Anna Legat

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez I attempted One Hundred Years of Solitude in my ambitious late teens, alongside Crime and Punishment, In Search of Lost Time, Don Quixote, For Whom the Bell Tolls and a few other literary classics.…

A brilliant book, a masterclass in narration and characterisation.
My #Review
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A Pact With The Devil (Nicolaus Copernicus Mysteries) - Historical Novel Society Cracow, Poland, 1491, in the 44th year of the reign of King Casimir Jagiellon. Two orphaned young men, the serious Nicolaus Copernicus and his dissolute but utterly charming elder brother, Andreas, ar...

A fabulous editorial review of A Pact with the Devil from the Historical Novelist Society.
"an exciting and very readable book with some wonderful descriptions that will make the reader extremely glad that they don’t live in Cracow in 1491! "
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Safe Zone by Terry Tyler Safe Zone concludes Terry Tyler’s SFV-1 post-apocalyptic series about a world devastated by a monkey rage virus against which humanity finds itself entirely defenceless. In this fourth instalment, …

A no-nonsense, hard-hitting dystopian fiction for those with strong nerves and a love of unrelenting action.
My thoughts on Safe Zone by @terrytyler.bsky.social
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Not every day you meet the iconic comedian behind the world's most famous joke

The death of empathy. Right happening now, in your street.

Come, Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie Come, Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie (as Agatha Christie Mallowan). Published 27th August 2015 by Harper Collins. Audio Book narr...

Welcome to my thoughts about #ComeTellMeHowYouLive - the fascinating archaelogical memoir from Agatha Christie. 💙📚

What a thoroughly entertaining pick for this month's #ReadChristie2025 theme of Archaeologists. #CharactersAndCareers

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Under the influence of a cold virus, I was unable to climb a mountain, but I scrambled atop a boulder.

Monthly Blog Post - July (and a bit more murder...) It's July already and in the northern hemisphere that means that Summer is usually well into its stride, we've passed the Summer Solstice ...

July already! In Old English, Æftera Līþa, 'After Midsummer'.
Here's a blog post with some more details about July, a murder or two, and details of my upcoming talk at Tamworth in the heart of Mercia:
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Uncovering Margaret Paston's Hidden Voice: How Forensic Linguistics Revealed a Medieval Woman's Authentic Words Through 500-Year-Old Letters - Medievalists.net Using computational analysis to solve a 15th-century mystery: Did scribes silence Margaret Paston's true voice?

Uncovering Margaret Paston’s Hidden Voice: How Forensic Linguistics Revealed a Medieval Woman’s Authentic Words Through 500-Year-Old Letters www.medievalists.net/2025/06/past... @medievalists.bsky.social

All the King's Bastards: A Succession of Chaos Amazon.com: All the King's Bastards: A Succession of Chaos eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design, Warren: Kindle Store

#NewRelease!

January 1536
The King is dead... but who will live long now?

A fateful accident on the jousting field leaves Henry VIII dead and his country trembling on the edge of chaos...

All the King's Bastards $4.99 #Free #KU!
#Histfic #SpeculativeFic
#Booksky 📚💙📚
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At least 40 more Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza, say medics and officials Shootings by Israeli forces raise death toll of such incidents in Gaza in last two weeks to more than 500 At least 40 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza have died in new shootings by Israeli forces, local medics and officials said, raising the total killed in the last two weeks in such incidents in the devastated territory to more than 500. Though the fragile ceasefire declared between Israel and Iran has boosted hopes in Gaza that the 20-month-long war there might end soon, there were further Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday and reports of at least two incidents involving Israeli troops opening fire on civilians seeking humanitarian assistance. Continue reading...

At least 40 more Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza, say medics and officials

The Agony of Anthologies? – Helen Hollick | Alison Morton Author I'm always very pleased to welcome Helen Hollick to my writing blog. Known for her captivating storytelling and rich attention to historical detail, her historical fiction, nautical adventure series, ...

Behind the scenes - putting together anthologies.
@helenhollick.bsky.social explains the agony to
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That was amazing. One hit after another, plus a few new songs that prove the man still has it in him to make magic. And to make a point - Read the message in the background.

All the King's Bastards: A Succession of Chaos Amazon.com: All the King's Bastards: A Succession of Chaos eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design, Warren: Kindle Store

#NewRelease!
January 1536
The King is dead... but who will live long now?

A fateful accident on the jousting field leaves Henry VIII dead and his country trembling on the edge of chaos...

All the King's Bastards $4.99
#Free #KU
#Histfic #SpeculativeFic #Booksky 📚💙📚💙
www.amazon.com/All-Kings-Ba...

This is going to be a spectacularly beautiful book, with a cover by @alexries.com and interior art by @simonroy.bsky.social .

Isaac Asimov on, "If God is Dead, Everything is Permitted?"

😂

And?

I don't think creativity can be reproduced or artificially superseded. AI can only analyse data to generate templates but it can't surprise us with anything unexpected.

I'd be one of the many.

Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “Alien Clay” may be a work of science fiction set in the distant future, but it couldn’t be more topical today. Eons from now, the human world is ruled by the Mandate, an autoc…

A probe into the distant future that never takes the finger off the pulse of the present, my thoughts on Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky
@aptshadow.bsky.social #sciencefiction #bookrecommendations
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Dog took me for a walk and then changed her mind, and went her own way.

YouTube video by Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen Feeling Ill | Michael Rosen Poetry Workshop

New poetry workshop just gone up on our YouTube Channel:
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How a Real Pet Inspired a Story That Teaches Children About Grief Have you ever planted a bush to say goodbye? In this conversation with Mary L. Schmidt, discover how grief, memory, and a real pet named Shadow grew into something families can cherish.

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I couldn't possibly discuss my storyline with anyone before it's finished. Probably because I change the direction of travel many times when writing.

😂

Cheese history: everything you wanted to know Podcast Episode · History Extra podcast · 24/05/2025 · 35m

It me! I was on @historyextra.bsky.social! Talking about cheese, which will come as no surprise...You can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...