Gianetta Murray - Author
@gianettamurray.bsky.social
Writer, librarian, expat, cat servant.
Author of the Vivien Brandt mysteries.
Member of Sisters in Crime, CWA, ALLi.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer superfan.
https://linktr.ee/gianettamurray
Author of the Vivien Brandt mysteries.
Member of Sisters in Crime, CWA, ALLi.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer superfan.
https://linktr.ee/gianettamurray
Even after 20 years, it disturbs me how early the Xmas season starts in England. But this morning, I thought…okay.
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Even after 20 years, it disturbs me how early the Xmas season starts in England. But this morning, I thought…okay.
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We’ve reached the end of the latest series of The Rookie being shown on Freeview in England, and suddenly my life is an abyss of despair. I need my Nathan.
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We’ve reached the end of the latest series of The Rookie being shown on Freeview in England, and suddenly my life is an abyss of despair. I need my Nathan.
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Not surprisingly, one of the most joyful people on my TL shared this delightful piece. Thank you, @michelleym.bsky.social! Go follow her!
www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...
www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...
Dick Van Dyke at 100: my rules for a long, healthy, happy life
Dance your way to breakfast and always be on the lookout for romance … Dick Van Dyke hits his century next month. He shares his hard-won tips for how he got this far
www.thetimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Well, that and choir director.
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Well, that and choir director.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Gotta get those in-house circ statistics.
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Gotta get those in-house circ statistics.
My favorite game now requires you to win to turn on the light to read books. Diabolical!
November 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
My favorite game now requires you to win to turn on the light to read books. Diabolical!
And they say they don’t watch porn. Yeah, right.
November 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
And they say they don’t watch porn. Yeah, right.
You do realise the files aren’t going to be released, right? That’s why he demanded a new investigation. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet....
Here’s a Look at What the FBI’s Epstein Files Would Reveal
An index from an eight-year-old FOIA lawsuit shows that the bureau is withholding bank and phone records, photographs, communications with foreign government agencies and other revealing material rela...
www.bloomberg.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
You do realise the files aren’t going to be released, right? That’s why he demanded a new investigation. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet....
I think they’d expect it even if I was actually dead.
‘you know if you’re not actually dead you have to feed me’
November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I think they’d expect it even if I was actually dead.
Yup. Me too.
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Yup. Me too.
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
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Mom used to throw ground beef and beef, vegetable, and barley soup over mashed potatoes and we loved it. Now I’m in England, I get to reverse the food order and call it cottage pie. Genius.
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Mom used to throw ground beef and beef, vegetable, and barley soup over mashed potatoes and we loved it. Now I’m in England, I get to reverse the food order and call it cottage pie. Genius.
Awake too early, but listening to Jonathan Groff sing the most beautiful song, so worth it. youtu.be/s7qIrZEDvlk?...
BONUS TRACK: "I Am" with Jonathan Groff | JUST IN TIME on Broadway
YouTube video by Just in Time Broadway
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November 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Awake too early, but listening to Jonathan Groff sing the most beautiful song, so worth it. youtu.be/s7qIrZEDvlk?...
Spent ten minutes today playing with the cats. Best part of the day. Must do more often.
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Spent ten minutes today playing with the cats. Best part of the day. Must do more often.
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Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.
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And so it is.
Roger Ebert has named @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social (featuring @librarianjones.com and @sassylibrarian.bsky.social) one of the best documentaries of 2025! www.rogerebert.com/collections/...
The Best Documentaries of 2025 | Roger Ebert
www.rogerebert.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 AM
And so it is.
We live in interesting times…
It was the first time the Situation Room needed a blacklight and a bouncer.
The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
We live in interesting times…
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It’s like he saw into my heart.
What I love most about writing is that it isn't publishing.
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It’s like he saw into my heart.
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Librarian: "Can I help you?"
Me: "Yes, I'm looking for a book about...“
Librarian: "Clairvoyance?"
Me: "No..."
Librarian: "That'll work one day."
Me: "Yes, I'm looking for a book about...“
Librarian: "Clairvoyance?"
Me: "No..."
Librarian: "That'll work one day."
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Librarian: "Can I help you?"
Me: "Yes, I'm looking for a book about...“
Librarian: "Clairvoyance?"
Me: "No..."
Librarian: "That'll work one day."
Me: "Yes, I'm looking for a book about...“
Librarian: "Clairvoyance?"
Me: "No..."
Librarian: "That'll work one day."