Ellie Hawkes

Ellie Hawkes

@elspells13.bsky.social

Writer and reader indulging my bookish nature πŸ’™πŸ“š Elspells Writing Feedback for new writers. www.elspells.com

6,593 Followers 1,619 Following 659 Posts Joined Sep 2023
4 days ago

I've just finished Strangerland by Monika Radojevic - really loved it, review coming soon!

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white circle in a blue background and the words "It's Monday! What are you reading?" in the circle

It's Monday again and today I'm reading "The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating" by Tiffany Hunt

What book(s) are you reading this week?

πŸ’™πŸ“š #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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Feedback slots are FULL for March & going fast for April - get in touch if you're nearing the end of your draft as it's always worth getting pencilled in!

www.elspells.com

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Seaview 🌊❀️

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1 week ago

@bigbeardybooks.bsky.social thanks so much for sharing 😊

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2 months ago
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 πŸ’™πŸ“š #blogging #publishing #art #bookshops

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Work today was mostly reading (love my job!) so I thought I'd go & do it somewhere pretty πŸ’›πŸŒΏ

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FREE online writing workshop ✍️

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...

Please share πŸ™ πŸ₯°

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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

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Excited for our workshop this morning! ✍️

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2 weeks ago
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Come & write with us tomorrow - DM or email me! ✍️

More info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e...

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2 weeks ago
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How To Get Keshed and Influence People A list of titles related to Keshed.

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

[more below]

uk.bookshop.org/lists/how-to...

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My Women's Prize for Fiction 2026 Wish List - A Life in Books Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.

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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Tea on Sunday by Lettice Cooper While the British novelist and campaigner Lettice Cooper is probably best known for her literary novels, such as National Provincial (1938) and The New House (1936), both in print with Persephone B…

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 πŸ’™πŸ“š #CrimeFiction

jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/02/26/t...

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Book Review: FURYSONG by Rosaria Munda A great finale to this trilogy

#BookReview: FURYSONG by Rosaria Munda

sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/b...

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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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2 weeks ago

Beautiful! πŸ’™

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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

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Last few days to get the earlybird discount on @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social events - including mine below - with the code EARLYBIRD15

www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk

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2 weeks ago

Aw thanks Jo! Hope your writing is going well! ❀️

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FREE online writing workshop this Saturday - come & join us!

DM or email me to book your spot ✍️

More info: elspells.com/2026/01/04/e...

Please share πŸ™

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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

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A truly sickening and humbling photo I took of a male mandarin duck. I didn’t 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 it’s 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 - A Life in Books Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.

Four Days in Copenhagen and One Book alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/02/four...

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The Six-Month Writing Course with Kit de Waal - Gladstone's Library Join Kit de Waal for a six-month journey into the art and discipline of storytelling, with two visits to the UK’s finest residential library.

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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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3 weeks ago
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We’re hiring!

More details about the position here: www.lrb.co.uk/jobs

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2 weeks ago
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*NEW BLOG POST*

Today on #damppebbles I am sharing this week's #TopTenTuesday post. My theme for this week is ππŽπŽπŠπ’ 𝐈 π‹πŽπ•π„πƒ π–πˆπ“π‡ 𝐅𝐄𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎 π‘π€π“πˆππ†π’ 𝐎𝐍 π†πŽπŽπƒπ‘π„π€πƒπ’ πŸ…πŸ“šπŸ“Š

Check out my list here...
➑️ buff.ly/3Kkbayv

#BookSky #skybrarians #books #top10 #list #bookrecommendation #bookish #whattoread

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Last few days to get the earlybird discount on @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social events - including mine below - with the code EARLYBIRD15

www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk

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2 weeks ago

Aw thanks Zoe! Hope all's well with you x

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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 πŸ’–πŸ€πŸ©·

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