Feckin right you are!

And Ollie Beak of course!

Beautiful.

'Dear Life' by me

Superwow!😊

Tonight's lovingly crafted Late Show with Mickey Bradley features music from @fomachete.bsky.social, Kirsty MacColl, Sandie Shaw, 5.6.7.8's, The Beat, Velvet Underground and more. Tune into BBC Radio Ulster at 10.04pm and join the chat on @mickeyundertone.bsky.social here on Bluesky.

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown

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Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami (tr. Asa Yoneda) The award-winning Japanese writer Hiromi Kawakami first came to prominence with her beautiful, meditative novella Strange Weather in Tokyo (tr. Allison Markin Powell), which was shortlisted for the…

We’ll need to think about a man, my mother started to say.

A man. The sound of the word was strange to me. At that time, I had yet to see a man, but my mother had told me about them often.
#BookSky 💙📚 #TranslationThurs

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Was caretaker manager of Stoke City Asa Hartford named after Al Jolson?

Literary Beginnings – Monday Morning by Patrick Hamilton and Summer Crossing by Truman Capote Something a little different from me today. It can be interesting to follow the development of a favourite writer to track how their work evolves over the years. In this post I’m looking at the deb…

From the archive for Truman Capote, #BornOnThisDay in 1924, thoughts on SUMMER CROSSING.

A beautiful tale of a doomed romance, set in the sultry heat of 1940s New York. #BOTD #TrumanCapote #BookSky 💙📚

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The contradictions of affiliation.

Don't forgit Norn Irn!
Derry/LondonDerry to Belfast!

Tupper aware!

Bloody 'ell!!!

Tonight's fantastic Late Show with Mickey Bradley at 10.04pm on BBC Radio Ulster is a thing of beauty featuring music from Tulpa, Pebbledash, @buzzcocks.com, Mo-dettes, @paddynash.bandcamp.com , Rich Kids, Gram Parsons and much more. Join the chat here on Bluesky @mickeyundertone.bsky.social !

Gavin Friday!😊

The Spring Begins by Katherine Dunning When Nora (@pear-jelly on Bluesky and Instagram) announced that she would be hosting #SpinsterSeptember again this year, Simon (at Stuck in a Book) suggested Katherine Dunning’s The Spring Begins a…

"Come down to the potting-sheds some evening and I’ll show you what I do. Why don’t you?”

Maggie sat back on her heels and glanced at him. She knew pretty well what a man of his type was after, but she could take care of herself all right. Or could she? 💙📚

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Mickey Bradley is back with his Late Show tonight at 10.04pm on BBC Radio Ulster with great records from Demonstration Tapes, @thedentists.bsky.social, @rhodadakar.bsky.social , @mrjimbob.bsky.social, Alex E.T. and more. Listen in and join the chat @mickeyundertone.bsky.social !

The Spring Begins by Katherine Dunning When Nora (@pear-jelly on Bluesky and Instagram) announced that she would be hosting #SpinsterSeptember again this year, Simon (at Stuck in a Book) suggested Katherine Dunning’s The Spring Begins a…

New on the blog today, I've written about THE SPRING BEGINS by Katherine Dunning.

I adored this evocative, beautifully written portrayal of the lives of three very different young women in the 1930s. A new favourite for #SpinsterSeptember! #BookSky 💙📚

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All the way to Reno

Great thread, full of perceptive, erudite reflections on a diverse range of interesting books! #BookSky 💙📚

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This is such an enjoyable discussion, full of great recommendations of literary gems!

Very much endorsing John’s choice of William Trevor’s short stories as an essential component of any library, maybe with Elizabeth Taylor’s Complete Short Stories, too. #BookSky 💙📚

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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore First published in 1955, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne is a novel by the Northern Irish writer, Brian Moore. It’s a book I’ve been saving for quite a while, thinking that it might be my kind …

From the archive for Brian Moore, #BornOnThisDay in 1921, my thoughts on THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE.

A superb novel that captures the bleakness and disappointments that mark this woman’s inner life. Achingly sad yet beautifully written. #BookSky 💙📚

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More fantastic music on The Late Show With Mickey Bradley tonight at 10.04pm from @slimecitymusic.bsky.social , John Lee Hooker, Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes, Mostar Diving Club and lots more on BBC Radio Ulster. Listen in and join the chat on Bluesky at: @mickeyundertone.bsky.social

Was there in '78. Brilliant last night as well.

Arturo’s Island by Elsa Morante (tr. Ann Goldstein) I have long wanted to read the Italian writer Elsa Morante, ever since I learned of her influence on Elena Ferrante (you can find my reviews of Ferrante’s work here). Arturo’s Island was Morante’s …

From the archive for Elsa Morante, #BornOnThisDay in 1912, my thoughts on ARTURO'S ISLAND (tr. Ann Goldstein).

A passionate coming-of-age story written in an imaginative, poetic style. Beautifully observed, too! #BookSky 💙📚 #WITMonth

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That butters my parnips.