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Paula Bardell-Hedley
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Book blogger, nature lover, theatre goer, autism advocate, thalassophile and avid reader. Founder of #Dewithon (aka Reading Wales) and host of #ToveTrove! 🐳📚⛵🌻
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 3d
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Winding Up the Week #442
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce German Literature Month 2025, keep up with a variety of literary anniver…
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Jonetta | Blue Mood Café @bluemoodcafe.bsky.social · 3d
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Winding Up the Week #442
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce German Literature Month 2025, keep up with a variety of literary anniver…
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BuriedInPrint @buriedinprint.bsky.social · 5d
Among other things, I learned about the new Hilary Mantel Prize for unpublished writers, from the weekly links that @bookjotter.bsky.social gathers for #bookish peeps.

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Winding Up the Week #440
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with literary anniversaries, focus on a past post deserving to be read an…
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BuriedInPrint @buriedinprint.bsky.social · 6d
The rest of @bookjotter.bsky.social's literary links are here:
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Winding Up the Week #439
Returning this week after a short break, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with literary anniversaries, announce Nove…
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Jonetta | Blue Mood Café @bluemoodcafe.bsky.social · 2d
#SundayStills ~ Seeing the World in Black and White #Nature #Photography betweenthelinesbookblog.com/2025/10/12/s... via @bookjotter.bsky.social
#SundayStills ~ Seeing the World in Black and White #Nature #Photography
Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri at This week’s prompt is black/black and white/monochrome or desaturated. Some images from the Lake District A beautiful Snowy Owl A black…
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 2d
beachbooks.blog/2025/10/12/the-girl-with-the-blue-dog-my-fairytale-memoir-part-9-of-10/ via @sealibrary.bsky.social #SeaLibrary
The Girl with the Blue Dog: My Fairytale Memoir part 9 of 10
I have been publishing my fairytale memoir, The Girl with the Blue Dog, as a ten-part series on Substack. Just one more tale to go! This memoir is not a straightforward retelling of my life, but a …
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 3d
bookjotter.com/2025/10/11/winding-up-the-week-442/ #AmReading #Books #BookReview #BookshopDay #GermanLitMonth @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social @beautyandthecat.bsky.social @cathybrown746.bsky.social
Winding Up the Week #442
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce German Literature Month 2025, keep up with a variety of literary anniver…
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BuriedInPrint @buriedinprint.bsky.social · 5d
It's finally happened, I'm caught up with reading all of the lovely literary links that @bookjotter.bsky.social compiles when she's not #reading and #bookbuying and Moomin-ing. Here's the latest!
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Winding Up the Week #441
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Nonfiction November 2025, reveal an exciting new book-about-books, keep …
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BuriedInPrint @buriedinprint.bsky.social · 6d
One of the many #bookish links in the weekly wind-up from @bookjotter.bsky.social about this favourite writer's routines: I laughed out loud at the 8pm slot in Le Guin's schedule!
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Writing Rituals of Ursula K Le Guin
A series on the What, Where and Why of Literary Women
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BuriedInPrint @buriedinprint.bsky.social · 6d
Three Things + #8: Summer Summation bookjotter.com/2025/09/10/t...
Among other pleasures, @bookjotter.bsky.social includes reflections on Anne Morrow Lindbergh's classic Gift from the Sea. A true single-sitting read!
– Three Things + #8: Summer Summation
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride.
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 9d
beachbooks.blog/2025/10/05/the-girl-with-the-blue-dog-my-fairytale-memoir-part-8-of-10/ via @sealibrary.bsky.social #SeaLibrary #books #reading
The Girl with the Blue Dog: My Fairytale Memoir part 8 of 10
I have been publishing my fairytale memoir, The Girl with the Blue Dog, as a ten-part series on Substack. Two more tales to go! This memoir is not a straightforward retelling of my life, …
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Jonetta | Blue Mood Café @bluemoodcafe.bsky.social · 10d
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Winding Up the Week #441
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Nonfiction November 2025, reveal an exciting new book-about-books, keep …
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 11d
bookjotter.com/2025/10/04/winding-up-the-week-441/ #NonFicNov25 #books #bookreviews #amreading @lotus2.bsky.social @rohanmaitzen.bsky.social @bobsphere.bsky.social
Winding Up the Week #441
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Nonfiction November 2025, reveal an exciting new book-about-books, keep …
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 13d
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Letter from September
Dear friend,Our September began with a wish. Kristians wanted to see the Milky Way in the night sky, so on one of the first nights of September, the four of us set out for the nearest moss bog (800…
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 16d
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The Girl with the Blue Dog: My Fairytale Memoir part 7 of 10
As I wrote before, I have begun publishing my fairytale memoir, The Girl with the Blue Dog, as a ten-part series on Substack. This memoir is not a straightforward retelling of my life, but a journe…
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 18d
bookjotter.com/2025/09/27/winding-up-the-week-440/ #AmReading #Books #BookReview #HispanicHeritageMonth25 @consumedbyink.bsky.social
Winding Up the Week #440
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with literary anniversaries, focus on a past post deserving to be read an…
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Jonetta | Blue Mood Café @bluemoodcafe.bsky.social · 24d
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Winding Up the Week #439
Returning this week after a short break, we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with literary anniversaries, announce Nov…
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 23d
beachbooks.blog/2025/09/21/the-girl-with-the-blue-dog-my-fairytale-memoir-part-6-of-10/ via @sealibrary.bsky.social #SeaLibrary #Books
The Girl with the Blue Dog: My Fairytale Memoir part 6 of 10
As I wrote before, I have begun publishing my fairytale memoir, The Girl with the Blue Dog, as a ten-part series on Substack. We are half-way there! This memoir is not a straightforward r…
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 25d
bookjotter.com/2025/09/20/winding-up-the-week-439/ #AmReading #Books #NovNov25 #ThreeThings #BookReviews @cathybrown746.bsky.social @bookishbeck.bsky.social
Winding Up the Week #439
Returning this week after a short break, we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with literary anniversaries, announce Nov…
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 29d
bookjotter.com/2025/09/10/three-things-8-a-summer-summation/ #ThreeThings #Books #BookReviews
– Three Things + #8: A Summer Summation
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride.
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Jonetta | Blue Mood Café @bluemoodcafe.bsky.social · Sep 10
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– Three Things + #8: A Summer Summation
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride.
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 29d
beachbooks.blog/2025/09/14/the-girl-with-the-blue-dog-my-fairytale-memoir-part-5-of-10/ via @sealibrary.bsky.social #SeaLibrary
The Girl with the Blue Dog: My Fairytale Memoir part 5 of 10
As I wrote before, I have begun publishing my fairytale memoir, The Girl with the Blue Dog, as a ten-part series on Substack. We are half-way there! This memoir is not a straightforward r…
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Jonetta | Blue Mood Café @bluemoodcafe.bsky.social · Sep 6
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Winding Up the Week #438
This week we announce another brief break coming up, look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with literary anniversaries, foc…
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · Sep 6
beachbooks.blog/2025/09/06/the-girl-with-the-blue-dog-my-fairytale-memoir-part-4-of-10/ via @sealibrary.bsky.social #SeaLibrary #books
The Girl with the Blue Dog: My Fairytale Memoir part 4 of 10
As I wrote before, I have begun publishing my fairytale memoir, The Girl with the Blue Dog, as a ten-part series on Substack. This memoir is not a straightforward retelling of my life, but a journe…
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · Sep 6
bookjotter.com/2025/09/06/winding-up-the-week-438/ #AmReading #BookReview #WorldKidLitMonth2025 #ReadaBookDay2025 @petergraae.bsky.social @janetemson.bsky.social @cravenwild.bsky.social @bookmunch.bsky.social
Winding Up the Week #438
This week we announce another brief break coming up, look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with literary anniversaries, foc…
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Paula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · Sep 5
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Outstanding Latvian women 2025
Typing the title itself feels funny – and yet, that’s exactly what it is. Yesterday I was told that I am one of the Outstanding Latvian Women 2025, a list compiled annually for nearly ten years by …
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