Heather McAlister

Wading through a Thomas Pynchon novel and questioning my sanity!

Always listen to Lulu @luluallison.bsky.social

Thank you.

Oh that sounds like a fab way to spend your evening. Enjoy 🥳. Watched the BBC L&HP yesterday and thought they’d done an exceptional job - I loved the way it stayed close to the original. Look forward to your next novel 😀

How exciting! I’ve just been writing up book club questions for L & HP! Online book club set up by a group in Glasgow. Feel free to join us this Wednesday evening at 8pm if you are free - but I would ask you about your new novel!

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These are the books I want on my TBR list! Come on tell me what book(s) this brings to mind for you. X

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I loved ‘shorty September’ and finished a little early - so I’m doing another batch 🤣.

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I’ve not posted for aaagges! Apologies. Clumsiness led to finger #.

I have now read 7 of the Booker Prize longlist and have another 2 I am working through. I will then be shifting to do ‘Shorty September’. These are my under 200 pp books I’ve chosen. Hope everybody is happy and reading 🥰.

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Postman has been! Now which of these should I start first 🤔. 🥰. #booksky 📚💙

Swarfega worked thank you 🥰

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Exciting news from @womensprize.bsky.social with the non-fiction longlist announced. Who has read and who will be reading any of these? Recommendations welcome 🥳. 📚💙

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Just read this little gem. Will be having a look to see if he has written any more. 📚💙 x

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Not too shabby 🤣 🥰. #📚💙

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Curling up on the sofa with my books, a thermos of tea, heated blanket and these two monsters - perfect 👌 x

Does reading biographies of some current aspiring dictators count as horror? 🤔. Lovely giveaway Bert 🥰

Fab. Have signed up for the flash fiction one 🥳

I think I have already preordered this as I have adored all Karen’s books so far. Just finished the first of her crime novels. Paper cup was a favourite read of mine last year 🥰

Wonderful to hear. I have just started listening to it on audible 🥰

Thanks. Just set up a subscription 🥳

Thank you. Ordered some 🥰

Perhaps it is best that I sleep until my skin flakes off to become black ink house dust? 🤣🤣🤷🏼‍♀️

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Help!

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Postman 🥳

Essential reading 🥰🥰

Happy publication day Anna. I have used my audible credit to download it 🥰

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Timeless. Relevant. For writers… some sage advice during times of unrest. #solzhenitsyn #booksky 💙📚

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Highly recommend this wonderful novel. On sale from March 1st. So prophetic and relevant. @jomcmillan.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

I anticipated that by the end of today I would become one of the many players in a dystopian novel. Thankfully my internet went down for most of the day. Scary shit 😔

Yes please 🥰

Just finished Yellowface and loved it 🥰. Read it in under 24 hours. It had me hooked and flowed so beautifully. Moved on to a thriller by Karen Campbell. Have a fab weekend Bert 🥳

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Indeed Jane - word a day desk calendar. Xx