Colin Murtagh
@colinmurtagh.bsky.social
Old Analytical Chemist, loves his books, Prog Rock fan. From Glasgow now living in Wales. Follower of SMFC, supporter of British Fantasy Society
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Books read in 2026
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio 35
Another of my favourite traditions. Been getting these books for over 20 years and will never stop. Proper wildlife photography. No tricks, No Ai, No staging.
Full review on Goodreads
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio 35
Another of my favourite traditions. Been getting these books for over 20 years and will never stop. Proper wildlife photography. No tricks, No Ai, No staging.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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Colin Murtagh's review of Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Volume 35)
5/5: I've been getting these books for about 20 years, and they never let me down. A global competition to show the best in photography. No AI, no staging, everything just nature as it is, captured by...
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January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Books read in 2026
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio 35
Another of my favourite traditions. Been getting these books for over 20 years and will never stop. Proper wildlife photography. No tricks, No Ai, No staging.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio 35
Another of my favourite traditions. Been getting these books for over 20 years and will never stop. Proper wildlife photography. No tricks, No Ai, No staging.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read in 2026
Private Eye Annual 2025
One of my favourite traditions. Satire, Parody, humour and cartoons, what more can you need.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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Private Eye Annual 2025
One of my favourite traditions. Satire, Parody, humour and cartoons, what more can you need.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Colin Murtagh's review of Private Eye Annual 2025
5/5: There is something really comforting in the annual tradition of Private Eye releasing a best of the year. And the worse the world gets, the better the Eye gets. As always there's the satirical c...
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January 27, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Books read in 2026
Private Eye Annual 2025
One of my favourite traditions. Satire, Parody, humour and cartoons, what more can you need.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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Private Eye Annual 2025
One of my favourite traditions. Satire, Parody, humour and cartoons, what more can you need.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Meant to post this yesterday for #Burns Night. One of the oldest books I own. The peoples edition of Burns Poetry and Song from 1896. As I'm getting old I can't read it now without a magnifying glass as the print is so small
January 26, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Meant to post this yesterday for #Burns Night. One of the oldest books I own. The peoples edition of Burns Poetry and Song from 1896. As I'm getting old I can't read it now without a magnifying glass as the print is so small
January 17, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Books read in 2026
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence
Complex fantasy novel about books, and found families.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence
Complex fantasy novel about books, and found families.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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Colin Murtagh's review of The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (The Library Trilogy, #1)
4/5: This is a difficult book to review without giving too much away. We start with a young girl in the Dust. Basically a large desert type area, where life is tough, and little can be done to keep b...
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January 14, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Books read in 2026
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence
Complex fantasy novel about books, and found families.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence
Complex fantasy novel about books, and found families.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sat on the wall staring at the bird feeder, but I don't think it's the seeds they are interested in. First time I've seen one round here, and not entirely sure what they are.
January 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Sat on the wall staring at the bird feeder, but I don't think it's the seeds they are interested in. First time I've seen one round here, and not entirely sure what they are.
Goodreads 2025 Year in Books
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December 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Books read in 2025
Britain's Best Political Cartoons 2025 Edited by Tim Benson
Proof that political cartooning is still alive and kicking
Full review on Goodreads
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Britain's Best Political Cartoons 2025 Edited by Tim Benson
Proof that political cartooning is still alive and kicking
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
Colin Murtagh's review of Britain's Best Political Cartoons 2025
5/5: This has become an annual tradition alongside the Private Eye annual. Starting with an interesting essay on the issues around current political cartoons with an emphasis on how the Gaza crisis ha...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Books read in 2025
Britain's Best Political Cartoons 2025 Edited by Tim Benson
Proof that political cartooning is still alive and kicking
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
Britain's Best Political Cartoons 2025 Edited by Tim Benson
Proof that political cartooning is still alive and kicking
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
Books read in 2025
A Jar of Thursday By Liz Hedgecock
A new series with Holmes and a time machine, interesting start which I'll probably continue with.
Full review on Goodreads
A Jar of Thursday By Liz Hedgecock
A new series with Holmes and a time machine, interesting start which I'll probably continue with.
Full review on Goodreads
Colin Murtagh's review of A Jar of Thursday (Sherlock & Jack Book 1)
4/5: This is an interesting enough idea, with one bump in the road. I do enjoy a Holmes story, and while this doesn't feel like a ACD written one, it's got enough to keep me engaged. Jack answers an a...
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December 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Books read in 2025
A Jar of Thursday By Liz Hedgecock
A new series with Holmes and a time machine, interesting start which I'll probably continue with.
Full review on Goodreads
A Jar of Thursday By Liz Hedgecock
A new series with Holmes and a time machine, interesting start which I'll probably continue with.
Full review on Goodreads
It's a Christmas miracle.
Days like this come along so rarely, it's so good to get some silverware
#stmirren
youtu.be/kRTodiotZ6s?...
Days like this come along so rarely, it's so good to get some silverware
#stmirren
youtu.be/kRTodiotZ6s?...
HIGHLIGHTS | St. Mirren 3-1 Celtic | Brilliant Buddies stun Wilfried Nancy's Bhoys in final
YouTube video by Premier Sports
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December 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
It's a Christmas miracle.
Days like this come along so rarely, it's so good to get some silverware
#stmirren
youtu.be/kRTodiotZ6s?...
Days like this come along so rarely, it's so good to get some silverware
#stmirren
youtu.be/kRTodiotZ6s?...
Books read in 2025
Jeeves Again: Twelve New Stories By Various
A collection of re-imagining of Jeeves and Wooster by some very clever writers. A book that made me laugh out loud.
Full review on Goodreads
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Jeeves Again: Twelve New Stories By Various
A collection of re-imagining of Jeeves and Wooster by some very clever writers. A book that made me laugh out loud.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
Colin Murtagh's review of Jeeves Again
4/5: I'll be honest, it's been a long time since I read any Jeeves, and I picked this up on a whim, based on a couple of the authors. I'm not really sure what I think of it. This is a bunch of writer...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Books read in 2025
Jeeves Again: Twelve New Stories By Various
A collection of re-imagining of Jeeves and Wooster by some very clever writers. A book that made me laugh out loud.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
Jeeves Again: Twelve New Stories By Various
A collection of re-imagining of Jeeves and Wooster by some very clever writers. A book that made me laugh out loud.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Now that's more like I expect to see Scotland play
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Now that's more like I expect to see Scotland play
Books read in 2025
Floating Hotel by by Grace Curtis
A plot light, character heavy cozy SF novel set on a hotel in space.
Full review on Goodreads
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Floating Hotel by by Grace Curtis
A plot light, character heavy cozy SF novel set on a hotel in space.
Full review on Goodreads
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Colin Murtagh's review of Floating Hotel
3/5: I've seen this described as cozy, and to be fair, it's not a bad description. It's a quiet plot light book, that rests more on the characters than on the action, and on the whole it works well. T...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Books read in 2025
Floating Hotel by by Grace Curtis
A plot light, character heavy cozy SF novel set on a hotel in space.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
Floating Hotel by by Grace Curtis
A plot light, character heavy cozy SF novel set on a hotel in space.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
Arrived today from my local bookshop. Been looking forward to the @quantick.bsky.social one for ages and the Vaseem Khan was after I missed his talk at the local library.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Arrived today from my local bookshop. Been looking forward to the @quantick.bsky.social one for ages and the Vaseem Khan was after I missed his talk at the local library.
#booksky 📚
#booksky 📚
The latest newsletter from the Scottish Book Trust has the exciting news that @amalelmohtar.com is doing a serialised short story for them. So looking forward to this. If you're thinking of signing up, why not throw them a few quid at the same time.
#booksky 📚
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Book Week Scotland: Amal El-Mohtar in your inbox
Sign up to receive an exclusive serialised story from Amal El-Mohtar during Book Week Scotland.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The latest newsletter from the Scottish Book Trust has the exciting news that @amalelmohtar.com is doing a serialised short story for them. So looking forward to this. If you're thinking of signing up, why not throw them a few quid at the same time.
#booksky 📚
#booksky 📚
Books read in 2025
The Stranger Times by by C.K. McDonnell
Funny Dark Urban Fantasy set it in a UK alternative newspaper
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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The Stranger Times by by C.K. McDonnell
Funny Dark Urban Fantasy set it in a UK alternative newspaper
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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Colin Murtagh's review of The Stranger Times (The Stranger Times #1)
4/5: This is one of those books I've seen a lot, and it's been on my Kindle for years, until I eventually decided it was time to read it. Quite pleased I did. We start with Hannah Willis, down on her...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Books read in 2025
The Stranger Times by by C.K. McDonnell
Funny Dark Urban Fantasy set it in a UK alternative newspaper
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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The Stranger Times by by C.K. McDonnell
Funny Dark Urban Fantasy set it in a UK alternative newspaper
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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Books read in 2025
The Instruments of Darkness by John Connolly
One of the best dark detective series on the go.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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The Instruments of Darkness by John Connolly
One of the best dark detective series on the go.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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October 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Books read in 2025
The Instruments of Darkness by John Connolly
One of the best dark detective series on the go.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The Instruments of Darkness by John Connolly
One of the best dark detective series on the go.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Having the poet laureate doing Pink Floyd was not on my Bingo Card
#poetry
#progrock
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#poetry
#progrock
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Dear Pink Floyd (Poem By UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage)
YouTube video by Pink Floyd
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October 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Having the poet laureate doing Pink Floyd was not on my Bingo Card
#poetry
#progrock
youtu.be/pXInhwb60SI?...
#poetry
#progrock
youtu.be/pXInhwb60SI?...
Finally home so I've backed it. Should be wonderful
I just backed Nap Comix on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fli...
I just backed Nap Comix on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fli...
Nap Comix
Bringing the acclaimed webcomic to life in graphic novel form
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October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Finally home so I've backed it. Should be wonderful
I just backed Nap Comix on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fli...
I just backed Nap Comix on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fli...
Books read in 2025
Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
Interesting slight change un focus on the 2nd book, which looks like it will lead to something interesting.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
Interesting slight change un focus on the 2nd book, which looks like it will lead to something interesting.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
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Colin Murtagh's review of Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
4/5: This picks up where book 1 left off, almost to the minute. Carl and Doughnut are now on level 3, and after the last book have decided they need a manager to help out. Not an idea that goes down v...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Books read in 2025
Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
Interesting slight change un focus on the 2nd book, which looks like it will lead to something interesting.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
Interesting slight change un focus on the 2nd book, which looks like it will lead to something interesting.
Full review on Goodreads
#booksky 📚
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Saw this in London today. Made me giggle
October 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Saw this in London today. Made me giggle