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Oxford, UK. When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman? No pasarán. He/him. https://bluebookballoon.blogspot.com

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 7d

Happy publication day to
@writtenbythea.bsky.social for #romance The Second Chance Cinema, from @harpercollins.bsky.social. A #magic midnight cinema? A couple with unacknowledged second thoughts? A chance to make it all right? A beautiful read? Yes! bluebookballoon.blogspot.com/2025/10/revi...

Review - The Second Chance Cinema by Thea Weiss

The Second Chance Cinema Thea Weiss HarperCollins, 7 October 2025 Available as: PB, 320pp, audio, e Source: Advance copy ISBN(PB): 978000876...

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 3h

Would Hooklanders in London exile like to hear me talk in an East End pub about the origins of the county and its folklore next year?

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Duncan Jones (aka Merrion) (he/him) @duncanjonesmerrion.bsky.social · 4h

If your solution to anything in the economy is "people should have more children" you should aware that this solution has a built in 16 to 22 year lag time.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 4h

The writer of that press notice would fail on this criterion.

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Emma | 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚋𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖 @damppebbles.bsky.social · 9h

*NEW BLOG POST*

Today on #damppebbles I am sharing this week's #TopTenTuesday post. My theme for this week is 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒 𝐈 𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐈 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 🤓📚🥰

Check out my list here...
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#BookSky #skybrarians #books #top10 #list #bookrecommendation #bookish #whattoread #book

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 10h

And lengthy chapter descriptions with many dashes

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 12h

It’s my pleasure to share my review of Magpie by @georgiawrites.bsky.social out from @bloodhoundbooks.bsky.social lindasbookbag.com/2025/10/14/m...

Magpie by Georgia Hill

My enormous thanks to lovely Georgia Hill for ensuring I received a copy of her latest book, Magpie, and to Tara Lyons for sending it to me. It’s my pleasure to share my review of Magpie today. You…

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Rosie Rowley @thehistoryspy.bsky.social · 3d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 11: Military - hard to choose as most of my photos are of military gravestones and war memorials! Decided this is one of the most poignant headstones in #Macclesfield Cemetery. A family of seven children and their parents; poor Mary Ann lost her husband and all her children...

Black headstone with the Cheshire Regiment crest in gold at the top and gold lettering, naming nine members of the McKay family. The father Robert died in Macclesfield of illness contracted while serving in Africa in 1901. All five sons died while serving with the Cheshire Regiment, one in the Boer war, three in WWI and one in WW2. Two daughters died of influenza at the end of WWI.

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🍅🥔🫐🌽 hoopy frood 🌶️ 🥑🍫🌵 @huwupy.kawaii.social · Mar 20

Guys I’m starting to worry about the width of this gyre

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 23h

On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 23h

Though to be fair, I’m convinced there was some muscle memory thing about the rotary dial that helped you learn them.

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 23h

Bruce played the recording of “Born to Run” on Philadelphia’s WMMR in November 1974, its radio debut. 50 years ago this week, the song that still ties it all together cracked the Billboard Top 40 at No. 30, a watershed moment as Bruce’s music reached a national audience for the first time.

“Born to Run” hit the Billboard Top 40 fifty years ago — Bruce’s breakout moment.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 1d

It’s like when radium was new and being put into every product…

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 1d

No One Can Save Us, a Lovecraftian Superhero novel by Kendall Phillips, was released last week, and to celebrate the launch of the book, Kendall popped over to GNoH for a chat

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Kendall Phillips: From Analyzing Fear To Writing It - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

The journey of a writer is often as compelling as the stories they tell. In this edition of Five Minutes With…, we sit down with Kendall Phillips,

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 1d

Good morning, my lovelies, it's the start of a new week and the start of my October holiday.

To kick off a week of horror, we have a review of Pyres by Kev Harrison.

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Pyres By Kev Harrison: A Fiery Supernatural Thriller With Political Bite - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Pyres by Kev Harrison arrives as a compelling supernatural thriller that masterfully blends ancient mythology with contemporary political commentary.

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 2d

If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk

Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer

I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 1d

This caption contest is a fun thing that I like to join in sometimes. This week’s set me thinking on Lovecraftian lines. But it does occur to me that stories of plucky Victorian women facing down nameless horrors from beyond space would be fun - have any SFF readers out there come across such?

Girl’s Own advice @girlsown.bsky.social · 2d

Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC

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Mehsi-Hime @mehsi.bsky.social · 3d

#ARC #BookReview up for Monster and Ghost, Vol.1 ★★ stars! A book that certainly had its moments and our MC was HOT🥵, but the tropes didn't work for me in this one.😑

#BookBloggers #Blogging #Manga #LGBT #Romance #Ghosts #BookSky📚💙

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Pink Promo Banner for Twirling Book Princess reviews featuring the Cover for Monster & Ghost, Vol.1 featuring a guy with intense face and long dark hair kissing a ghostly hand

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#BookSky moderator 💙📚 @booksky.club · Jan 21

Welcome to the Audiobooks #booksky feed! 🎧📚

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#BookSky moderator 💙📚 @booksky.club · Jan 20

Welcome to #booksky ALL VIDEOS edition, feed sorted chronologically! 🔥💙📚

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 1d

“Another emotional, heart-warming read from Jane Lovering”

#BookReview The Monday Night Heartbreak Club by Jane Lovering portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/12/t... - via @portybelle.bsky.social 💙📚

The Monday Night Heartbreak Club by Jane Lovering | @janelovering @BoldwoodBooks @lovebookstours

Regular readers of the blog will know that I am a big fan of Jane Lovering’s writing. In fact, her book How I Wonder What You Are was one of the first books I reviewed on the blog way back in…

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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, I would read it!

David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 2d

Edith surveyed the strange spiny fruits. A deep purple, they resembled the shoots of Yog-Sothoth described in the manuscript from the library. Given Lord Henry’s state, she feared the fool had partaken of them and been exposed to the hideous influences of the Great Old Ones. What to do? #GirlsOwnCC

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Girl’s Own advice @girlsown.bsky.social · 2d

Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC

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Fantasy Book Nerd @fantasybooknerd.bsky.social · 3d

NEW REVIEW: Afternoon folks! Running a bit late today, but today I join the Blog Tour for Ringlander: Fallen Stars by Michael S. Jackson @mikestepjack.bsky.social, the second book of his Ringlander Series.

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BOOK REVIEW | RINGLANDER: FALLEN SHARDS | MICHAEL S. JACKSON

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