Here it is, my big #EastEnders catch-up thread for people who only see it when they go home for Christmas with the family. Allow me to get you all caught up on the goings-on in Albert Square in its most explosive week of the year! KEEP THIS BY YOUR SIDE AT ALL TIMES.

Watching While You Were Sleeping. Goodness me, all the best films are 30 years old!

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re under no obligation to justify yourself to anyone if you decide to spend the entire day reading books and eating cinnamon rolls.

If people use AI for their reviews they might at least consider not posting all the versions including the prompts? How lazy have people become??? #booksky 💙📚

Madeleine Wickham, a British author who splashed onto bestseller lists as Sophie Kinsella, the pen name she used for her “Shopaholic” series of rom-com books about an overspending fashionista, has died. She was 55.

I just heard the devastating news about the death of Madeleine Wickham / Sophie Kinsella from brain cancer at the age of 55. This is the perfect time to reread her last novella "What Does It Feel Like?" which is a short but five ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ read. Here's my review: 💙📚 app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2729...

Watching "Batch from Scratch at Christmas" and hearing Joe Swash say with a straight face that about £500 is "a lot of money" when he probably spends that amount on a scented candle for Stacey is kind of taking me out of the narrative a bit!

If you're still looking for a heartwarming and atmospheric Christmas book, you could do worse with this beautifully written five ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ novel by Milly Johnson. Read my review here: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a4f9... #booksky 💙📚

This is your December reminder that it's absolutely acceptable to try and get to a set annual book goal by cramming in as many novellas and cookbooks as you can find before Christmas swallows you up! #booksky 💙📚

If you haven’t already: ✒️ Sign our open letter supporting trans+ people’s dignity and rights at notinourname.org.uk 📣 Share it with friends, colleagues, and networks 💖 Help us reach 100,000 signatures by Christmas Together, we can show that women’s solidarity includes ALL women. 5/5

It's been a smashing series of #CelebrityTraitors but from the reaction of the people who lost I realised that it didn't really matter who won because they had no personal stakes and the money was always going to go to well-deserving charity, so it almost felt a bit anti-climactic.

There's a new Jessica Huntley on #NetGalley UK, and it's Read Now so be quick! #booksky 💙📚

I've just finished binging The Newsreader series 3 on the BBC iPlayer and I cheered. It ends on the fall of the Berlin Wall which is doubly emotional for me but I just love Helen and Dale - so flawed and so human. Best character is of course powerhouse Noellene. 😍

Yes! @netgalley.bsky.social delivered! 🚂❄️ Thank you to @themillyjohnson.bsky.social and @simonschusteruk.bsky.social ! #booksky 💙📚

I just finished @jennikeer.bsky.social's The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House and I'm blown away. If you loved The Ravenswood Witch, you will love this! Out 11 October. Here's my review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8566... #booksky 💙💃🏼

Happy Publication Day to @samanthadowning.bsky.social! Too Old For This is a wickedly good fun five star read! #booksky 💙📚 Read my review here: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2754...

@fliceverett.bsky.social Happy Birthday! Just found this on NetGalley! #booksky 💙📚

Just received a widget for the new Phillipa Ashley through NetGalley! Thanks @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social ! #booksky 💙📚

I ended up in floods of tears. The ending nearly broke me. What a beautiful story. Highly recommended! #booksky 💙📚 app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f5b1...

Argh, NetGalley is down. #booksky 💙📚

This is on Amazon First Reads for August and having read it on NetGalley already, I'd say it is a very good choice if you're still undecided on which book to select. I loved it! #booksky 💙📚

Yay, I got the new @laurapauthor.bsky.social Laura Pearson from NetGalley ! 💃🏼 #booksky 💙📚

It took four weeks but I finally got approved for the latest @heidiswain.bsky.social from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social via @netgalley.bsky.social! Woo!

THAT WAS AWESOME!!! ⚽

I'm legit! What a palaver.

80s music really is THE BEST. #LiveAid

I just received a widget for Phaedra Patrick's new book and I'm made up. Look at the gorgeous cover! 😁 #booksky 💙📚

I've slept all of 4 hours, I'm HOT and I'm CRANKY. 🥵😡

It's bad enough that My5 makes me press Force Stop after every episode because it becomes unresponsive, it really should have a way of indicating which episodes I've watched already. I was just half way through an episode of A&E: After Dark before I noticed I've seen it already!

#booksky 💙📚

I don't normally quote anything from TwiX but... 🤣🤣🤣

I'm on the fourth shower of today and nearly missed this light show over Greenwich!

Happy Publication Day to this beautiful book! #booksky 💙📚

Top tip of the day: I can absolutely recommend a day trip to a hospital like St Thomas in Westminster as they have AIRCON, plus the MRI scanner is positively freezing. Have a cold drink and chillax in their coffee shop, just don't get admitted to a ward, they are boiling even at lesser temperatures.

Yes! Just got this beauty from NetGalley UK! 💃🏼 It's fabulous @rebeccaraisin.bsky.social but even if it wasn't, look at that divine cover! Can't wait to dive in. 😁 #booksky 💙📚

Would you like to win a summery Cornish care package? My latest novel ("a captivating tale" - HEAT), Cornish tea, honey and Parmesan thins. Just repost this and I'll put you in the draw! Ends Sunday 22 June, then I'll draw the winner. (UK only, sorry!) #Cornwall #books 💙📚

Happy Publication Day to @lisatimoneywrites.bsky.social ! #booksky 💙📚

Just received a NetGalley widget for this new serial killer ARC from @harpercollins.bsky.social. Thank you, very much intrigued!

I've just blocked a German author who admits in her bio that she loves to play with AI to create her covers. That is an automatic block. Don't do that, you're hurting your own industry. Disgusting.

Let’s hear it for all the really big, important men in power!

Menopause? It's probably all in your head.

WHAT? #DoctorWho

Would you pay this? I'm not expecting anything.

I didn’t know about this petition! Girlies, get it signed to show your support for our trans pals chng.it/YWWrwqY645

Happy Publication Day ! #booksky 💙📚

Joanna Lumley's Danube is a lovely programme and she should be commended for her use of German but someone should have told her that Vollpension does not translate as "full pension" but as "full board"!

Happy Publication Day to the talented Sarah Morgan and @hqstories.bsky.social. A Secret Escape is a heartwarming and uplifting ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ read! Read my review here: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/db65... #booksky 💙📚

Happy Publication Day to the talented Ruth Jones and @transworldbooks.bsky.social! By Your Side is a warm, compelling, relatable and life-affirming ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ read! Read my review here: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0672... #booksky 💙📚

Every song from the Intergalactic Song Contest in Doctor Who was miles better than Eurovision, even the song titled "My Big Feet". I feel robbed that we didn't have that Song Contest in full. 🤨

United Kingdom 👎🏼 #Eurovision