Dr Tracey Madeley-Jones
@traceymadeley.bsky.social
I am an author with a PhD in eighteenth-century literature, but I read all types of books. Welsh, disabled, cat lover, pescatarian, I live with my husband and two cats.
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Interesting that the winner of the Booker Prize has a male protagonist and writes in a sparse style. #booksky
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Everything you need to know about Flesh by David Szalay, winner of the Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes
As Flesh by David Szalay wins this year’s Booker Prize, here’s the lowdown on the winning book and its author
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November 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Interesting that the winner of the Booker Prize has a male protagonist and writes in a sparse style. #booksky
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ICYMI: BookTrust has launched its Christmas appeal, aiming to deliver 18,000 book parcels to disadvantaged children and those in care across England, Wales and Northern Ireland 👇 #BookSky
BookTrust launches 2025 Christmas appeal, aiming to deliver 18,000 parcels to young people in need
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November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
ICYMI: BookTrust has launched its Christmas appeal, aiming to deliver 18,000 book parcels to disadvantaged children and those in care across England, Wales and Northern Ireland 👇 #BookSky
Fangs for the memories, its been one of those months.
November 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Fangs for the memories, its been one of those months.
This is a lovely story about the power of books.
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'Book swap with stranger saved me from the streets'
Rob Toon says he turned to reading after his phone was stolen while homeless in Nottingham.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This is a lovely story about the power of books.
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Calling all #authors, have you used the website Revvue to get reviews for your book and what did you think? #booksky
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October 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The cats been renamed Fleurdini.
Usually put them out at night and then my husband lets them in before bed. She must have been hiding and woke me up with a wet nose and fleury headbutt at 3.30 in the morning.
Usually put them out at night and then my husband lets them in before bed. She must have been hiding and woke me up with a wet nose and fleury headbutt at 3.30 in the morning.
October 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The cats been renamed Fleurdini.
Usually put them out at night and then my husband lets them in before bed. She must have been hiding and woke me up with a wet nose and fleury headbutt at 3.30 in the morning.
Usually put them out at night and then my husband lets them in before bed. She must have been hiding and woke me up with a wet nose and fleury headbutt at 3.30 in the morning.
This book by Jessica Mann about family, co-operation and climate change from a bird's perspective is a joy to read.
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Tracey Madeley's review of Uplift
5/5: This story is told from the perspective of Columbina, a curious Nutcracker, detailing the relationship with her family and clan, along with other birds. It is her curiosity which causes her to be...
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October 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
This book by Jessica Mann about family, co-operation and climate change from a bird's perspective is a joy to read.
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Francis Lathom's Midnight Bell shows how suspicion and jealousy lead to tragedy in this eighteenth-century gothic novel.
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Francis Lathom’s gothic warning
The dangers of suspicion and false judgment in The Midnight Bell
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October 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Francis Lathom's Midnight Bell shows how suspicion and jealousy lead to tragedy in this eighteenth-century gothic novel.
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Take 2. I've done well this month with two superb books, James and The Screwtape Letters.
October 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Take 2. I've done well this month with two superb books, James and The Screwtape Letters.
Interesting, not sure how successful this will be. Amazon has extensive digital protection and as an author, you don't want to risk piracy. So if the new company can't guarantee this. Plus Amazon do extensive discounts, especially on the 1st of the month. #booksky
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‘A tool in the fight against Amazon’: independent bookshops to begin selling ebooks
A new platform will be an alternative to Kindle, and bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from sales
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October 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Interesting, not sure how successful this will be. Amazon has extensive digital protection and as an author, you don't want to risk piracy. So if the new company can't guarantee this. Plus Amazon do extensive discounts, especially on the 1st of the month. #booksky
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Reposted by Dr Tracey Madeley-Jones
The Booker Prize 2025 shortlist is here, and to celebrate we're giving you the chance to win a set of all six books and stationery from @presentcorrect.bsky.social 📚👀
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Win the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist, plus stylish stationery from Present & Correct | The Booker Prizes
We’re offering you the chance to win a set of all six books on the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist, along with a gorgeous selection of stationery from Present & Correct
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September 27, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The Booker Prize 2025 shortlist is here, and to celebrate we're giving you the chance to win a set of all six books and stationery from @presentcorrect.bsky.social 📚👀
Find out more and enter ⤵️
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The shortlist is out and The Telegraph are predicting India (Kiran Desai) or Britain (Andrew Miller). I think it will probably be a novel about immigration, but it may not be Desai. We will see. #booksky
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Everything you need to know about the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist | The Booker Prizes
As the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist is announced, we’ve picked out the most interesting facts, trends and themes that have emerged in this year’s selection
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September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The shortlist is out and The Telegraph are predicting India (Kiran Desai) or Britain (Andrew Miller). I think it will probably be a novel about immigration, but it may not be Desai. We will see. #booksky
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This should be an interesting book on a topic which is still largely misunderstood. www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...
The indescribable feeling of otherness: why Ivy Lin wants autistic people to be heard
BookBrunch - The publishing trade's daily news magazine
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September 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This should be an interesting book on a topic which is still largely misunderstood. www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...
I had never heard about Bernadine Evaristo until she won the Booker Prize; now I hear about her wonderful work all the time. Must read one of her books! #booksky
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91-year-old author Maureen Duffy wins Pioneer prize launched by Bernardine Evaristo
The RSL president has set up a new literary award for female writers over 60 using the £100,000 she herself won through the Women’s prize
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September 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I had never heard about Bernadine Evaristo until she won the Booker Prize; now I hear about her wonderful work all the time. Must read one of her books! #booksky
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@bookfrolic.bsky.social Wrexham FC! How did you discover us here in North Wales?
September 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
@bookfrolic.bsky.social Wrexham FC! How did you discover us here in North Wales?
@plodinnotts.bsky.social My husband would be Spook, think I'd have to be brains. 😀
September 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
@plodinnotts.bsky.social My husband would be Spook, think I'd have to be brains. 😀
BookTok does encourage people to read. There may be a limited range, but that can change over time. #booksky
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BookTok is reviving publishing – but at what cost?
Social media recommendations are boosting book sales but critics give the trend mixed reviews
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September 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
BookTok does encourage people to read. There may be a limited range, but that can change over time. #booksky
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Average month this month.
September 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Average month this month.
I watched King & Conqueror on the BBC and thought, as the critics suggest, it may be historically inaccurate, but entertaining. If you are interested in something more well-researched, you could try MJ Porter's books on the Earl of Mercia. #booksky #historicalfiction
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The Earl of Mercia's Father: England The Second Viking Age - the first book in the epic retelling of the last century of Saxon England by MJ Porter (The Earls of Mercia 1)
The Earl of Mercia's Father: England The Second Viking Age - the first book in the epic retelling of the last century of Saxon England by MJ Porter (The Earls of Mercia 1) eBook : Porter, MJ: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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September 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I watched King & Conqueror on the BBC and thought, as the critics suggest, it may be historically inaccurate, but entertaining. If you are interested in something more well-researched, you could try MJ Porter's books on the Earl of Mercia. #booksky #historicalfiction
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I love this story. The dignity of choice making a real difference.
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A charity is giving people money to stop homelessness - and it says it's working
Providing money gives people at risk of losing their home the
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August 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I love this story. The dignity of choice making a real difference.
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I don't doubt the stats, but I do find them surprising. Perhaps because the people I talk to all read. #booksky
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‘Deeply concerning’: reading for fun in the US has fallen by 40%, new study says
Over the last 20 years, the number of Americans who read daily for pleasure has seen a considerable decline
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August 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I don't doubt the stats, but I do find them surprising. Perhaps because the people I talk to all read. #booksky
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I love Animal Farm, but it makes me cry as I relate to Boxer. I agree with this article's sentiment that it "is an eternal warning against political leaders who hijack potentially noble movements for their own selfish purposes." #booksky
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‘Animal Farm was my parents’ teamwork’: Orwell’s son on 80 years of the satirical classic
Richard Blair on the role his mother played in developing the 1945 political fable – and how it nearly didn’t get published
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August 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I love Animal Farm, but it makes me cry as I relate to Boxer. I agree with this article's sentiment that it "is an eternal warning against political leaders who hijack potentially noble movements for their own selfish purposes." #booksky
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V S Naipaul was on my undergrad syllabus, based on his writing, not his views. This raises the question: Should we only read writers with acceptable views? Or should Nobel Prize winners be held to a higher standard?
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August 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
V S Naipaul was on my undergrad syllabus, based on his writing, not his views. This raises the question: Should we only read writers with acceptable views? Or should Nobel Prize winners be held to a higher standard?
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