Vera Sugar
@verasugar.bsky.social
Digital sales & marketing at independent publisher @nottinghilleds.bsky.social
Non-fiction lover. I review books on http://bookerthanyou.blogspot.com/ and on Bookmunch.
Also a climber & climbing instructor🗻
Non-fiction lover. I review books on http://bookerthanyou.blogspot.com/ and on Bookmunch.
Also a climber & climbing instructor🗻
Delighted to share this interview with Allyson Gunsallus, creator of the series Hand Holds: Climbing after Parenthood.
Climber, director, board member, mum and so much more, Allyson shares some brilliant (and very timely for this author) insights.
thepregnantclimber.substack.com/p/interview-...
Climber, director, board member, mum and so much more, Allyson shares some brilliant (and very timely for this author) insights.
thepregnantclimber.substack.com/p/interview-...
Interview with Allyson Gunsallus, creator of Hand Holds: climber, director, board member, mum and so much more
'I created the series for the version of myself who was recovering in those early newborn days, shell shocked and yearning to get back to climbing'
thepregnantclimber.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Delighted to share this interview with Allyson Gunsallus, creator of the series Hand Holds: Climbing after Parenthood.
Climber, director, board member, mum and so much more, Allyson shares some brilliant (and very timely for this author) insights.
thepregnantclimber.substack.com/p/interview-...
Climber, director, board member, mum and so much more, Allyson shares some brilliant (and very timely for this author) insights.
thepregnantclimber.substack.com/p/interview-...
'It is almost a waste to read his words silently when there is so much melody'
'without doubt, one of the defining books of our climate emergency era'
Delighted to be able to share my review of Is A River Alive? by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social for Bookmunch: bookmunch.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/v...
'without doubt, one of the defining books of our climate emergency era'
Delighted to be able to share my review of Is A River Alive? by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social for Bookmunch: bookmunch.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/v...
“Vital in every sense” – Is a River Alive? By Robert MacFarlane
“This is a work hard to categorise, but vital in every sense of the word: the culmination of years of work, campaigning and learning. As I write this, news of a historic decision is emerging …
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April 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
'It is almost a waste to read his words silently when there is so much melody'
'without doubt, one of the defining books of our climate emergency era'
Delighted to be able to share my review of Is A River Alive? by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social for Bookmunch: bookmunch.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/v...
'without doubt, one of the defining books of our climate emergency era'
Delighted to be able to share my review of Is A River Alive? by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social for Bookmunch: bookmunch.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/v...
One of the beauties of having this blog is more and more connections with brilliant climbers who have gone through pregnancy and came back stronger - Izzy Perks being an amazing example, and her guest post is just excellent 👇
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#Bouldering #Climbsky #Pregnancy
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#Bouldering #Climbsky #Pregnancy
Guest Post: Izzy Perks on how gyms can help us climb through pregnancy
'When gyms create spaces where everyone feels valued, the entire climbing community benefits.'
sgrvrnk.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
One of the beauties of having this blog is more and more connections with brilliant climbers who have gone through pregnancy and came back stronger - Izzy Perks being an amazing example, and her guest post is just excellent 👇
sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/guest-post...
#Bouldering #Climbsky #Pregnancy
sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/guest-post...
#Bouldering #Climbsky #Pregnancy
A brilliant interview with Eve Cuthbertson, head setter at Parthian Southampton, mum and strong-as-hell climber. We chatted pandemic pregnancy, career trajectory and climbing even harder than before giving birth.
Read it here: sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/route-sett...
#climbing #pregnancy #climbsky
Read it here: sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/route-sett...
#climbing #pregnancy #climbsky
Route setting, climbing & pregnancy: interview with Eve Cuthbertson, head setter at Parthian Southampton
A pandemic pregnancy, coming back stronger & building a career in route setting
sgrvrnk.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A brilliant interview with Eve Cuthbertson, head setter at Parthian Southampton, mum and strong-as-hell climber. We chatted pandemic pregnancy, career trajectory and climbing even harder than before giving birth.
Read it here: sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/route-sett...
#climbing #pregnancy #climbsky
Read it here: sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/route-sett...
#climbing #pregnancy #climbsky
I enjoyed reading this book, but do have some bones to pick.
Review of The North Pole: The History of an Obsession by Erling Kagge: bookerthanyou.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
Review of The North Pole: The History of an Obsession by Erling Kagge: bookerthanyou.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
March 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I enjoyed reading this book, but do have some bones to pick.
Review of The North Pole: The History of an Obsession by Erling Kagge: bookerthanyou.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
Review of The North Pole: The History of an Obsession by Erling Kagge: bookerthanyou.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
Some thoughts about climbing during pregnancy, and specifically in the first trimester. Weirdly, the mental side of things affected my climbing so much more than the physical (lucky, I guess?).
Read it here (and please share your experiences if you wish!): sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/climbing-d...
Read it here (and please share your experiences if you wish!): sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/climbing-d...
Climbing during the first trimester: what I wish I'd known
Climbing throughout pregnancy can change and shift as you progress. A lot.
sgrvrnk.substack.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Some thoughts about climbing during pregnancy, and specifically in the first trimester. Weirdly, the mental side of things affected my climbing so much more than the physical (lucky, I guess?).
Read it here (and please share your experiences if you wish!): sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/climbing-d...
Read it here (and please share your experiences if you wish!): sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/climbing-d...
Please enjoy my awkwardness on camera / here's how to work a full body harness for climbing during pregnancy, plus the best carabiner to use (which no one mentioned to me - I hope it saves some people an extra delivery charge!)
PS. Not sponsored by Petzl, obviously
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PS. Not sponsored by Petzl, obviously
substack.com/@sgrvrnk/not...
February 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Please enjoy my awkwardness on camera / here's how to work a full body harness for climbing during pregnancy, plus the best carabiner to use (which no one mentioned to me - I hope it saves some people an extra delivery charge!)
PS. Not sponsored by Petzl, obviously
substack.com/@sgrvrnk/not...
PS. Not sponsored by Petzl, obviously
substack.com/@sgrvrnk/not...
One of us!
I've started blogging about climbing and pregnancy, because I'm genuinely frustrated by the lack of collaboration/sharing of information.
I'm simply sharing my research, and want to encourage everyone to share theirs and experiences too.
Join here: substack.com/@sgrvrnk
#Climbsky
I've started blogging about climbing and pregnancy, because I'm genuinely frustrated by the lack of collaboration/sharing of information.
I'm simply sharing my research, and want to encourage everyone to share theirs and experiences too.
Join here: substack.com/@sgrvrnk
#Climbsky
Vera | Climbing + Pregnancy | Substack
Very average climber with non-average levels of enthusiasm. Also pregnant 🤷♀️
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February 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
One of us!
I've started blogging about climbing and pregnancy, because I'm genuinely frustrated by the lack of collaboration/sharing of information.
I'm simply sharing my research, and want to encourage everyone to share theirs and experiences too.
Join here: substack.com/@sgrvrnk
#Climbsky
I've started blogging about climbing and pregnancy, because I'm genuinely frustrated by the lack of collaboration/sharing of information.
I'm simply sharing my research, and want to encourage everyone to share theirs and experiences too.
Join here: substack.com/@sgrvrnk
#Climbsky
Reposted by Vera Sugar
What can I say other than thank you. And you have impeccable taste. (And I think I’m with you on the Louisiana cracklins. My poor kitchen).
February 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
What can I say other than thank you. And you have impeccable taste. (And I think I’m with you on the Louisiana cracklins. My poor kitchen).
Late to the party (as always), but I enjoyed Nights Out At Home by Jay Rayner so much that I wrote a review.
Plus: aesthetically pleasing markers in an aesthetically pleasing book.
bookerthanyou.blogspot.com/2025/02/nigh...
Plus: aesthetically pleasing markers in an aesthetically pleasing book.
bookerthanyou.blogspot.com/2025/02/nigh...
February 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Late to the party (as always), but I enjoyed Nights Out At Home by Jay Rayner so much that I wrote a review.
Plus: aesthetically pleasing markers in an aesthetically pleasing book.
bookerthanyou.blogspot.com/2025/02/nigh...
Plus: aesthetically pleasing markers in an aesthetically pleasing book.
bookerthanyou.blogspot.com/2025/02/nigh...
Look at NHE in the @lrbbookshop.bsky.social newsletter with our new Julian Barnes title 👀
Thank you for featuring us!
Thank you for featuring us!
January 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Look at NHE in the @lrbbookshop.bsky.social newsletter with our new Julian Barnes title 👀
Thank you for featuring us!
Thank you for featuring us!
Cats are constant
The fabulous five! NHE's most wanted! AKA, presenting the bestsellers of 2024, bought through our website.
And this is the beauty of publishing: our readers want bedtime puzzles by Lewis Carroll as much as they want to read the story of rule 13 and also cats. They absolutely love cats.
And this is the beauty of publishing: our readers want bedtime puzzles by Lewis Carroll as much as they want to read the story of rule 13 and also cats. They absolutely love cats.
January 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Cats are constant
January 2nd, so... time to plan a holiday?
a woman says " i need some peace and quiet " in front of a framed picture
ALT: a woman says " i need some peace and quiet " in front of a framed picture
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January 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
January 2nd, so... time to plan a holiday?
One of the good things about Bluesky is I could happily scroll without having to dodge countless Bake Off final spoilers 👌
November 28, 2024 at 11:13 AM
One of the good things about Bluesky is I could happily scroll without having to dodge countless Bake Off final spoilers 👌
Reposted by Vera Sugar
If you really want to encounter a lot of views different from your own, go read some books. You don’t need right wing assholes screaming at you on social media for that. This can just be a place where you chill.
November 24, 2024 at 4:40 PM
If you really want to encounter a lot of views different from your own, go read some books. You don’t need right wing assholes screaming at you on social media for that. This can just be a place where you chill.
As a first post on here, here's my review of Off The Ground: Paul McCartney in the 1990s by JR Moores from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social on Bookmunch -
In the never-ending Beatles books that somehow still keep coming today, this one is genuinely worth reading: bookmunch.wordpress.com/2024/11/23/a...
In the never-ending Beatles books that somehow still keep coming today, this one is genuinely worth reading: bookmunch.wordpress.com/2024/11/23/a...
“An unputdownable read for this Beatles fan” – Off The Ground: Paul McCartney in the 1990s by JR Moores
“Any McCartney fan worth their salt should pick up a copy of this book: in the seemingly never-ending list of publications about the Beatles that somehow still keep coming today, this is one …
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November 25, 2024 at 9:31 AM
As a first post on here, here's my review of Off The Ground: Paul McCartney in the 1990s by JR Moores from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social on Bookmunch -
In the never-ending Beatles books that somehow still keep coming today, this one is genuinely worth reading: bookmunch.wordpress.com/2024/11/23/a...
In the never-ending Beatles books that somehow still keep coming today, this one is genuinely worth reading: bookmunch.wordpress.com/2024/11/23/a...