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Screenshot of bigbeardedbookshop.uk blog
This is the pinned thread for 2026 where I add the books I've read during the year, it's also a bit of an introduction to me to new and old followers
I blog at these two places generally
www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk
ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbo...
#BookSky ππ #blogging #publishing #art #bookshops
Work today was mostly reading (love my job!) so I thought I'd go & do it somewhere pretty ππΏ
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FREE online writing workshop βοΈ
Writers, come & join us for the next session of Elspells Writing Workshops on Saturday 28th March - we'll be looking at First Drafts. Aimed at new writers but all welcome!
DM or email me to book your spot.
More info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e...
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Last day to get the 15% early bird discount on my session at @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social using code EARLYBIRD15
Link to book: www.pdsw.org.uk/book/instanc...
There are loads of great events going on over the whole weekend - check them out here: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk
Excited for our workshop this morning! βοΈ
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Come & write with us tomorrow - DM or email me! βοΈ
More info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e...
On the homepage of @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social atm, 60+ titles related to Keshed. Mix of fiction, non-fic, poetry old and new inc. work by @jamesscudamore.bsky.social @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @heidijames.bsky.social @tonywilliams.bsky.social
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New on my blog: My Women's Prize for Fiction 2026 Wish List alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/02/my-w... #BookSky
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New on the blog today for #ReadIndies, I've written about TEA ON SUNDAY by Lettice Cooper.
A very enjoyable 'closed circle' style whodunnit in which an elderly woman is bumped off in the run-up to her tea party on Sunday afternoon. #BookSky ππ #CrimeFiction
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/02/26/t...
#BookReview: FURYSONG by Rosaria Munda
sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/b...
Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine is open for submissions.
Send us your best today!
#Poetry #Fiction #Nonfiction #Art #Drama #BookReviews
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/submissions
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Library of Ahmed III - marble pillars, soaring decorated ceilings, colourful tiled walls, bookshelves set between windows, couches to recline on
Another in my series of libraries
Library of Ahmed III, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
#SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky
Last few days to get the earlybird discount on @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social events - including mine below - with the code EARLYBIRD15
www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk
Aw thanks Jo! Hope your writing is going well! β€οΈ
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FREE online writing workshop this Saturday - come & join us!
DM or email me to book your spot βοΈ
More info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e...
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Presenting the longlist for the #InternationalBooker2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies.
Find out more about the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2026
A truly sickening and humbling photo I took of a male mandarin duck. I didnβt even look this good when I was 24 and had just bought some new trousers.
Please subscribe to my newsletter here: www.tom-cox.com. I promise itβs better than the things I post on Bluesky. With the possible exception of this mandarin duck who dropped by to show off on the railings outside my kitchen.
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Four Days in Copenhagen and One Book alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/02/four...
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Due to a last minute cancellation there is one space available on my Six Month Writing Course starting this weekend @gladlib.bsky.social
To snap it up contact comms@gladlib.org
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...
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Weβre hiring!
More details about the position here: www.lrb.co.uk/jobs
*NEW BLOG POST*
Today on #damppebbles I am sharing this week's #TopTenTuesday post. My theme for this week is πππππ π πππππ ππππ π
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#BookSky #skybrarians #books #top10 #list #bookrecommendation #bookish #whattoread
Last few days to get the earlybird discount on @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social events - including mine below - with the code EARLYBIRD15
www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk
Aw thanks Zoe! Hope all's well with you x
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Close up of white and pink flowers
It's been a tough start to the year - a barrage of mental and physical symptoms from perimenopause, undiagnosed but very much unmasked ADHD, and antidepressant withdrawal hit me HARD. But I'm finally turning a corner & can glimpse brighter days ahead. Love to anyone else struggling ππ€π©·
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Close up of fluffy white ragdoll cat number one with chocolate markings on his face and ears
Close up of fluffy white ragdoll cat number two with "blue" (grey) markings on his face, ears and front legs
Happy Caturday ππ
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From Page to Screen: Must-See February 2026 Book-to-Film Adaptations www.thathappyreader.ca/from-page-to... via @thathappyreader.bsky.social
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HEART OF GLASS by @jenniferhillier.bsky.social is a powerful searing exploration of friendship and the nature of truth
Ive said it b4 and ill say it again
Jennifer is one of the most UNDERRATED writers working today
Buy it when it comes out you fools!!!
New Review - today Iβm on the blog tour for #Sharks by Simone Buchholz translated by Rachel Ward taking us to Hamburg to solve a gruesome crime out very soon! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
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