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Mostly I’m about #bookish stuff http://www.bookdout.wordpress.com but have eclectic interests so you can expect the occasional diversion https://linktr.ee/shelleyrae_bookdout

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Review: The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson Title: The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club Author: Helen Simonson Published: 4th June 2025, Bloomsbury  Status: Read October 2025 courtesy Bloomsbury/Netgalley ++++++++ My Thoughts: ‘…

Review: The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson @Bloomsburypublishing #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #historical #histficreadingchallenge #readingchallenge #TheHazelbourneLadiesMotorcycleandFlyingClub #booksky bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/r...

15.11.2025 01:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Review: How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor by Thomas C Foster Title: How to Read Nonfiction like a Professor  Author: Thomas C. Foster Published: 26th May 2020, HarperCollins Au Status: Read November 2025 ++++++++ My Thoughts: “Caveat lector. Let the rea…

Review: How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor by Thomas C Foster #read #book #review #bookreview #Nonfiction #ReadNonFicChal #HOWTO #readingchallenge #HowtoReadNonfictionlikeaProfessor bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/r...

12.11.2025 01:42 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Book Lust It is a sad truth that I have a finite lifespan (and budget) yet a desire to read all the books. The books on my Reading Schedule(click the link to view) largely represent those I’ve been priv…

Book Lust is a monthly post featuring a handful of published books I’ve recently added to my WTR. #read #books #TBR #WTR #lovereading #bibliophile #fiction #Nonfiction #Booksky #BookLust
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09.11.2025 02:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Review: Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin Title: Melaleuca Author: Angie Faye Martin Published: 4th June 2025, HQ Fiction Australia Status: Read October 2025 courtesy Harlequin/Netgalley} ++++++++ My Thoughts: Melaleuca is an impressive de…

Engrossing and affective Review: Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin @HarlequinAus #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #crime #mystery #AussieAuthor #Ausreading #cloakdaggerchal #histficreadingchallenge #readingchallenge #Melaleuca
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08.11.2025 03:33 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Review: The Ghost Walk by Karen Herbert Title: The Ghost Walk Author: Karen Herbert Published: 5th August 2025, Fremantle Press Status: Read November 2025 courtesy Fremantle Press ++++++++ My Thoughts: The Ghost Walk is a slow burn myste…

Compelling lead character REVIEW: The Ghost Walk by Karen Herbert @FremantlePress #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #crime #mystery #AussieAuthor #cloakdaggerchal #readingchallenge #TheGhostWalk
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08.11.2025 03:29 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Answer Is... [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #NonFicNov25 #Memoir #Nonfiction #Jeopardy! - Reading Ladies Are you a Jeopardy! fan? If you are a long-time fan, you might enjoy this memoir by Alex Trebek.

The Answer Is... [Book Review] by @readingladiesbc.bsky.social

#ThrowbackThursday #booksky #bookblogger #NonFicNov25 #Memoir #Nonfiction #Jeopardy!

06.11.2025 09:20 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Her Forgotten Hours by Lily Graham #BookReview #Audiobook #BlogTour @Bookouture @lilygrahamauthor Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Lily Graham's new book, Her Forgotten Hours. This is a World War 2 story, but different from many others I have read. Scroll down for more information about the book and to see my thoughts. It is available now! Amazon

Her Forgotten Hours by Lily Graham #BookReview #Audiobook #BlogTour @Bookouture @lilygrahamauthor

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Lily Graham's new book, Her Forgotten Hours. This is a World War 2 story, but different from many others I have read. Scroll down for more information about the…

06.11.2025 09:00 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Review: You Went to Emergency for What? by Tim Booth Title: You Went to Emergency For What?: Bizarre, bloody and baffling true stories from the hospital ED Author: Tim Booth Published: 29th July 2025, PanMacmillan  Status: Read October 2025 ++++++++ …

Bleakly funny Review: You Went to Emergency For What? By Tim Booth @MacmillanAu #read #book #review #bookreview #Nonfiction #nonfictionbooks #ReadNonFicChal #readingchallenge #HEALTH #AussieAuthor #YouWenttoEmergencyforWhat
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06.11.2025 09:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nonfiction November 2025: Choosing Nonfiction Dates: 11/3-11/9Host: Frances at Volatile RuneTitle: Choosing NonfictionThere are many topics to choose from when looking for a nonfiction book.  For example:  Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, Tra…

#NonfictionNovember is underway! Join in the week 2 fun #ChoosingNonfiction is hosted by Frances @ Volatile Rune #NonficNov #Nonfiction #read#nonficbooks #readingchallenge #ReadNonFicChal #books #bookreview #bookblogger #BookSky
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03.11.2025 15:19 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #SundayPost #SundaySalon Linking to: It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? at BookDate; Sunday Post @ Caffeinated Reviewer; and the Sunday Salon @ ReaderBuzz ==================== Life… A we…

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #IMWAYR @thebookdate #SundayPost @Kimbacaffeinate #SundaySalon @debnance This week I’m enjoying #GhostWalk #HotGround #Pseudoscience
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02.11.2025 13:43 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Review: Lyrebird by Jane Caro Title: Lyrebird Author: Jane Caro  Published: 1st April 2025, Allen & Unwin Status: Read March 2025 courtesy Allen&Unwin/Netgalley ++++++++ My Thoughts: Lyrebird is the second novel from Ja…

Smart and compelling Review: Lyrebird by Jane Caro @AllenandUnwin #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #crime #mystery #thriller #AussieAuthor #readingchallenge #cloakdaggerchal #Lyrebird #Bookstagram #BookstagramAustralia #BookSky
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01.11.2025 14:45 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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2025 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Monthly Spotlight for October #readnonficchal #readingchallenge #nonfiction #bookblogger #books #read #join bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/11/01/2...

01.11.2025 01:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Review: Subpar Planet by Amber Share Title: Subpar Planet: The World’s Most Celebrated Landmarks and Their Most Disappointed Visitors Author: Amber Share Published: 1st October 2024, Plume Read: October 2025 xxxxxx My Thoughts: …

Fun #travel guide Review: Subpar Planet by Amber Share #read #book #review #bookreview #Nonfiction #TRAVEL #ReadNonFicChal #readingchallenge #booksky bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/r...

30.10.2025 03:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ah never considered that!

30.10.2025 03:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Screenshot showing the location of the date/time

Screenshot showing the location of the date/time

I can just click on the date/time next to publish in mine and change it as needed? I’m working from my iPad but I assume it’s no different on a desktop.

29.10.2025 13:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller A book review on A Literary Escape about The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller, a historical fantasy set in the early 1900s.

🌞 Afternoon! 🌞 I have a new #bookreview today for THE FAIRY BARGAINS OF PROSPECT HILL by Rowenna Miller. This historical fantasy is “a story about family and understanding what one wants.” 🪐📚💙

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27.10.2025 16:55 — 👍 11    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 1
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Review: The Missing by Fleur McDonald Title: The Missing  Author: Fleur McDonald Published: 28th October 2025, HarperCollins Au Status: Read October 2025 courtesy HarperCollins/Netgalley  ++++++++ My Thoughts: Though The Pros…

Review: The Missing by Fleur McDonald @HarperCollinsAu #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #crime #mystery #thriller #AussieAuthor #CloakDaggerChal #readingchallenge @netgalley #TheMissing #bookstagram #BookSky
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29.10.2025 13:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nonfiction November 2025: Your Year in Nonfiction Dates: 10/27-11/2  Host: Heather @ Based on a True StoryTitle: Your Year in NonfictionCelebrate your year of nonfiction. What books have you read? What were your favorites? Have…

#NonfictionNovember has begun! Join in the week 1 fun #YourYearinNonfiction is hosted by Heather @ Based on a True Story #NonficNov #Nonfiction #read#nonficbooks #readingchallenge #ReadNonFicChal #books #bookreview #bookblogger #Bookstagram #BookSky
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27.10.2025 14:42 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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📚#TopTenTuesday 10 Cosy Atmospheric Books #TuesdayBookBlog #BookTwitter #BookX This week’s theme is Cosy Atmospheric Books. Thanks to Jana at  hosting. 1-5 Magic Realism The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna Van Praag Filled with a colorful and unforgettable cast of li…

📚#TopTenTuesday 10 Cosy Atmospheric Books #TuesdayBookBlog #BookTwitter #BookX rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/%...

27.10.2025 10:45 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #SundayPost #SundaySalon Linking to: It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? at BookDate; Sunday Post @ Caffeinated Reviewer; and the Sunday Salon @ ReaderBuzz ==================== Life… Weat…

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #SundayPost #SundaySalon bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/i...

26.10.2025 16:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Review: Lost and Found by Liz Byrski Title: Lost and Found Author: Liz Byrski Published: 28th October 2025, PanMacmillan Aus Status: Read October 2025 courtesy PanMacmillan Aus ++++++++ My Thoughts: Two years after she woke from an ur…

Thoughtful, tender and wise Review: Lost and Found by Liz Byrski @macmillanaus#read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #womensfiction #AussieAuthor #Bookstagram #BookSky bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/r...

26.10.2025 16:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Review: Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon Title: Tusk Love Author: Thea Guanzon Published: 1st July 2025, Random House UK Status: Read September 2025 courtesy PenguinUK/Netgalley  ++++++++ My Thoughts: Tusk Love started life as a joke…

Charming and fun Review: Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon @PenguinUKBooks
#read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #fantasy #romantasy #romance #cozyfantasy #CriticalRole #TuskLove #Bookstagram #BookSky
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26.10.2025 16:06 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Review: The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown Title: The Society of Unknowable Objects Author: Gareth Brown Published: 30th July 2025, Random House UK Status: Read September 2025 courtesy PenguinUK/Netgalley ++++++++ My Thoughts: “All unk…

Enchanting Review: The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown @PenguinUKBooks #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #fantasy #urbanfantasy #mystery #Bookstagram #BookSky
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26.10.2025 15:49 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Review: Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider Title: Metal Slinger {Fire & Metal #1} Author: Rachel Schneider Published: 24th June 2025, Gollancz Status: Read October 2025 courtesy Hachette AUS ++++++++ My Thoughts: With a twist you likely…

With a twist you won’t see coming Review: Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider @HachetteAus #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #fantasy #romantasy #FireandMetal #debut #Bookstagram #BookSky
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26.10.2025 15:32 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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November 2025 Book Releases A list on A Literary Escape of upcoming November 2025 book releases, with a heavy slant toward the fantasy genre.

🌞 Morning! 🌞 Today I’m sharing my list of 🍁 November 2025 book releases 🍁 that interest me. Maybe you’ll find a book or two to add to your TBR, too! 📚💙

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25.10.2025 12:55 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 2
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TCL’s #DiscussionSunday 2025 #4, #BookBloggerHop #4 – AI and the Book Industry – #LetsDiscuss2025 #10. Welcome to another #DiscussionSunday post. This time, the question is a Book Blogger Hop topic for the week of October 24-30, 2025: Will AI ultimately benefit or harm the book industry? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)?

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's #DiscussionSunday 2025 #4, #BookBloggerHop #4 – AI and the Book Industry – #LetsDiscuss2025 #10. On my #bookblog now, I discuss what impact, if any AI will have on the book industry. Stop by to find out more! #bookX #booklover #Discussion

25.10.2025 21:05 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
A wooden table holds a brown ceramic cup filled with steaming black coffee and a matching saucer. Next to it is a black pour-over coffee maker with a white filter dripping coffee into the cup. Stacked books with colorful covers sit nearby. A white quote card displays the text 'All I really want to do today is go to the book store drink coffee and read' attributed to Ann Marie Frohoff author of First Kiss. The Bookstr logo is at the bottom.

A wooden table holds a brown ceramic cup filled with steaming black coffee and a matching saucer. Next to it is a black pour-over coffee maker with a white filter dripping coffee into the cup. Stacked books with colorful covers sit nearby. A white quote card displays the text 'All I really want to do today is go to the book store drink coffee and read' attributed to Ann Marie Frohoff author of First Kiss. The Bookstr logo is at the bottom.

Saturday Miscellany—10/25/25: Hardy Boys history, some Halloween-y recs, Ensuring Humans Wrote a Book, a good crop of New Releases, and more!

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25.10.2025 18:52 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Bookshelf Bounty Every third Sunday of the month (or so)  I share my Bookshelf Bounty – what’s been added to my TBR tile recently for review from publishers, purchases or gifts. Click on the cover images to vi…

Bookshelf Bounty bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/b...

26.10.2025 01:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #SundayPost #Sunday Salon Linking to: It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? at BookDate; Sunday Post @ Caffeinated Reviewer; and the Sunday Salon @ ReaderBuzz ==================== Life… The …

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #IMWAYR @thebookdate #SundayPost #read #fiction #nonfiction #LostandFound #FangsforNothing #TheGrimoireGrammarSchoolParentTeacherAssociation #SubparPlanet
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19.10.2025 13:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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More Prize Non-Fiction 2025 Click the cover to learn more at Goodreads. The Walkley Awards Longlist Winner announced 27th November 2025 The National Book Awards for Non-Fiction 2025 Winner announced 19th November 2025 Have yo…

More Prize Non-Fiction 2025. The Walkleys The National Book Award #books #read #Nonfiction #Nonfic #nonfictionreads #ReadNonFicChal #readingchallenge #shortlist #longlist #bookawards #NBAwards #TheWalkleys bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/m...

19.10.2025 13:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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