Sally Costelloe

It's the perfect day to support your local independent bookstore.

All I want is a seaside cottage, a captivating novel, a comfortable reading chair, the distant rumble of thunder, a pot of tea, a crackling fire, an emotional support owl, and a plate of freshly-baked scones.

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

This world carries darkness in abundance, shadows that stretch long and cold. Joy is the medicine that mends what breaks, the balm that soothes what aches, the light that refuses to be extinguished. Seek joy in each dawn that breaks—let it be your daily practice, your ritual.
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Gardens of the Year Competition 2025 – People’s Choice Vote Vote now for your favourite garden in the Gardens of the Year 2025 People's Choice award. Voting closes at midday on 18 December

Will you vote for my garden? BBC Gardeners' World Magazine has shortlisted it for Garden of the Year 2025!The garden is listed as Sheila Averbuch, Edinburgh:

>> Please share - voting closes 18 Dec!

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Done! It really is such a beautiful garden 😍

Signed and shared x

This award gives emerging writers a free course, retreat and mentoring. You need to be unpublished but it closes on 30th November so get in quick.

Details in link.

Please share :)

I highly recommend Jenny Roman's equestrian trilogy! Pefect for us pony-mad children who never quite grew out of horse and pony novels (despite being in our 60s!)

Be the reason your local independent bookstore stays in business.

100% agree! And what's the idea with that title? Is it supposed to be a play on Game of Thrones? If so, surely Games of Yarns would be better! Or am I missing a dfferent reference?

I don't know who needs to hear this, but yes, a bookshelf with a rolling ladder *will* fix you.

OK, no worries. I'm sure they have a waiting list so hopefully someone can make use of them.

Sharon, my husband and I are no longer able to go the the Lyse Doucet event tomorrow. I am just checking with the organisers if I can pass the tickets on. If so, would you like them? (No charge) x

Just received my DNA results and apparently my lineage can be traced back to a pumpkin patch nestled in fog on a cool October day with the sound of crows in the distance.

I'll substitute 'cute dogs' for cats, otherwise it's perfection ❤

Swoon! 😍

A wonderful opportunity for unagented authors of longform fiction
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Still got mine too

Absolutely... even 10 years on, I don't think I have fully accepted or understood what I went through x

A perfect Autumnal walk - bright sunshine, soft Scottish rain; blackberry picking, a bowl of apples gifted from my neighbour. I forecast crumble and creamy custard by the log burner this evening
#myrocknrolllife

Oh, the joy of snerdling! 🛌💗

Dream job alert!
Mobile librarian in #Orkney!
#jobswithbooks #bookymcbookface #libraryjobs

Ordered! I was going to treat myself to this anyway, but to get a signed copy is extra fabulous! Thank you x

Love this! I was lucky enough to meet Quentin Crisp at an afterparty for the New York City Tattoo Convention in 1999 (I have a pic!) He was as fabulous as you'd expect him to be. He lightly touched my inked shoulder and said 'Oh, my dear, what beautiful tattoos' 😍

"All things come to an end, but a sausage has two – the pancake has none, but is nonetheless good"

Pondering this today. A wonderful saying from Norway 😃

#InternationalProverbs

If you would like your pupils to come back to school to a letter from an author about the joys and benefits of reading for pleasure, just email or DM me.

Me too. Just managed to nab 2 tickets before it sold out.

An evening dog walk, savouring the scent of warm honeysuckle blossom in the rain

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