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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 2h

"A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say."
-Italo Calvino, born this day, 1923

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 14h

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Jacques Goldstyn from Sketch, a wonderful (& very grown-up) graphic novel about a child who is drawn differently & is creative, imaginative and unconventional in a strictly conventional community. Skilled, lighthearted cartoon in ink & watercolour. Greystone Kids 16 Oct.

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 8h

Adam Johnson’s new novel focuses on two radically different island communities.

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An Epic Quest in the South Pacific, Drawn From History and Myth

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 10h

Review: Galatians and Ephesians Through Old Testament Eyes

A commentary drawing out the Old Testament allusions and references Paul makes.

Review: Galatians and Ephesians Through Old Testament Eyes

A commentary drawing out the Old Testament allusions and references Paul makes.

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Question of the Day: What book from this century would you consider a "must read"? #booksky

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."
- e. e. cummings, born this day, 1894

Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Featured Book. So thankful for the long life of Wendell Berry who has gifted us with one more story of the Port William Membership. Published by Counterpoint

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 1d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Esme Shapiro from Don’t Eat Me! The Almost True Story of Belladonna, written by Kate Finney. Pretty foreground detail in a wide scene illustrates a charming picturebook about a poisonous plant. Enchanted Lion 14 October @enchantedlion.bsky.social @esmeshapiro.bsky.social

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Review: The Color of Magic

A failure at wizard school is compelled to protect a rich but naive traveler with a most unusual luggage chest.

Review: The Color of Magic

A failure at wizard school is compelled to protect a rich but naive traveler with a most unusual luggage chest.

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Question of the Day: When classic books or plays are staged or adapted to the screen, should they be updated or should they reflect the original context? #booksky

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Featured Book. Susan Mathew is both a biblical scholar and mother to a child with special needs. She explores how God enables and empowers persons with disabilities. Published by Langham Global Library

Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 2d

"I don't believe in updating. If a play works, it draws something from being true to its time."
-Frank D. Gilroy, born this day, 1925.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 3d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Britta Teckentrup from the picturebook Family by Patricia Hegarty about how creatures look after each other. Otters holding hands as they sleep, & moonlight on water. Out in paperback Little Tiger Press 2 October. @brittateckentrup.bsky.social @littletigeruk.bsky.social

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Review: Insane for the Light

The spiritual journey of our final years, learning not only how to relinquish one's life but to give away one's death.

Review: Insane for the Light

The spiritual journey of our final years, learning not only how to relinquish one's life but to give away one's death.

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Question of the Day: If you had to pick the Greatest Reader of All Time (G.R.O.A.T.!), who would you choose?

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 4d

"If work was a good thing, the rich would have it all and not let you do it."
-Elmore Leonard, born this day, 1925.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 4d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by French illustrator Isabelle Simler from her picturebook The Ocean at Night. Translated by Michele Hutchison/Sofia Smith-Laing (both credited). Tiny luminous creatures that make up plankton seem to glow in the dark. Pushkin Children’s 9 Oct. @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 4d

In a world of dwindling reviews, the author Lydia Davis’s new work charts a more serendipitous path to reading.

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The Writing-Advice Book That Teaches Us How to Read

In a world of dwindling reviews, the author Lydia Davis’s new work charts a more serendipitous path to reading.

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 4d

The Weekly Wrap: October 5-11

Unreadable books, one sentence novels, populism, Ohio towns, drinking in books, writing economics.

The Weekly Wrap: October 5-11

Unreadable books, one sentence novels, populism, Ohio towns, drinking in books, writing economics.

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Question of the Day: What are you reading this weekend?

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 5d

"Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?"
- Harold Pinter, born this day, 1930.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 5d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Katherine Child, debut author-illustrator of The Notted Island, a fantasy novel about an island in black-and-white which is waiting to be coloured, and about a deity who is in charge of the night sky. Skilled and lovely work. Flying Eye 9 Oct. @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Review: The Peaceable Kingdom

A Christian ethic centered in the character of the rule Jesus inaugurated, lived by the church in nonviolent service.

Review: The Peaceable Kingdom

A Christian ethic centered in the character of the rule Jesus inaugurated, lived by the church in nonviolent service.

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 6d

Question of the Day: What books, fiction or non-fiction, do you recommend in which war is a significant element? #booksky

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