🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄Day 12 of 12: "Ending the year with a masterpiece that deserves all the praise.” The Reformatory by Tananarive 📚 Perfect for: those who like Historical or Horror #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads

🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄Day 11 of 12: “Beautifully written and emotionally rich—highly recommend.” Seven days in June by Tia Williams 📚 Perfect for: those who believe in second chances #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads

🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄Day 10 of 12: “A mystery that kept me guessing until the very end.” The Obsession by Nora Roberts 📚 Perfect for: those who like suspense thriller #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads

🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄Day 9 of 12: “Laugh-out-loud funny and full of charm!” Can’t get enough by Kenndey Ryan📚 Perfect for: those who like romance & strong female networks. #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads#dementia

🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄 Day 8 of 12: “A powerful narrative that stayed with me long after I finished.” And so I roar by Abi Dare 📚 Perfect for: those who like Historical or contemporary fiction #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers

🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄 Day 7 of 12: This book reminded me why I adore historical fiction. The personal Librarian by Marie Benedict 📚 Perfect for: those who like a mix of history with fiction #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads

🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄 Day 6 of 12: “A classic reimagined for modern readers. Loved every page!” Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 📚 Perfect for: those who like coming of age stories #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads

🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄 Day 5 of 12: “Non-fiction at its finest—insightful and educational.” The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria Smilios 📚 Perfect for: those who like to immerse in History, & science. #TopReads2025 #Read

🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄 Day 4 of 12: “A thrilling adventure that transported me to another world.” Mistborn: the final empire by Brandon Sanderson. 📚 Perfect for: those who like to immerse in Fantasy, adventure #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookLovers

🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄 Day 3 of 12: “This one challenged my thinking and sparked deep conversations.” The message by Ta-Nehisi Coates 📚 Perfect for: those who like politics, non-fiction #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #HolidayReads

🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄 Day 2 of 12: “A heart warming story perfect for cosy winter nights.” Seven Days Seven Dates: A Kwanzaa Holiday Story by Bailey West 📚 Perfect for: Holiday romance #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #ReadersCommunity #BookLovers

Day [1] of 12: “Starting strong with a page-turner that kept me hooked from start to finish!” Razorblade Tears by S.A Cosby. 📚 Perfect for: Fans of suspense, mystery thriller ✨ Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #ReadersCommunity #BookLovers #HolidayReads

🎄✨ 12 Days of Christmas: My Top 12 Reads of 2025! ✨🎄 This holiday season, I’m counting down my favourite books of the year—one for each day! From gripping thrillers to inspiring non-fiction, these reads made 2025 unforgettable. #12DaysOfChristmas #TopReads2025 #BookRecommendations #ReadersCommunity

✨🕎 Happy Hanukkah! 🕎✨ Wishing you eight nights filled with light, love, and joy. May this season bring peace, happiness, and cherished moments with family and friends. #Hanukkah #FestivalOfLights #HappyHanukkah #CelebrateTogether

I'm doing this 30 day book challenge for November 📚 I will be sharing one book per day, that I've read and enjoyed, that fits the prompt of that day. Day 28 : A book that has been translated 📗 The Shadow of the Wind 🖊️ Carlos Ruiz Zafón #read#bookchallenge#fiction#lovereading#translation

I'm doing this 30 day book challenge for November 📚 I will be sharing one book per day, that I've read and enjoyed, that fits the prompt of that day. Day 27 : A book with a number in the title 📗 The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo 🖊️ Taylor Jenkins Reid #read#bookchallenge#fiction#lovereading#LGBQT

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‪I'm doing this 30 day book challenge for November 📚 I will be sharing one book per day, that I've read and enjoyed, that fits the prompt for that day. Day 26 : A book that been adapted into TV or Film 📗 The color Purple 🖊️ Alice Walker #read#bookchallenge#fiction#lovereading

RIP Jimmy Cliff, 🎤Jamaican actor & Icon 😢💔https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/24/jimmy-cliff-jamaican-reggae-singer-actor-and-cultural-icon-dies-aged-81 #jamaica#Reggae#music

‪I'm doing this 30 day book challenge for November 📚 I will be sharing one book per day, that I've read and enjoyed, that fits the prompt for that day. Day 24 : A banned book 📗 I know why the caged bird sings 🖊️ Maya Angelou #read#bookchallenge#fiction#lovereading

‪I'm doing this 30 day book challenge for November 📚 I will be sharing one book per day, that I've read and enjoyed, that fits the prompt for that day. Day 23 : A book set where you live/lived 📗 Rivers of London 🖊️ Ben Aaronovitch #read#bookchallenge#fiction#lovereading

📚 I'm doing this 30 day book challenge for November 📚 I will be sharing one book per day, that I've read and enjoyed, that fits the prompt for that day. Day 22 : A book with a beautiful cover 📗 Angelfall 🖊️ Susan Ee #BookSky #Books #30DayBookChallenge #Readers

#30DayBookChallenge #BookSky Day 21: Book by Author who’s no longer alive 📗 Their eyes were watching god 🖊️Zora Neale Hurston #LiteraryLegends#WomenInLiterature#TimelessReads

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Never to late to join a challenge 😀 30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #booksky #bookchallenge

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World Book Day: The annual reminder that my brain is just a storage unit for fictional characters and plot twists. #worldbookday #lovereading

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Day 2 #Digifest25 I am looking forward to another day of informative sessions and networking.

Excited be at #Digifest2025 looking forward to hearing the keynote speakers, look at how many attendees.

Happy International Women's Day! Unsung Heroines I recently read 'The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis' by Maria Smilios. #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction

Addicted to book challenges. 📚Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 1/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #20bookchallenge

2025 reading schedule all planned out, setting a goal of 100. Here's the two I'm kicking the year off with: And so I roar & Where you see yourself #lovereading #goodreads #storygraph

I typically have two books 📚 on the go, one audio, the other physical. I am currently one away from my goal. The question is, which one will take the 💯 spot? #GoodreadsYearinBooks #StoryGraph #lovereading

Pinch me, I must be dreaming! After years of buying raffle tickets, luck finely smiled on me! Huge thanks to SBC Birmingham for this incredible win. Feeling so grateful and excited! #silentbookclubbirmingam #waterstones #rafflewinner #LuckyDay

So proud 👏🏿 of my colleagues @missoliviareads.bsky.social and Taran Johal who delivered an amazing presentation @uksg.bsky.social forum in Birmingham

UWTSD Birmingham library also support students in employability skills - badges for digital literacy learning, including support for gaining Microsoft Office qualification. Fantastic to hear about this level of 'forward thinking' about what is most going to benefit students. #UKSGForum2024

Attending the @uksg.bsky.social conference in Birmingham, I am looking forward to a great lineup of speakers, including my colleagues Taran Johal & Olivia Edmonds who will be presenting 'The digital library:Redefining access and engagement'

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