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Lou - Bookmarks and Stages

@loubookmarks.bsky.social

I write a blog reviewing #books, #theatre and festivals. I also host #interviews with authors and actors. I also review books for the online monthly magazine - The Writers Narrative. I post pics of my cat, garden and other places from time to time too.

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#Interview By Lou with author Laura McHale Holland about Shinbone Lane ‪@lauramchh.bsky.social‬ #books #ShinboneLane @HenryRoiPr Interview with Laura McHale HollandOn Shinbone Lane Conducted by Louise Cannon Laura McHale, welcome to Bookmarks and Stages. Thank you for allowing me to interview you about your fascinating book,…

#Interview By Lou with author Laura McHale Holland about Shinbone Lane ‪ @lauramchh.bsky.social‬ #books #ShinboneLane @booktoktours.bsky.social

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28.08.2025 11:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#Review of Tartan Tabletop: A Dungeon and Dragons Comedy #Comedy #ImprovComedy #EdFringe #TartanTabletop #EdFringe25 @GildedBalloon Tartan Tabletop: A Dungeon And Dragons Comedy ★★★ Tartan Tables embodies an interesting concept that would be familiar to those who played Dungeon’s and Dragons in the 90’s. I was not …

#Review of Tartan Tabletop: A Dungeon and Dragons Comedy #Comedy #ImprovComedy #EdFringe #TartanTabletop #EdFringe25 @gildedballoon.bsky.social @edfringe.bsky.social

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04.08.2025 11:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#Review by Lou of Austentatious – An Improvised Jane Austen Novel #Austentatious @FollowTheCow #EdFringe #EdFringe25 Austentatious – An Improvised Jane Austen Novel Review by Louise Cannon – Bookmarks and Stages ★★★★★ When I first saw Austentatious a number of years ago, I could see they were onto a g…

#Review by Lou of Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel #Austentatious #EdFringe #EdFringe25 @edfringe.bsky.social @underbellypress.bsky.social

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04.08.2025 10:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#Review By Lou of An Ode To The Casting Director #AnOdeToTheCastingDirector #Stage #Theatre #Play #EdFringe #EdFringe25 @Gildedballoon An Ode To The Casting DirectorWritten and Performed By Sophie Fisher review written by Louise Cannon – Bookmarks and Stages ★★★★ Sophie Fisher’s highly expressive performance pulls you …

#Review By Lou of An Ode To The Casting Director #AnOdeToTheCastingDirector #Stage #Theatre #Play #EdFringe #EdFringe25 @gildedballoon.bsky.social @edfringe.bsky.social

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04.08.2025 08:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#Review by Lou of Alan Davies – Think Ahead – Stand-up @GildedBalloon #EdFringe #EdFringe2025 #WhatsonEdinburgh #AlanDavies Review of Alan Davies – Think Ahead written by Louise Cannon – Bookmarks and Stages ★★★★★ Alan Davies, most famous for playing Jonathan Creek and for being in every series of QI. He als…

#Review by Lou of Alan Davies - Think Ahead - Stand-up @GildedBalloon #EdFringe #EdFringe2025 #WhatsonEdinburgh #AlanDavies @edfringe.bsky.social

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02.08.2025 06:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#Review of Shantify By Lou, where pop songs and sea shanties ride the wave – 5 stars #EdFringe #EdFringe25 #PalaisduVariété @ARedinburgh #GeorgeSquareGardens Shantify Review by Louise Cannon – Bookmarks and Stages ★★★★★ Shantify – where pop songs are “shantified” as you ride on the wave of coastal storytelling and music for an ho…

#Review of Shantify By Lou, where pop songs and sea shanties ride the wave - 5 stars #EdFringe #EdFringe25 #PalaisduVariété @ARedinburgh #GeorgeSquareGardens

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02.08.2025 06:10 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#EdFringe #Interview By Lou with Julie Lake and Annie MacLeod about their show #ForgetMeNot #wildflowershow @julie__lake @anniemacleod @GreensideVenue Interview By Lou with Julie Lake and Annie MacLeodof Forget Me Not Welcome to Bookmarks and Stages to talk about your fascinating show, Forget Me Not, which you’re performing at the Edinburgh…

#EdFringe #Interview By Lou with Julie Lake and Annie MacLeod about their show #ForgetMeNot #wildflowershow @edfringe.bsky.social
#parenthood #parenting #motherhood #music

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01.08.2025 06:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Off to #Edinburgh to do the exciting job of collecting my press pass, have lunch with a friend and then later tonight see the entertaining, highly knowledgeable RobertDaws be P.G. Wodehouse in #Wodehouseinwonderland
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30.07.2025 09:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#Interview by Lou – What does Comedian, Robyn Perkins and Psychologist, Dr. Keenan have in common? Free #EdFringe show – Shrink Wrapped A Psychologist Analysis Live On Stage. @CountingHouseEd @lhcome... Interview hosted by Louise Cannon with Comedian, Robyn Perkins and Psychologist, Dr. Carolyne KeenanShrink Wrapped: A Psychologist Analysis Live On Stage Comedy For The Curious – Shrink Wrapp…

#Interview by Lou - What does Comedian, Robyn Perkins and Psychologist, Dr. Keenan have in common? Free #EdFringe show - Shrink Wrapped A Psychologist Analysis Live On Stage. @edfringe.bsky.social #WhatsOnEdinburgh #ShrinkWrapped #Comedy #Psychology

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17.07.2025 05:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#EdFringe News – Shedinburgh Fringe Festival Launches Live Season in New Edinburgh Venue, Summer 2025 #WhatOnEdinburgh #SHEDINBURGH SHEDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL LAUNCHES INAUGURAL LIVE SEASON IN NEW EDINBURGH VENUE THIS SUMMER  Olivier Award-winning producers behind Fleabag and Baby Reindeer launch a game-changing new venue at t…

#EdFringe News - Shedinburgh Fringe Festival Launches Live Season in New Edinburgh Venue, Summer 2025 #WhatOnEdinburgh #SHEDINBURGH

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13.07.2025 13:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#EdFringe News – FLORENCIA IRIONDO RETURNS TO EDINBURGH FRINGE WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF INTIMATE NEW FOLK-POP MUSICAL SONG SOCIETY #WhatsOnEdinburgh #EdinburghFringe #Folk #Pop #Musical #Music #Folklore FLORENCIA IRIONDO RETURNS TO EDINBURGH FRINGE WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF INTIMATE NEW FOLK-POP MUSICAL SONG SOCIETY After a standout 2024 Fringe debut and a critically acclaimed Off‑Broadway run a…

#EdFringe News - FLORENCIA IRIONDO RETURNS TO EDINBURGH FRINGE WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF INTIMATE NEW FOLK-POP MUSICAL SONG SOCIETY #WhatsOnEdinburgh #EdinburghFringe #Folk #Pop #Musical #Music #Folklore @edfringe.bsky.social

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13.07.2025 13:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#EdFringe News – DANIEL MARTINEZ FLAMENCO COMPANY #Yotel #Flamenco #WhatsOnEdinburgh #Dance #Music #Flamenco DANIEL MARTINEZ FLAMENCO COMPANY  2 Spectacular Shows   World-Class Flamenco Music & Dance  Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025     Award Winning Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company  presents     Art…

#EdFringe News - DANIEL MARTINEZ FLAMENCO COMPANY #Yotel #Flamenco #WhatsOnEdinburgh #Dance #Music #Flamenco @edfringe.bsky.social

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13.07.2025 12:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Excited to have got a ticket for #ShootFromTheHip. Hoping and waiting for more press tickets for requested shows to arrive. #Edfringe @edfringe.bsky.social

10.07.2025 13:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#Interview by Lou with Renowned Magician, Kevin Quantum – Unbelievable Magic For Non-Believers @kevinquantum @ARedinburgh #MagicShow #Tricks #FamilyShow #Summer #EdFringe Kevin Quantum, Unbelievable Magic For Non-Believers Assembly Rooms, Ball Room 31 Jul to 24 Aug | 19:40Tickets: Full price £16, concessions £15Find out how to book after the interview Let&…

#Interview by Lou with Renowned Magician, Kevin Quantum - Unbelievable Magic For Non-Believers #KevinQuantum @edfringe.bsky.social #MagicShow #Tricks #FamilyShow #Summer #EdFringe
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09.07.2025 14:23 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#Interview by Lou with Renowned Magician, Kevin Quantum – Unbelievable Magic For Non-Believers @kevinquantum @ARedinburgh #MagicShow #Tricks #FamilyShow #Summer #EdFringe Kevin Quantum, Unbelievable Magic For Non-Believers Assembly Rooms, Ball Room 31 Jul to 24 Aug | 19:40Tickets: Full price £16, concessions £15Find out how to book after the interview Let&…

#Interview by Lou with Renowned Magician, Kevin Quantum - U-by-lou-with-renowned-magician-kevin-quantum-unbelievable-magic #MagicShow #Tricks #FamilyShow #Summer #EdFringe @Edfringe

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09.07.2025 14:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#EdFringe News – Dare to Discover the much anticipated Edinburgh Fringe Brochure #DareToDiscover #Comedy #Theatre #Music #Dance #Science #Tech #Drama #Musicals at #EdinburghFringeFestival In case you missed it earlier in the month, the full Edinburgh Fringe Brochure has been launched and available for you to start flicking through, studying and planning what to see this summer of 20…

#EdFringe News - Dare to Discover the much anticipated Edinburgh Fringe Brochure #DareToDiscover #Comedy #Theatre #Music #Dance #Science #Tech #Drama #Musicals at #EdinburghFringeFestival

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17.06.2025 09:47 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#EdFringe News – Horny For The End of The World @theSpaceUK #SurgeonsHall #WhatsOnEdinburgh #Comedy @EdFringe Horny for the End of the World Venue: TheSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall (Stephenson Theatre)  Dates: August 1 – 22 (not 10, not 17) Time: (August 1-16) 23:15 (August 18-22) 23:30 See clip at the end …

#EdFringe News - Horny For The End of The World @thespaceuk.bsky.social UK #SurgeonsHall #WhatsOnEdinburgh #Comedy @edfringe.bsky.social

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04.06.2025 10:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#EdFringe News – Sean Alexander – The Confusionist Returns by Popular Demand with 1 Moment In Time @EdFringe @theSpaceUK @S_AlexanderMagi #WhatsOnEdinburgh Sean Alexander 1 Moment in Time Returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025, Sean Alexander brings back his spellbinding show, “1 Moment in Time,” refined and more powerful than eve…

#EdFringe News - Sean Alexander - The Confusionist Returns by Popular Demand with #Magic show 1 Moment In Time @edfringe.bsky.social @thespaceuk.bsky.social #WhatsOnEdinburgh

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04.06.2025 10:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#BloodyScotland Reveals Early Release Tickets – Ian Rankin @Beathigh @KathyReichs to Headline @BloodyScotland BLOODY SCOTLAND REVEALS THE PROLOGUE American superstar of crime fiction Kathy Reichs will be the first of a series of Early Releases as Bloody Scotland teases its headline acts for 2025. The autho…

#BloodyScotland Reveals Early Release Tickets for #IanRankin and #KathyReichs
Check out more about how you can get your hands on tickets for these bestselling crime authors in my blog link.

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26.05.2025 19:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW! American superstar of crime fiction
Kathy Reichs will be in conversation with our guest programmer, @ianrankin1.bsky.social at 8.30pm on Saturday 13th September. bloodyscotland.com/event/sir-ia...

26.05.2025 11:08 — 👍 29    🔁 21    💬 0    📌 6
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This is not a drill! From tomorrow until our full programme launch on 12th June we will be announcing a string of Early Release events as we tease you with some of the fabulous lineup of authors we have in store for 2025...

25.05.2025 10:45 — 👍 15    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

If you have #BankHoliday, I hope you enjoy it. Spare a thought for us working.

26.05.2025 08:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I am excited that I'm accredited for @edfringe.bsky.social. It truly is such an honour.

25.05.2025 20:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#EdFringe News of Use Your Words – #Comedy about #Motherhood / #Parenting is #WhatsOnEdinburgh this #Summer #UseYourWords @TheSpaceUK #Edinburgh Use Your Words! a heartfelt comedy about the chaos of new motherhood — told through physical comedy, music, and sheer determination — comes to Edinburgh Fringe 2025!     Photo Credit: Find the Ligh…

#EdFringe News of Use Your Words - #Comedy about #Motherhood / #Parenting is #WhatsOnEdinburgh this #Summer #UseYourWords @TheSpaceUK #Edinburgh

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25.05.2025 18:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#EdFringe News – CADEL: Lungs on Legs about #TourDeFrance #WhatsOnEdinburgh this #Summer is #CadelLungsOnLegs #cycling #drama @cadeltheplay @FollowTheCow CADEL: Lungs on Legs Underbelly Cowgate, Belly Laugh (Venue 61) 66 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JX 31st July-24 August 2024 (not 12th) 13:00, daily, 60 minutes. Atmospheric new play charts the trials an…

#EdFringe News - CADEL: Lungs on Legs about #TourDeFrance #WhatsOnEdinburgh this #Summer is #CadelLungsOnLegs #cycling #drama @cadeltheplay @FollowTheCow

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25.05.2025 18:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I hosted an author event in a library with Val Penny and Robert Ferguson. It was good fun.

16.05.2025 06:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Today's the day #TorvillandDeanFinalTour is in Glasgow. I can't wait!

11.05.2025 06:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I do like those shaped plates.

11.05.2025 06:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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#Review by Lou of The Coffee Shop Masquerade By T.A. Morton @TAMortonWriter @Earnshawbooks @RandomTTours #Blogtour #TheCoffeeShopMasqerade #Coffee #Books The Coffeeshop MasqueradeBy T.A. Morton ★★★★★ Coffee shops, most of us do love them, whatever the coffee type we order, from our favourite latte to cappuccino, flat-white and more, but this one is …

#Review by Lou of The Coffee Shop Masquerade By T.A. Morton @TAMortonWriter @Earnshawbooks @RandomTTours #Blogtour #TheCoffeeShopMasqerade #Coffee #Books

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09.05.2025 20:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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