished! Wonderful themes and characters with the flair of Albanian culture woven throughout.
September 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Just finished! Wonderful themes and characters with the flair of Albanian culture woven throughout.
That’s the kind of phrase that condenses experience into language so precisely, it's philosophical. @joycecaroloates.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
That’s the kind of phrase that condenses experience into language so precisely, it's philosophical. @joycecaroloates.bsky.social
Mahogany rinse indeed
September 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Mahogany rinse indeed
Just finished "Flesh" by 2nd time long-list nominee David Szalay @thebookerprizes.com A novel about male alienation and the vertical life of a Hungarian man who spent it as an outsider, never saying "no" to anything he encountered - all the way to the top and then back down again He only said "okay"
August 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Just finished "Flesh" by 2nd time long-list nominee David Szalay @thebookerprizes.com A novel about male alienation and the vertical life of a Hungarian man who spent it as an outsider, never saying "no" to anything he encountered - all the way to the top and then back down again He only said "okay"
Sharply written satire of the wealthy elite and working class in present day British society. Delicious and laughable ways cutting words are used as weapons in politics and the media. A great read - highly recommended! @thebookerprizes.com @wordsbynatasha on Instagram
August 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Sharply written satire of the wealthy elite and working class in present day British society. Delicious and laughable ways cutting words are used as weapons in politics and the media. A great read - highly recommended! @thebookerprizes.com @wordsbynatasha on Instagram
Congratulations Birdie! 🏅
August 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Congratulations Birdie! 🏅
What fun I had reading this wonderful picaresque; fascinating portrayal of academic authority, mentorship, and institutional power all rolled into a sexy romp! Rascals one and all. Highly recommend; a great discovery of this author for me; her previous works now in my focus @adremily.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What fun I had reading this wonderful picaresque; fascinating portrayal of academic authority, mentorship, and institutional power all rolled into a sexy romp! Rascals one and all. Highly recommend; a great discovery of this author for me; her previous works now in my focus @adremily.bsky.social
Thinking about "Audition" as "We Were The Mulvaney's" of 30 years ago. Family is a performance,within a construct. @joycecaroloates.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Thinking about "Audition" as "We Were The Mulvaney's" of 30 years ago. Family is a performance,within a construct. @joycecaroloates.bsky.social
@eosnos.bsky.social
Would be interesting to read your take and a dispatch reveal on the annual display of "thoroughbred sales" - like the ones tonight in my town, where everyone ogles and ogles the ultra rich and their moves in this category.
Would be interesting to read your take and a dispatch reveal on the annual display of "thoroughbred sales" - like the ones tonight in my town, where everyone ogles and ogles the ultra rich and their moves in this category.
August 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
@eosnos.bsky.social
Would be interesting to read your take and a dispatch reveal on the annual display of "thoroughbred sales" - like the ones tonight in my town, where everyone ogles and ogles the ultra rich and their moves in this category.
Would be interesting to read your take and a dispatch reveal on the annual display of "thoroughbred sales" - like the ones tonight in my town, where everyone ogles and ogles the ultra rich and their moves in this category.
Shifting from fiction this weekend to read the highly acclaimed "The Haves and Have-Yachts" by @eosnos.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Shifting from fiction this weekend to read the highly acclaimed "The Haves and Have-Yachts" by @eosnos.bsky.social
Wonderful reading this evening by favorite author @joycecaroloates.bsky.social given to an enthusiastic gathering of the
NYS Summer Writers Institute @skidmorecollege.bsky.social in Saratoga Springs, NY
NYS Summer Writers Institute @skidmorecollege.bsky.social in Saratoga Springs, NY
July 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Wonderful reading this evening by favorite author @joycecaroloates.bsky.social given to an enthusiastic gathering of the
NYS Summer Writers Institute @skidmorecollege.bsky.social in Saratoga Springs, NY
NYS Summer Writers Institute @skidmorecollege.bsky.social in Saratoga Springs, NY
New novel by @johnkenneywriter ready-read for the weekend.
July 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
New novel by @johnkenneywriter ready-read for the weekend.
Not many want to get involved to help for fear of retribution; criticism, gossip or potential lawsuit!
July 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Not many want to get involved to help for fear of retribution; criticism, gossip or potential lawsuit!
Please join me in wishing my dear Mom a happy 87th birthday today!
July 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Please join me in wishing my dear Mom a happy 87th birthday today!
As her human is shocked reading the new, eeiry suspense novel "Fox" by favorite author - @joycecaroloates.bsky.social "Birdie" the city-dog cavapoo, dreams of someday visiting the amazingly wonderful place described as Wieland Waterlands Nature Preserve - and a fun run with "Lady Di"
July 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
As her human is shocked reading the new, eeiry suspense novel "Fox" by favorite author - @joycecaroloates.bsky.social "Birdie" the city-dog cavapoo, dreams of someday visiting the amazingly wonderful place described as Wieland Waterlands Nature Preserve - and a fun run with "Lady Di"
Just got my copy of the new @joycecaroloates.bsky.social novel FOX and the opening chapter, "The Trophy" brilliantly, (brilliantly!) sets the stage. I've cancelled my previous Sunday plans, unable to put this 600+ page-turner down.
June 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Just got my copy of the new @joycecaroloates.bsky.social novel FOX and the opening chapter, "The Trophy" brilliantly, (brilliantly!) sets the stage. I've cancelled my previous Sunday plans, unable to put this 600+ page-turner down.