The cats been renamed Fleurdini. Usually put them out at night and then my husband lets them in before bed. She must have been hiding and woke me up with a wet nose and fleury headbutt at 3.30 in the morning.

This book by Jessica Mann about family, co-operation and climate change from a bird's perspective is a joy to read. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Francis Lathom's Midnight Bell shows how suspicion and jealousy lead to tragedy in this eighteenth-century gothic novel. www.meer.com/en/96573-fra...

Take 2. I've done well this month with two superb books, James and The Screwtape Letters.

Interesting, not sure how successful this will be. Amazon has extensive digital protection and as an author, you don't want to risk piracy. So if the new company can't guarantee this. Plus Amazon do extensive discounts, especially on the 1st of the month. #booksky www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

The Booker Prize 2025 shortlist is here, and to celebrate we're giving you the chance to win a set of all six books and stationery from @presentcorrect.bsky.social 📚👀 Find out more and enter ⤵️ https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/fhtnb7qnh2

The shortlist is out and The Telegraph are predicting India (Kiran Desai) or Britain (Andrew Miller). I think it will probably be a novel about immigration, but it may not be Desai. We will see. #booksky thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

This should be an interesting book on a topic which is still largely misunderstood. www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...

I had never heard about Bernadine Evaristo until she won the Booker Prize; now I hear about her wonderful work all the time. Must read one of her books! #booksky www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

@bookfrolic.bsky.social Wrexham FC! How did you discover us here in North Wales?

@plodinnotts.bsky.social My husband would be Spook, think I'd have to be brains. 😀

BookTok does encourage people to read. There may be a limited range, but that can change over time. #booksky theweek.com/culture-life...

Average month this month.

I watched King & Conqueror on the BBC and thought, as the critics suggest, it may be historically inaccurate, but entertaining. If you are interested in something more well-researched, you could try MJ Porter's books on the Earl of Mercia. #booksky #historicalfiction www.amazon.co.uk/Earl-Mercias...

I love this story. The dignity of choice making a real difference. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I don't doubt the stats, but I do find them surprising. Perhaps because the people I talk to all read. #booksky www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I love Animal Farm, but it makes me cry as I relate to Boxer. I agree with this article's sentiment that it "is an eternal warning against political leaders who hijack potentially noble movements for their own selfish purposes." #booksky www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

V S Naipaul was on my undergrad syllabus, based on his writing, not his views. This raises the question: Should we only read writers with acceptable views? Or should Nobel Prize winners be held to a higher standard? www.msn.com/en-gb/entert...

@one4thebooks.bsky.social Is that The Handmaid's tale? Keep threatening to read the sequel, I have got it, just not enough time!

It is always interesting to hear about the journeys of self-published authors. Things to note are that one is a professional scriptwriter, the other writes erotica, and the final taps into the Harry Potter fantasy. #booksky www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...

I don't get to do this very often, as some of the books I read are so obscure they need to be added, but I did well in July.

The necromancer is another German tale in the Northanger Series, determined to expose superstition and deception. www.meer.com/en/93821-kar...

@gradyish.bsky.social If you want more followers, you might consider adding something to your biography. I only clicked on your picture because I thought that was a book in your hand. Then, I looked at your posts, and you have some interesting reading.

Interesting history of women's football. Glad they did not implement the illustration of what they thought women should wear! #Lionesses webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/202309...

Good luck to England's ladies tonight, you don't deserve all the racial hatred aimed at the players. Make sure you play well.

Historical novel, based in Scotland, named as Welsh Book of the Year. Could have been worse, could have been England. I'm not bitter that you beat us in the football, but ladies, you can't rely on penalties to win the next match. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

One of the great things about Jojo Moyes Me Before You is that it had no happy ending, not everything can be fixed. Dr Vaught's article makes the same point. Some things we can overcome, some things we can't, doesn't diminish the courage of the journey. www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...

I was always told, never pay a vanity press to publish your book, I know crowdfunding is different, but this would have rung alarm bells. I guess the founder had such a good reputation. My heart goes out to all the reputable authors who are still struggling. thecritic.co.uk/balancing-th...

@anneradcliffe.com Wow, that's a name! Ann without the 'e' ofcourse. Am I the first to point out The Mysteries of Udolpho and The Italian, or are you getting tired of people mentioning it? There was a Mary Ann Radcliffe as well, but I don't know much about her.

@greenoughlane.bsky.social Interesting; why the Bell Jar and are your books available on Amazon?

Here's an interesting question - do you annotate fictional books? I can see some people leaving the room screaming no, but apparently it's a new trend. I highlight on Kindle, as it helps with the review, but that is not the same. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

This is a lovely interview with Graham Norton. He discusses how writers sometimes read something great and think, "I can never write anything as good as that." His reference to The Bell Jar was surprising. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

I liked How to Train Your Dragon, but I appreciated the air conditioning in the cinema more. Being British, we are just not used to this heat.

Today we've released our annual industry stays on UK publishing. Discover what was happening in the industry across 2024: www.publishers.org.uk/publications... #UKPublishing #Publishing #BookSky

Debut novels are always difficult to sell because you have no track record. The Waterstone list appears relational, diverse and character-driven with no romantasy in sight. #booksky www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Many independent authors are concerned about the number of books they sell, but as this article shows, it's the same for traditionally published authors. Everything depends on marketing. #booksky www.artshub.co.uk/news/feature...

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I think Salman Rushdie is being modest, AI can't write the creative, insightful fiction he produces. I also like his comment on Trump. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

I'm not surprised to see Ian McEwan on this list, my husband is not surprised by Brian Eno. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Interesting that this is a book of short stories. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Percival Everett's James has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, but as it's based on Huckleberry Finn. I may have to read this first. #booksky

There have been a number of articles around the absence of male writers, but I think working-class voices are even more important and it's backed by a Welshman! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

I want to buy from reputable authors, not AI. #booksky "Creaming profit off the hard work of a 95-year-old who escaped the gas chambers is about as low as it is possible to get. I suppose therefore the problem isn’t AI. The problem is the humans who use it." www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...

It's Harper Lee's birthday. Let's celebrate by getting nostalgic for quiet strength and the courage to be compassionate. #BookSky #BOTD

Interesting that more people are choosing to self-publish. I've heard good and bad about Ingram Spark. #booksky www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...

Thanks to Antony Wildman for this funny quote. 'It is only fair to Allen Ginsberg to remark on the utter lack of decorum of any kind in his dreadful little volume. Howl is meant to be a noun, but I can't help taking it as an imperative.' John Hollander in the Partisan Review. #booksky

Try to stay away from politics on here but this quote from the Great Gatsby is fabulous: “they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness … and let other people clean up the mess they had made”. #booksky www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Looking at the shortlist for the Romantic Novel of the Year, I am surprised to see that there are so many self-published authors; they are normally excluded. I also don't know most of them! romanticnovelistsassociation.org/news/press-r...