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One half of Agents of Sigmar on YT, Book Reviews at PotsandPlots.blog and gardener at home.
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Man with blog doesn't like "greatest living American author."
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‘Vineland’ by Thomas Pynchon
Pynchon is considered one of our greatest living writers. After reading ‘Vineland’ I have no idea why. If a teenage bedroom could be a novel, it would be this one.
https://potsandplots.blog/2026/02/08/vineland-by-thomas-pynchon/
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Raven Crime Reads
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Raven reviews-Paul E. Hardisty-The Hope "I loved this trilogy, not only for its poignancy, urgency and prescient observations, but also for its energy and sense of danger that kept me completely engaged."
#PaulHardisty
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#BlogTour- Paul E. Hardisty-The Hope- @Hardisty_Paul @orendabooks
The year is 2082. Climate collapse, famine and war have left the world in ruins. In the shadow of the Alpha-Omega regime – descendants of the super-rich architects of disaster – sixteen-year-old Bo…
https://ravencrimereads.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/blogtour-paul-e-hardisty-the-hope-hardisty_paul-orendabooks/
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'Pagans' by
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has set a very high bar for the rest of my year's reading to follow! New review on the blog.
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‘Pagans’ by James Alistair Henry
‘Pagans’ by James Alistair Henry is an excellent crime police procedural set in a wonderfully imagined alternate history.
https://potsandplots.blog/2026/02/04/pagans-by-james-alistair-henry/
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I was reading the version of this list in the back of the book last night (Waterstones PB) and was reminded that I have never read Moorcock's 'Gloriana'
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James Alistair Henry
10 days ago
Waterstones, where I used to work as a bookseller, have made Pagans their Science Fiction/Fantasy book of the month (with two quid off). THE MOTHERSHIP HAS CALLED ME HOME.
www.waterstones.com/campaign/boo...
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Books of the Month | Waterstones
Discover our full range of books, gifts, toys, stationery and audiobooks at Waterstones.com. Click & Collect within 2 hours or buy online with Free UK Delivery on Orders Over £25.
https://www.waterstones.com/campaign/books-of-the-month#sff
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The reading pile grows ever on and on. Here are the books that have caught my eye so far this year. Thanks to all the lovely reviewers out there who keep feeding my habit.
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Growing the Shelves: February 2026
A slow start to the month, the first book I added to my virtual pile of interesting books had to wait until 19th January. (The physical pile grew massively in this time; I may have a problem.) It w…
https://potsandplots.blog/2026/02/01/growing-the-shelves-february-2026/
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Orenda Books
13 days ago
🔥IT’S HERE!🔥
#TheHope
, the THIRD and FINAL book in the UNFORGETTABLE
#TheForcingTrilogy
by Paul Hardisty is available EVERYWHERE as of TODAY!💙🙌 ORDER NOW: Print: 🔗geni.us/g264BA Ebook: 🔗geni.us/X6baGx
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#newrelease
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Mark Miodownik
14 days ago
Put community repair shops on every high street. Our work shows people love it, increases community interaction & helps people keep essential goods going for longer giving them more money to spend on food & utility bills It reduces waste and so reduces local authority costs. It is a win, win, win.
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Will Wiles
15 days ago
Here it comes! "The Dead Man's Empire", the long-awaited second book in the Holy Mountain series! Is it a sequel to "The Last Blade Priest"? Yes! But in theory you could read it without reading TLBP!
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New book review for Paul E Hardisty's 'The Hope.' The third book in his climate apocalypse series. They're books that really make you think and consider how close to the brink we might be. It's out on Thursday from
@orendabooks.bsky.social
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‘The Hope’ by Paul E. Hardisty
‘The Hope’ by Paul E. Hardisty is the final instalment of his thought-provoking eco-thriller trilogy, ‘The Forcing.’
https://potsandplots.blog/2026/01/27/the-hope-by-paul-e-hardisty/
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Simon Opher
15 days ago
Last week I visited the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain. She was one of the first journalists allowed into the concentration camps in April 1945. Her photographs were published under the heading ‘Believe It’: she knew that people would not believe the horrors of the Nazi regime. (1/6)
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦
16 days ago
Reform, the Bin Juice Tories
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My son
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and he qualified for day 2!
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New children's book review for the very enjoyable 'The Golden Monkey Mystery' by
@piudg.bsky.social
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out now from
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‘The Golden Monkey Mystery’ by Piu Dasgupta
Piu Dasgupta’s ‘Golden Monkey Mystery’ is an engaging children’s adventure story steeped in mystery and medicine.
https://potsandplots.blog/2026/01/23/the-golden-monkey-mystery-by-piu-dasgupta/
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My current
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Alastair Chisholm
22 days ago
So excited to share (with help from Whisky!) the third book of the I Am Wolf series – WE ARE DRAGON! It all ends here, and everything is cranked up to 11 as Rieka tries to save the world – but at what cost…?
#WeAreDragon
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SciFiScavenger
23 days ago
Finished this new offering from
@hutchinsondave.bsky.social
, A book that demands other pressing matters are put to one side till it's done. Smashing read. It's a European spy caper of sorts crossed with elements of Christopher Priest's The Glamour. Get yourself a copy direct from NewCon Press. 🪐📚💙
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@petemc666.bsky.social
's 'Paved With Good Intentions' is out now in pb. To celebrate, I've added my review to the blog!
@arcadiabooks.bsky.social
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#grimdark
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‘Paved With Good Intentions’ by Peter McLean
Peter McLean returns to the world of ‘The War for the Rose Throne’ with the thrilling standalone ‘Paved With Good Intentions’
https://potsandplots.blog/2026/01/19/paved-with-good-intentions-by-peter-mclean/
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Carl Maxim
26 days ago
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
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Runalong Womble
27 days ago
New Review - finishing the week on a hugely enjoyable collection of science fiction tales. I highly recommend Who Will You Save? By
@garethlpowell.bsky.social
that reminds us we have other worlds than this one to explore - thanks to
@titanbooks.bsky.social
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Who Will You Save? by Gareth L Powell — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Titan for a copy of this collection in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher - Titan Published - Out Now Price - £9.99 paperback £7.99 ebook Action-packed ...
https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/1/16/who-will-you-save-by-gareth-l-powell
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Just one more review to say that "The Names" is very good, actually.
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And if I was worried this was an unnecessary review, I'm currently reading Pynchon's "Vineland!"
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‘The Names’ by Florence Knapp
‘The Names’ by Florence Knapp is every bit as good as everyone says it is!
https://potsandplots.blog/2026/01/13/the-names-by-florence-knapp/
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They-Ra
29 days ago
at this point, the usa is kinda what you'd get if you bought a dystopia from temu
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Marina Sofia
about 1 month ago
Sometimes literature in translation doesn't play by the rules - which makes it exhilarating but also frustrating. Join us on 20 Jan for a free virtual discussion on relearning to read with literary explorer
@annmorgan.bsky.social
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Books are keeping me going at the moment, especially when they're the quality of 'Perilous Times' by
@thomasdlee.bsky.social
, my book of 2025.
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‘Perilous Times’ by Thomas D. Lee
‘Perilous Times’ by Thomas D. Lee was my favourite book of 2025. It’s ressurects old Legends to examine contemporary culture, climate change and corporate greed.
https://potsandplots.blog/2026/01/09/perilous-times-by-thomas-d-lee/
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A meaningful pairing in the Book Garden today. Both sum up where we are and where we might be going.
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Thomas D. Lee
about 1 month ago
THE KNIGHT WATCH is a book about many things, including: - a giant magical salmon - the complicity between transphobia and the far right - Arthurian knights slaughtering Nazis and having fun doing it - Lancelot being a queer disaster - Galehaut dealing with Lancelot's bullshit
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Thomas D. Lee
about 1 month ago
My second novel, THE KNIGHT WATCH, will be published by Orbit in June this year. It features the Knights of the Round Table killing Nazis and living their messy queer afterlives during the Second World War. I'll be sharing the wonderful cover art as soon as I'm permitted to do so.
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First review of the year is for a Children's Book. The funny, uplifting, but tinged with sombre notes, 'Not-So Great Escape' by Emma Green. Out now from Usborne Books.
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#AlpacaBandit
‘The Not So Great Escape’ is an entertaining childrens book about frenemies, grief and alpacas.
https://potsandplots.blog/2026/01/06/alpacabandit/
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Solaris Books
about 1 month ago
We do NOT have twelve drummers drumming, but we do have the thudding sound of orcas thudding into the hull of THE BELLWEATHER in
@rainewilson.bsky.social
's THE SALT ORACLE! UK & IE only. To win both books - like, follow, repost & drop a 🐋 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 BST🪐📚💙
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Not for the first time I am wondering whether Tom Gauld has me under surveillance.
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New Year, new reading goals. First new year post on PotsandPlots. I have low-level ambitions. Read more books and write about them a bit more than last year!
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Reading Resolutions 2026
2026! The first full year on the blog (hopefully). Here’s a few hopes and dreams of what I want to read this year.
https://potsandplots.blog/2026/01/02/reading-resolutions-2026/
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I've not done a
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post before but I'm reading "Relearning to Read" by Ann Morgan and children's book "Not-so Great Escape" by Emma Green. Make of that pairing what you will!
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James Alistair Henry
about 1 month ago
Oh gawd it's January, which means my book is coming out in paperback on the 29th! Waterstones are doing an exclusive edition with red edges, a prequel chapter AND the first chapter of the sequel, The Hoard and can be pre-ordered THUSLY:
www.waterstones.com/book/pagans/...
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In December, I spent a lot of time reading about books, adding further to the impossible pile of books I want to read. Here are the seeds I found to take me into the new year.
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Growing the Shelves: January 2026
Christmas was a time for reading, eating and thinking about books. Here are the books that caught my eye in the last few weeks.
https://potsandplots.blog/2026/01/01/growing-the-shelves-january-2026/
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For the evening crowd, here are my favourite reads of 2025.
#booksky
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Books of the Year 2025
PotsandPlots doesn’t have many posts so far, but here are my favorite books of 2025
https://potsandplots.blog/2025/12/31/books-of-the-year-2025/
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Man with blog writes end-of-year roundup.
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Books of the Year 2025
PotsandPlots doesn’t have many posts so far, but here are my favorite books of 2025
https://potsandplots.blog/2025/12/31/books-of-the-year-2025/
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Justin Lee Anderson
about 2 months ago
If you’ve read the first three books of The Eidyn Saga and want to read more about all the left-wing politics / societal inspirations and metaphors that underlie it, there’s a discord for that:
discord.gg/GhQT8cUBE
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Bert’s Books
about 2 months ago
Giveaway! I’m giving one lucky person the chance to pick one shelf of books from our Bertvent bookcase. Follow and repost by midday on Saturday 27th and I’ll pick someone at random! Which shelf will you choose? (UK only)
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Some cracking book choices here. The wish list grows ever bigger.
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Faber Staff Pick Books for Christmas 2025
The ultimate Christmas Reading List from the Faber team, with the very best books you could read or gift this season.
https://www.faber.co.uk/journal/faber-staff-pick-books-for-christmas-2025
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Tom Gauld
about 2 months ago
'My year end reading statistics' (originally for
@theguardian.com
books). p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online
www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
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It's new review time! I picked up 'Seven Dials' by John Dore while doing my Christmas shopping (the perils of buying everyone books.) It's a fun hidden mystery caper that crosses both modern-day and plague-ridden, fire-ravaged London.
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Seven Dials by John Dore
With ‘Seven Dials,’ John Dore delivers a fun “Secret London” caper steeped in the city’s hidden history.
https://potsandplots.blog/2025/12/17/seven-dials-by-john-dore/
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Orenda Books
about 2 months ago
COVER REVEAL We are thrilled to be re-publishing
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social
’s raw, darkly funny novel
#TheOssians
9/04 with a STUNNING new cover & an intro from
@valmcdermid.bsky.social
A Scottish band’s last-chance winter road trip spirals into rock’n’roll chaos. 🎸
bit.ly/3N1XxWR
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Probably my last review of 2025 on GeekDad. It's for "Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel" by Aimee De Jongh
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. Very much enjoyed this retelling. Wonderful art beautifully complementing a classic story that's as relevant today as it ever was.
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‘Lord of the Flies’ – The Graphic Novel: A Book Review
Aimée De Jongh's graphic retelling of 'Lord of the Flies' will bring a whole new audience to one of the 20th Century's greatest novels.
https://geekdad.com/2025/12/lord-of-the-flies-the-graphic-novel-a-book-review/
2 months ago
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New review on GeekDad today. Really nice book about plants and all the things we make from them. 'The Stuff Stuff is Made Of' from
@magiccatpublishing.bsky.social
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‘The Stuff Stuff Is Made Of:’ A Book Review
What Is The Stuff Stuff Is Made Of? The Stuff the Stuff is Made Of has been in my "books I need to review" box for far too long. I've been keen to get to it
https://geekdad.com/2025/12/the-stuff-stuff-is-made-of-a-book-review/
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El Hugh
2 months ago
Rip roaring fun in the Fractured Europe universe. If you've read those you know what to expect. If not, what are you waiting for?
#wasreading
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Orenda Books
2 months ago
Publishing January 2026... In a dying world, it asks the most urgent question of all: what if there's still time?
#TheHope
the searing finale to Paul Hardisty's critically acclaimed
#ClimateEmergency
trilogy - an absolute MUST-READ! 🌎
bit.ly/48mRk0m
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Reviewing seems to take me forever these days, especially when they're for books as engaging as Alan Moore's "The Great When." "I loved it," would have been a much simpler review. Probably should have stuck with that.
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‘The Great When’ by Alan Moore
Alan Moore’s ‘The Great When’ was everything I hoped it would be, and (ahem) Moore.
https://potsandplots.blog/2025/12/04/the-great-when-by-alan-moore/
2 months ago
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Trying something new on the blog. A chart of all the bookish inspiration I discovered in the previous month. Here is my first "Growing the Library" post.
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There's not much doing in the garden right now, but I have just put up my Christmas lights!
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Growing the Library: New Seeds from November 2025.
Books that caught me eye in November with a image that more befits December…
https://potsandplots.blog/2025/12/01/growing-the-library-new-seeds-from-november-2025/
2 months ago
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Finishing Friday with a review. My first children's book on PotsandPlots! 'Avalanche' by Simon Fox out now from
@nosycrow.bsky.social
. Simon always delivers great reluctant heroes in his books and avalanche is no exception.
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‘Avalanche’ by Simon Fox
In ‘Avalanche,’ Tom and Emily must outwit a special forces team to save their parents and prevent global catastrophe.
https://potsandplots.blog/2025/11/28/avalanche-by-simon-fox/
3 months ago
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