Readintotemptation

Why Literary Festivals Still Matter What does a punk drummer have to do with a scholar of caste in India, or a border reporter who has walked for years with coyotes? At first glance, almost nothing. But their work, their testimonies,…

This.

I don't want to be one of those annoying Strictly people but Strictly Come Dancing is back tonight!!! #strictlycomedancing

At a time when politics feels bleak and frustrating, I wrote a book on empathy and politics to inject much needed hope into the conversation and offer some ideas for change.

Out soon with @yalebooks.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social and available for preorder now 📚

#Empathy #Politics #Leadership

Yes @zackpolanski.bsky.social keeps telling it like it is

Sat down last night to watch some mindless TV & was looking forward to the new Gogglebox. But what the hell is with all the posh people? The 2 Glasgow fellas aside the new additions are awful. Come on Channel 4, it's bad enough this country is over represented on TV by the elite&privileged few.

I'm blown away by it, more so because I don't even like flying 😂

Katabasis by RF Kuang review – a descent into the hellscape of academia The bestselling author’s sixth novel is far from perfect, but this journey into the underworld is delivered with heretical glee

Katabasis by RF Kuang review – a descent into the hellscape of academia

My current read is the fantastic, Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead. It's epic in scale and the kind of book I want to rush back home to read.
What was the last book that did this to you?
#mustreads #booksky #bibliophile #epicreads #booklover #thebookerprize

I still have this one to read. It's been on my bookshelves for ages!

Struggling with reading any fiction at the moment so I've been sticking with my nonfiction & this, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi is a must read.
#freepalestine #Palestinianliterature #endthegenocide

A new favourite of mine is this book, The Treasures by Harriet Evans. One for lovers of the big family saga. Full review below:
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My boyfriend has this and keep meaning to steal it off him.

Father's Day cupcakes. I'd love to say I made them...but that would just be a lie. 🤣

As usual I've been juggling reading multiple books this week but since it's half term I've not actually finished anything Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal is one I'm making great progress with.
#booksky #litearyfiction #lovereading

Simone on Instagram: "Thoughts & Observations- The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei [AD ▪︎PR PRODUCT ] Before Arin, Genevieve Yang was an only child living with her parents and grandmother in a sing... 492 likes, 17 comments - readintotemptation on June 2, 2025: "Thoughts & Observations- The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei [AD ▪︎PR PRODUCT ] Before Arin, Genevieve Yang was an only child living wi...

The 2nd was the debut novel The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei, a new & distinctive voice in contemporary literature
#booksky #debutnovels #debutauthors

Simone on Instagram: "🌳Thoughts & Observations – The Spirit of the Rainforest by Dr Rosa Vasquez Espinoza [AD. PR PRODUCT] I’ve always been fascinated by indigenous peoples and their ways of life. If ... 484 likes, 7 comments - readintotemptation on June 4, 2025: "🌳Thoughts & Observations – The Spirit of the Rainforest by Dr Rosa Vasquez Espinoza [AD. PR PRODUCT] I’ve always been fascinated by indigen...

This was 1 of 2 reviews that went up this week, The Spirit of the Rainforest by Dr Rose Vasquez Espinoza. It reminded me all over again why the Amazon needs protecting at all costs #AmazonRainforest #booksky #nonfiction

May was a huge reading month,partly helped by having a week off & partly because I started quite a few of these last month.
My favourites would have to be The Book of Disappearance and I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman.
#booksky #booklover #bookcommunity

We read this last year in my local bookclub & it was loved all round.

They do lovely coffee.

I'm starting the weekend with 2 new books, The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei and I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, my pick for my local bookclub. Let me know what you're all reading. #lovebooks #booksky #newreads

Just before discovering the little free library at Abney Hall we came across this mini waterfall. It was so peaceful. I wish I's had a book to sit & read & listen to the water

Abney Hall Country Park. Then stopped for a 'posh Italian coffee'as the owner called it.
#littlefreelibrary #booksky

I absolutely would recommend. Against the Loveless World to ease them in would be my suggestion.

So far, May's reading has been decidedly meh! Not wowed by any - a few, including Chopping Onions on My Heart and Mary Barton were pretty good. I'm waiting for that knock out work.
#booksky #lovereading #Mayreads

Did a little happy dance when I stumbled on one of Susan Abulhawa's novels I've not read in Oxfam today. Mornings in Jenin and Against the Loveless World were just brilliant so I have high hopes for this.
#booksky #palestinianliterature #bookcommunity #readersofbooksky

Considering we've had half -term in April, I managed to read far more than I was expecting. Admittedly, some of them were pretty short, snappy reads I could fit in around trips to the park.
#booksky #reading

Today's reading spot by the lake. I'm very much enjoying Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah.
What is everyone else up to today?
#booksky #bookcommunity

Hello––my book Underland has been adapted into a feature film & the world premiere is at Tribeca in June.
It's taken 4.5 years––& the team’s created something astonishing.
A documentary that's groundbreaking in form, voice & tone.
I hope you might see it one day.
Full account on IG (@robgmacfarlane)

Love this cover!