Don't forget to hydrate. Don't forget to rest. Don't forget to disappear into art & books. Don't forget to make a mess & cause a ruckus once in a while. Don't forget to wander in mysterious forests, for a day or a lifetime.

Today we're reviewing The Eye of Leviathan by M.A. Carrick, a historical fantasy that juxtaposes whimsy and harsh reality for a brutal critique on colonialism. Thank you to @orbitbooks.bsky.social for the free ARC!

And for anyone about to reply with, "wE cAn NeVeR bE hAppY aBoUt sOmEtHiNg LiKe tHiS". I think you'll find we can 😀

Having a bad day? Feel like the world is on an inexorable downhill spiral to doom and destruction? Never fear - some good news is here 😀

"Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it." Jon Kabat-Zinn

All of us are haunted. It's up to us to gather our ghosts and harness their power for good.

On your way home, why not REALLY look out of the bus/car/train window and focus on what you can see... Focus on the breath... #ArtOfBreathing

I try to leave the drama for Shakespeare, but I'll weigh in on a few bookish hot topics: 1. NO to pirating books. Yes to pirates IN books! 2. Real authors don't use gen-AI! 3. No one publishing route is better than another. Read self-published, indie press, and trad. books! #booksky

The more I watch this guy, the more I'm reverting back to physical reference books in libraries for information. Bloody scary. youtube.com/shorts/IvGed...

I like to gaslight myself in the mornings into thinking I’m a productive person.

It didn't do me any harm If you had a shit time and want others to suffer too, because you "turned out ok" you did not in fact turn out ok.

Sayings that need retiring because they're not true: 1. Don't judge a book by its cover. 2. Don't speak ill of the dead. 3. If you've got nothing to hide you've got nothing to fear. Any more?

Happy Monday, friends. Whatever you're doing this week, I wish you the strength and opportunity to endure and flourish 🖖

RIP Sam Neill, a thoroughly lovely bloke and one of the finest actors to have ever graced the screen. 🎬 #filmsky #moviesky #cinema

You’ll survive but you’ll be funnier in ways that worries people

My books this year are great escapes! 👻 DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL - Middle grade & game writing debut 🐉 THE VALE OF SEVEN DRAGONS - Adventure #fantasy 🍁 GODFESTATION - Appalachian folk & weird #horror 🌟 THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT - Fantasy & #scifi finale to the Amethyst Lantern Series

#TravelSky youtu.be/7yTrd-hP-aU?...

I'm definitely ready for Autumn now. 🍂

Your daily affirmation: You will never feel alone if you make friends with your mind goblins.

🕯️THE NIGHT MARKET🕯️ Amazon: amzn.to/4uw8vUM NetGalley: bit.ly/4vIr5dh #booksky #vampire #books

Good morning, Womble. I am still reading A Peculiar Patron by C R Walker. Good fun. My reading has slowed right down in this heat. I need the Autumn 🍂

Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading the very good Luminous by Sylvia Park for final Clarke reading. What are you reading at the moment?

And as it’s the weekend and you have been good here is the latest Wombling Along with reviews and other things for you to explore! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/7/...

Coming soon to the blog - spaceships, memories, referendums, robots and cocktails with added Clarke thoughts

Never mind the shitty eggs, I'm still mad I accidentally wrote two synopsis for the same project.

#SaturdayVibes youtu.be/CEm_VGbNfiY?...

#recommended #booksky #steampunk #books #SaturdayReads #SaturdayVibes keithwdickinson.com

Time to share some fun #SaturdayReads

Small cafe inspiration.

And now the game of 'How long should I keep the windows open for?' begins. 🌡️

Here's the thing, I could probably do enough to become pony famous on social media - release videos, post regularly, engage in discourse - but I don't have the juice to maintain it. My posts would eventually fade, and the fame with it, like my dreams of one day having a six pack.

#SaturdayVibes youtu.be/Zaf9pLldkCA?...

My Friday #Loungefly for today. #StarWars

The great thing is, no physical description is necessary. Everyone has a teacher they hate. Their imaginations will fill in the blanks. #TheNightMayorOfLondon

"Bodkin gave her a little wave as he went by, enjoying the look on her face when the lift didn't stop, but instead carried on into the depths of the library." How to describe a passing character so that they mean something, but also make it okay for the MC to laugh at them.

"On the ground floor a woman who looked surprisingly like Bodkin's primary school maths teacher, the one who had humiliated him in front of the entire class by making him do fractions on the blackboard when she knew he had no idea how, stood angrily jabbing the lift's call button."

If someone doesn't know how they got there it's usually because someone put them there.

Best of luck ☘️

'Where have all the good men gone?' Bonnie Tyler, RIP.

My new work mug...

Servers are burning up the Earth.

This is what 25 years of work looks like. Many more in the pipeline! #booksky

Life success, to me, is a comfy chair and a good book to read.

post whether they like it or not

So hot and tired here. Sharing this in case you need a quiet distraction through the night. Episode 42 - Night beside a stream in Wales (60mins) It is 3am. All the creatures are sleeping. There are just a few owls at the start. > radiolento.podbean.com/e/night-besi... <

I can't get my bedroom below 30°C even with all the windows open. It's going to be a long night.

Apparently, Madame Tussaud's is closed due to excessive heat. What a setting for a horror movie.