Not been away, but read some great international reads this holiday

42!

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

In terms of books, there are so many writers that deserve acknowledgment and celebration on #InternationalWomensDay but for me:

Olga Tokarczuk
Virginia Woolf
Anne Carson
Annie Ernaux
Muriel Spark
Edith Wharton
Margaret Atwood
Marilynne Robinson
Natalia Ginzburg

❤️❤️❤️❤️ #BookSky💙📚

Awww, how lovely!

I don't know but these are lovely mugs!

A monochrome ‘spot the mistake’ scene featuring a postman cycling along a lane besides a half timbered thatched cottage

An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
Can you spot 12 deliberate mistakes?

From Treasure magazine, 1965
Official answers coming soon

(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)

Thank you so much @tracysaunders.bsky.social !

I would love Foolproof Traybakes by Katie Marshall if this is still available.

What Twin Peaks Means to Me by Scott Meslow Scott Meslow, author of A Place Both Wonderful and Strange: The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks on what the unique and immersive world created by David Lynch and Mark Frost means to him.

‘When people find out you’ve written a book about Twin Peaks, I’ve discovered, many of them will ask some version of the same question: “So . . . what does it really mean?”’

Scott Meslow, author of A Place Both Wonderful and Strange

faber.co.uk/journal/what-twin-peaks-means-to-me-by-scott-meslow/

What the Palestine Action judgment means - and what it does not mean The High Court rules against the government, but not with enthusiasm

NEW

What the Palestine Action judgment means - and what it does not mean

How the High Court ruled against the government, but not with enthusiasm

By me: emptycity.substack.com/p/what-the-p...

(A follow up to my Prospect post this morning.)

So sorry. Felt I knew Felix from your lovely posts ❤️

Vilette, Gliff, Advent, Seascraper, Perfection

Christmas reading. Loved all of these. At my literary dinner party I'd sit Ali Smith and Seamus Heaney together so that they could talk etymology 💙📚 #booksky

This was THE most magical series as a child! Showed my kids a couple of years ago and they kind of patted me on the head...

Still as brilliant and heart-warming a post as when I read it first, last year. Librarians 💪💪💪

The children will LOVE Otto 😁

That's fine

Another lovely #buyastrangerabook offer.

Some of @sarahjp.bsky.social 's children's favourite books.

The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Owl Babies
Tabby McTat
Otto the Book Bear

Sarah is offering to buy one of them for someone, so get in touch if you'd like one.

Do put out my offer from last week 🙂

Rob Reiner made some bloody brilliant films. When Harry met Sally is in my top 5 favourites ever. It also sounds like he was an awesome human being 😭

@biggreenbooks.bsky.social I'd like to join in with the Christmas joy and buy someone one of these books, please - my children's favourites and I'd love someone else to enjoy one of them

Aw, thank you so much! (Would never have asked for one of their crazy expensive ones, though, I promise ☺️)

Redoute painted roses

This is such a lovely thought! I'd love this for my mum if possible- she's has taken up watercolour painting in her retirement and would love looking through this.

🤣

Ah yes, you'd think people would realise after the first one...

Radiohead in the round at the O2. Large screens surround the circular stage and lift to reveal the band

Amazing Radiohead at the O2 last night. Songs across all albums and an unforgettable encore of absolute classics, ending with karma police

Finished Ethan Frome. Love Wharton, and this slimmer tome didn't disappoint. Might start a Brontë. It's the weather for classic literature...

First order placed. Exciting! 😋

(and hope all is as well as can be with your parents 🫂)

They are so good aren't they! My parents just visited us in the SE and brought a pack down for us 😊