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Stephen Baird

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Book lover, film watcher, food maker, image taker https://www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk https://ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbookseller

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trying to read more non-fiction this year as I realised the largest proportion of physical books in the house are non-fiction

01.03.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A linocut print of a black leopard (or panther) with the words β€œHAVE YOU SEEN THIS CREATURE?” underneath. It’s printed in black ink on off-white paper.

A linocut print of a black leopard (or panther) with the words β€œHAVE YOU SEEN THIS CREATURE?” underneath. It’s printed in black ink on off-white paper.

I made this linocut print as a tribute to the hundreds of mysterious big cat sightings reported every year in Britain. Have you seen this creature?

28.02.2026 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
Storygraph February 2026 Wrap-up - 10 books read 2470 pages read - really low average rating this month of 3.4

Storygraph February 2026 Wrap-up - 10 books read 2470 pages read - really low average rating this month of 3.4

A slow month but been enjoying not trying to rush too many books through

01.03.2026 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah but biscotti

01.03.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

or the earthy spices from east Africa

01.03.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

wonderful!

01.03.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I like those spices but c’mon where’s the fiery reds?

01.03.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

sour cherries are essentials

01.03.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Waitrose spice isle is tame

01.03.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Find a Bookstore Every independent bookstore that has signed up to participate in Bookstore Romance Day 2026 thus far. If you don’t see your favorite, encourage them to join us! A link to the registration for…

Less than ten bookstores to go to hit 500 stores registered for this year's #BookstoreRomanceDay! Still looking for stores from Alaska, Rhode Island, & both North & South Dakota. I'd also love to see more stores from Canada & other non-US locations.
bookstoreromanceday.org/participatin...

28.02.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

so little mini reviews/thoughts for the first three episodes up now

28.02.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, just

01.03.2026 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks still feeling wiped bit not full on

01.03.2026 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

and whether you can go dark

01.03.2026 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks I think I did but still feeling slightly wiped

01.03.2026 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley which has some pointed thoughts on war. What are you reading at the moment?

01.03.2026 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 0

Morning, just starting Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers

01.03.2026 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

hate that time when you’re waiting to see if you’ve done enough to stop the migraine

01.03.2026 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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manifesto of klitink this text derived out of pure necessity, for modern day life is a life completely subservient to the mass – production and consumption – society. the streets are covered with […]

this text derived out of pure necessity, for modern day life is a life completely subservient to the mass – production and consumption – society. the streets are covered with […]

01.03.2026 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
locus magazine cover -- large spaceship taking off

locus magazine cover -- large spaceship taking off

Locus Magazine is available as an ePub or PDF for all of you bookish eReader people! That way, you can fit it in your pocket and read it anywhere. Check out digital subscriptions here at subscribers.locusmag...

01.03.2026 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grab A Sherlock Holmes And The Empire Builders The Gene Genie Volume 1 And Volume 2 Paperback At London Film And Comic Con’s Spring Edition The Game Is Afoot This Coming Weekend At London’s Olympia For a first spring, Tripwire will be set up at London Film And Comic Con this Saturday and Sunday, 28 Feb – 1 March… Copies will still be avai...

one more day at LFCC today in Olympia
tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/gr...

01.03.2026 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Into the Void 1st March 2026 currently reading Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers Back to work today, my least favourite day as there’s an almost three mile walk into town before I […]

1st March 2026 currently reading Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers Back to work today, my least favourite day as there’s an almost three mile walk into town before I […]

01.03.2026 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love them!

28.02.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wrapped up for the day, just about to go to bed.

#journal #blogging #to-do #rambling

28.02.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

so little mini reviews/thoughts for the first three episodes up now

28.02.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'll be doing a writing masterclass in Derry City Library on 12 September as part of the Irish Writers Centre Writers in the Regions series.

Booking details not available yet I don't think, but keep an eye on the Irish Writers Centre site (and I'll post it here too).

28.02.2026 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

that wasn't this one, this was set on Earth and was a bit of a filler, the one you're thinking of is Predator: Badlands

28.02.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was looking forward to the development of the Altered Carbon universe and really disappointed that Paper Girls wasn't given more

28.02.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

all with so many story threads unfinished, I think The Order had six or seven when they cancelled it

28.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cancelled Sci Fi TV Shows Cancelled Sci Fi TV Shows: List of cancelled or ended sci fi and fantasy TV shows from 2012 forward.

shit shit shit shit

just found another list to watch from

www.cancelledscifi.com/cancellation...

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