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Simon Savidge

@savidgereads.bsky.social

A bookish bear. https://linktr.ee/SavidgeReads

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This sounds soooooooo good.

27.02.2026 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My International @thebookerprizes.com longlist predictions. With a little help from a certain someone πŸˆβ€β¬›

23.02.2026 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Less than two weeks until I host my first reading retreat near Hay. There’s going to be fabulous food, book-shopping and book chats and more. AND as we have a last minute space, you can join us with 25% off using NESTLED25.

22.02.2026 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Next, Grace Chan's Every Version of You 🌐

Tao-Yi and her partner Navin spend most of their time inside Gaia, a consumerist virtual reality. In the abandoned real world, Tao-Yi’s mother is stubbornly offline, dwindling away between hospital visits and memories of her earlier life in Malaysia.

11.02.2026 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for a special event celebrating the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize shortlist, following its announcement on March 18 with judges, Arifa Akbar, Dr. Friederike Otto, Jessie Greengrass and Simon Savidge.

πŸ—“οΈ Wednesday, 18 March
πŸ•— 6:00 pm
πŸ“ The Conduit

πŸ”— Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2026-c...

12.02.2026 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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12.02.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday lovely!!!!

11.02.2026 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing the 12 stunning longlisted books!

First, Dusk by Robbie Arnott 🐈

Dusk is an explosive novel of the wild, and the lengths humans will go to control it.

Learn more about Dusk: climatefictionprize.co.uk/longlist-2026/

10.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Sooooooo envious!!!

08.02.2026 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

These both sound brilliant!!!!

06.02.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Remarkably, judging the Climate Fiction Prize has not been depressing."

Following the judging process, Climate Fiction Prize judge and broadcaster, @savidgereads.bsky.social wrote this piece for @thebookseller.com on his experience reading for the prize.

www.thebookseller.com/comment/narr...

05.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Simon Savidge in conversation with Yuan Yang.

Simon Savidge in conversation with Yuan Yang.

On Friday we held our first event for the @literacy-trust.bsky.social National Year of Reading 2026.

The event at Lower Earley Library brought together MP Yuan Yang with book blogger @savidgereads.bsky.social to talk about reading, storytelling and libraries.

Photo credit: Iron and Glass

26.01.2026 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
26 Most Anticipated Books of 2026
YouTube video by SavidgeReads 26 Most Anticipated Books of 2026

Soooo many brilliant #books coming out in 2026 youtu.be/JmtBR1lbalk

25.01.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wowsers. Waterstones in Reading is an absolute sort!

22.01.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really looking forward to this on Friday.

21.01.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haven't said this for a while but this is the Best Thing on The Worldwide Web.

20.01.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

This is BRILLIANT!

20.01.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you sure πŸ˜‰

13.01.2026 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Best Books of 2025
YouTube video by SavidgeReads Best Books of 2025

Best Books of 2025 #booksky
youtu.be/iPu9KvkNyM4

05.01.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ooh the sea is wild this New Year’s Eve!

31.12.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains

30.12.2025 07:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Last Reading Wrap Up of the Year | December 2026
YouTube video by SavidgeReads Last Reading Wrap Up of the Year | December 2026

Last reading wrap up of the year is now up on my channel Last Reading Wrap Up of the Year | December 2026
youtu.be/52fsuohXta0

29.12.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have just seen a preview of #Hamnet. I am ruined. Cried through the last two thirds pretty much consistently. What an incredible film (and I was nervous as I love the book soooooo much!) phenomenal acting and so stunning visually.

26.12.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Last Book Haul of the Year | December 2025
YouTube video by SavidgeReads The Last Book Haul of the Year | December 2025

My last book haul of the year is now up on my channel #booksky youtu.be/JRFSz5BDKRQ?...

19.12.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Christmas Number 1 2025: Kylie Minogue's XMAS breaks Official Chart records! Who is the UK's Official Christmas Number 1 single 2025? 37 years after making her Official Chart debut withΒ I Should Be So Lucky, pop iconΒ KylieΒ MinogueΒ lands her first-ever UK Christmas Number 1 wit...

IT'S✨OFFICIAL✨ Kylie Minogue's XMAS is 2025's Official Christmas Number 1🀩Kylie, the festive throne is all yours! Now, everybody go X-M-A-S πŸ•ΊπŸͺ©

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/christmas-number-1-2025-kylie-minogue-xmas/

19.12.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 10
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This may be the best festive latte ever.

14.12.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After 12 weeks since he went missing… a Christmas miracle, Earl is back. Came down to him eating the last of the cat biscuits and asking for more, as if he had never been away! #caturday

13.12.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm both over the moon and a bit nervous to be chairing the Booker judges for 2026. These are the people I'm going to be getting to know rather well #BookerPrize2026 @thebookerprizes.com

11.12.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 161    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

Soooooo exciting! You’ll be an amazing chair for the prize. Can’t wait to see what you all pick!

11.12.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Royal Society of Literature is thrilled to announce its new President is Elif Shafak.

Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and storyteller, and author of 21 books, 13 of which are novels. Her works have been translated into 58 languages.

04.12.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2