Patrick Gale is a phenomenal storyteller. Love Lane is a beautifully written follow-up to A Place Called Winter — returning Harry Cane from the Canadian prairies to England, where family secrets and private pain quietly surface. Thoughtful, tender, and deeply human. fable.co/review/f4e16... #BookSky

A Foghorn Echoes by Danny Ramadan is a reflective and engaging read that gently explores forbidden love, loss and what it means to find your place in the world. It is quietly moving without feeling heavy, with characters and moments that stay with you. fable.co/fabler/jj-26... #BookSky

A tender, beautifully written novel about first and queer love, identity and self-acceptance, and the quiet power of being truly seen for who you are. fable.co/fabler/jj-26... #BookSky

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Best one yet! fable.co/review/c714b...

Sundays are for reading and power ballads

Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin was an interesting read for me. I liked several of the characters and its snapshot of 1970s San Francisco, but I struggled with the rhythm. However, I can see why it has a devoted following. fable.co/review/21c08... #BookSky

If you need some last minute inspiration, it's quite easy to dress up as Hotties In Art for World Book Day. Just look at this chap channeling the *very handsome* cover guy.

Not watched the #BritAwards for years – it got to the stage where I needed Wikipedia to understand who everyone was. But I’m genuinely delighted Olivia Dean swept the board. ‘Rein Me In’ and ‘Man I Need’ have been on my Apple Music repeat, which I’m choosing to believe keeps me officially “current”.

February reads: • See You At The Finish Line ⭐⭐⭐ • Burying Jericho ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 • Game Changer ⭐⭐⭐ • My Friends ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • The Body In The Library ⭐⭐ ⭐ #BookSky

Binge watched the final four episodes on #Bridgerton S4 this morning. Loved!

This is a good result. I was seriously worried Reform were going to take this.

You can’t go to the biggest bookshop in Europe and not come away with a book or seven. 🫠 #BookSky @waterstones.bsky.social

CPD deadline approaching. @cipr.co.uk members have until 31 March to log 60 points. This is my 8th consecutive year. CPD has helped me stay curious, keep learning, and grow as a comms professional. If you haven’t logged yours yet, take a look. You may be closer than you think. #InvestInCPD

While in London today I popped into the V&A to see Michelangelo’s David — and I was genuinely blown away by the scale of it. It’s extraordinary to think this was carved over 500 years ago, yet still feels so alive.

At its heart, My Friends is about the friendships we have when we are young and still figuring out who we are. The friends who believe in you when you don’t believe in yourself. The ones who quietly become your anchor. fable.co/review/e8de4... #BookSky

Anyone else use Fable? Feel free to follow. fable.co/fabler/jj-26... #BookSky

daily dose of green #photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver #fog

Just finished Burying Jericho by @whusseyauthor.bsky.social. Another brilliant, twisty instalment in the Scott Jericho series, with a gripping mystery, strong sense of place, and plenty of unexpected turns. Full review ➡️ www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Actually love the result! Very me. See what sort of caricature CHAT GPT makes of you, based on what it knows about your career! All you do is go to ChatGPT, put in a photo of you, and use this prompt: “Create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me."

Bum Bum Bum Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmm 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums Andy Warhol's "Torso (Male Buttocks)", 1977 at KMSKA, Antwerp Thanks @ma-at.bsky.social for sharing 😁

See You at the Finish Line is a cute, cosy, and witty gay romance that delivers exactly what it promises. Read more: fable.co/fabler/jj-26... #BlueSky

January reads - a mix of classics, contemporary fiction and crime: • And Then There Were None ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ • Hamnet ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ • The Murder at the Vicarage ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • The Artist ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • Heated Rivalry ⭐⭐½ • The Hunting Party ⭐⭐⭐½ On to February 📖 What should I read next? #BookSky

It’s back. #Bridgerton

I know you shouldn’t compare, but after watching The Traitors UK, the Irish version feels a bit low-rent. You can definitely tell the budget wasn’t there. That said, I think Siobhan is a fabulous choice as host.

The delivery I’ve been waiting on for ages has finally arrived. Looking forward to this one @whusseyauthor.bsky.social

Has anyone else started Traitors Ireland?

How’s your pair hangin’? The best place to find the answer is in the shower. A steamy shower helps the nuts to relax, creating prime conditions to feel around for anything out of the ordinary - like a lump, swelling or pain. Learn how to get to know your nuts movember.com/KnowThyNuts.

Shout-out to the customer service team at @octopus — consistently excellent, genuinely human and a reminder that good service really does matter. Thank you for your help today.

I haven’t watched the #GBBO since the departure of Mel, Sue and Mary - but with Nigella joining I may have to tune in again.

Been a Labour member since I was 21. It pains me to say it, but I’ve lost hope. If Labour want to win me back, they need to be clear: tax the rich and redistribute wealth. Until then, the @greenparty.org.uk and @zackpolanski.bsky.social feel like the only credible counter to Reform UK.

This is powerful. This is hope.

Wrong decision.

Show your lock screen

Spent most of the last half hour watching people carve soap on YouTube. Oddly calming.

It’s striking how little self-awareness these people show, while continuing to spread misinformation.

I never thought I’d see a time when two traitors won together. The faithful traitors. So chuffed. #TheTraitors

The most staggering thing is that Rachel said “if I was a faithful” and no one seems to have clocked it #TheTraitors

Always glad to see more gay romance in the mainstream, and there’s real charm here, particularly in the second half. For me, though, the balance tipped too far towards explicit content at the expense of emotional depth. Full thoughts here www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #HeatedRivalry #BookSky

I blame @stewarttaylor.bsky.social entirely for this purchase. Thank you. 😂

The Artist - a poetic, quietly romantic novel where the atmosphere matters as much as the story. I’ve shared a short review on how it explores creativity, constraint, and the early 20th-century art world. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

How has James not been murdered? I’d have murdered him just because of how annoying he is. I’d been such a petty traitor. 😂 #TheTraitors

Finished The Murder at the Vicarage and wrote up some thoughts on Miss Marple’s understated but brilliant debut. She begins in the background, but she soon becomes sharpest mind in St Mary Mead. And that line — “the old people know the young are fools” — perfection. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

the gays thank you #thetraitors

Repost with your home river.

I can’t be the only one who always wants #TheTraitors to win. #TeamTraitor

Finished #Hamnet and had to gather my thoughts. It’s an extraordinary and deeply moving novel - beautifully written, full of emotion, and completely unforgettable. I’ve shared a fuller review with my reflections here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #BookSky

This book is breaking me. 😢 #BookSky

Artic Fox is so obviously Anton Du Beke. #MaskedSingerUK

I’m sure Cheese Toastie is Brenda Edwards. #MaskedSingerUK