How lovely is this? 📚 ☔️ 🧡

Ah how lovely. I love this song 🫶🏼

Beyond books: Christmas gifts for the literature lover in your life Sometimes the hardest thing to buy for a bookworm is a regular novel, biography or history book. Here's a selection of bookish gift ideas that go beyond the norm

Finally, a subscription to Banshee was recommended as a great Christmas present for literature lovers in @irishtimes.com 🎁

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One of my favourite things I've ever written. Lovely to see it still going.

Well that was just lovely. 💛 A gorgeous splash of sunshine on a chilly October evening. Well done to all involved in the making of Leonard & Hungry Paul - the series. @ronanhession.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social Hope you’re celebrating 💛💛💛💛

Going to do this more often!Perfect way to start a day 📖 ☕️ ⏰ 🌅

I have done this a few times lately! Feels like such a treat. Need to set a timer though or I’d still be there at lunch time! ☺️

Have definitely listened to more books in the past few years & the number is growing. Also ebooks are great for travel & I seem to read them faster. I love to read hard copies (still my favourite form) in bed but I can’t keep my eyes open for more than a few pages!

How exciting Ró!!

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Day 2 no mistakes. My record is 11 days in a row & I’d love to beat it!
Anyone ever get more than that?
Connections
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We have matching twos ☺️

Bookshops win grants to bring community ideas to life - Books Ireland Books at One announce the 21 Irish Bookstores who will receive up to €5000 to bring community ideas to life.

Love this so much, well done to Books at One 👏🏼

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Enjoy!

Bliss. Will there be walks?

Thanks! I can’t actually see the option I like which has 1 week over 1 page but also a monthly planner over 2 pages at the start of each month. I’ll pop into you to have a look soon anyway!

Is there a planner style one? With weekly diary plus a month at a glance page?

This will be great! Wish I could be there. 💚

Great article.

Lovely afternoon catching up with these two beauties today (before the rain came!) Always go home with a smile on my face after spending time in their company @jackielynam.bsky.social & @carolineheffo.bsky.social

Hmmm I hear you but I need to think about this. (And I’m currently on holiday and in a Cava haze so this is not the time) ((and it’s taken a very long time to type this 🤫))

Special x

I listened to this and his voice 💙💙💙 …loved it all.

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I’ll light one for you too Jackie xx 🕯️

Beautiful 💙

Front cover of Susie Dent's new book "Words For Life"

The blurb for Susie's new book. "Did you know that the Scots have over 400 words for snow or what a binfluencer is? What about the medieval invention of Lubberland as a place for lazy teenagers or how Mayday became a request for help? Lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent does. From wabbit to dust bunnies, from the strange history of arse to the best ways to describe moonlight, WORDS FOR LIFE offers a full year's supply of verbal vitamin shots guaranteed to entertain and enlighten, to brighten and boost every single day. From a Mother-in-Law's Dream to a Yuleshard, in Susie Dent's hands these amazing expressions can fix (or at least nail) the problems of modern life, whether it's dealing with unrequited love or an unsatisfactory politician, eating a whole packet of biscuits or forgetting someone's name. From starting January 1 with your best foot forward (qualtagh) to leaping happily into the unknown (with a drink in your hand) on 31 December, every year is a journey and now you have the perfect guide all the way through. And 365 words you'll want to keep for life."

BOOK NEWS!

Susie Dent @susiedent.com has a new book coming out in September.

"Words for Life".

Offering year's supply of verbal vitamin shots guaranteed to entertain and enlighten!

And Susie will be doing SIGNED & DEDICATED copies exclusively for us!

Order HERE. tinyurl.com/3b2rtkc4

Photo shows a copy of the paperback version of All Things Cease To Appear

All Things Cease To Appear by Elizabeth Brundage
This book has been languishing in a TBR pile for about 5 yrs & I finally decided to give it a bash last week. So glad I did. Beautifully written literary thriller that’s quite unlike anything I’ve ever read before. Highly recommend. #bookreview