Dave G
@dakegra.bsky.social
Book tempter at espresso coco. Stationery geek. UX guy. Easily distractible with a hot beverage and cake. He/him.
https://linktr.ee/dakegra
https://linktr.ee/dakegra
Finally the trilogy is complete. My @goldsborobooks.bsky.social copy of Empire of the Dawn by @misterkristoff.bsky.social has arrived!
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Finally the trilogy is complete. My @goldsborobooks.bsky.social copy of Empire of the Dawn by @misterkristoff.bsky.social has arrived!
Also picked up the signed indie bookshop edition of @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social's fabulous Quantum of Menace from @bforbutterflybooks.bsky.social . Q is out of MI6, but has his own mystery to solve. A must for any #JamesBond fan!
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Also picked up the signed indie bookshop edition of @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social's fabulous Quantum of Menace from @bforbutterflybooks.bsky.social . Q is out of MI6, but has his own mystery to solve. A must for any #JamesBond fan!
Finally got my hands on the @goldsborobooks.bsky.social edition of The Witching Hour, featuring short stories by Stuart Turton, @catrionaward.bsky.social, and others. I got copy 4/250 too!
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Finally got my hands on the @goldsborobooks.bsky.social edition of The Witching Hour, featuring short stories by Stuart Turton, @catrionaward.bsky.social, and others. I got copy 4/250 too!
Nice morning for a run
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Nice morning for a run
How on earth did this one manage to pass me by? The Iron Road, by @davewragg.com. Discovered it in Waterstones in hardback from HarperVoyager. I love this series so much
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
How on earth did this one manage to pass me by? The Iron Road, by @davewragg.com. Discovered it in Waterstones in hardback from HarperVoyager. I love this series so much
Very excellent #bookpost today from the lovely
@orbitbooksuk.bsky.social. A shiny hardback copy of Claire North’s Slow Gods. Out next month, sounds fantastic!
@orbitbooksuk.bsky.social. A shiny hardback copy of Claire North’s Slow Gods. Out next month, sounds fantastic!
October 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Very excellent #bookpost today from the lovely
@orbitbooksuk.bsky.social. A shiny hardback copy of Claire North’s Slow Gods. Out next month, sounds fantastic!
@orbitbooksuk.bsky.social. A shiny hardback copy of Claire North’s Slow Gods. Out next month, sounds fantastic!
Super excited to get an email about Jennie Godfrey's new book being up on NetGalley, especially when it started with "you're invited to..."
Alas, it was just part of the blurb! Requested, with fingers and toes crossed!
Alas, it was just part of the blurb! Requested, with fingers and toes crossed!
October 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Super excited to get an email about Jennie Godfrey's new book being up on NetGalley, especially when it started with "you're invited to..."
Alas, it was just part of the blurb! Requested, with fingers and toes crossed!
Alas, it was just part of the blurb! Requested, with fingers and toes crossed!
Spotted at Orpington station, ad for Jessica May Harper’s (aka Steph Broadribb)fantastic The Smart Girl’s Guide to Revenge. Got Audible and fancy a delightful, twisty revenge tale? Get it in your ears!
October 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Spotted at Orpington station, ad for Jessica May Harper’s (aka Steph Broadribb)fantastic The Smart Girl’s Guide to Revenge. Got Audible and fancy a delightful, twisty revenge tale? Get it in your ears!
Most excellent #bookpost from the lovely @orbitbooksuk.bsky.social. Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter is out in February next year. Thanks @gambit589.bsky.social for the advance copy!
*cat not included
*cat not included
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Most excellent #bookpost from the lovely @orbitbooksuk.bsky.social. Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter is out in February next year. Thanks @gambit589.bsky.social for the advance copy!
*cat not included
*cat not included
Next up: The Winter Job, by Antti Tuomainen. Out soon from @orendabooks.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Next up: The Winter Job, by Antti Tuomainen. Out soon from @orendabooks.bsky.social
Three books read so far in my holiday:
Vivian Dies Again by CE Hulse
A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by MK Oliver
The Drowning Place by Sarah Hilary
Vivian Dies Again by CE Hulse
A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by MK Oliver
The Drowning Place by Sarah Hilary
September 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Three books read so far in my holiday:
Vivian Dies Again by CE Hulse
A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by MK Oliver
The Drowning Place by Sarah Hilary
Vivian Dies Again by CE Hulse
A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by MK Oliver
The Drowning Place by Sarah Hilary
lunchtime dash to the bookshop to pick up a copy of Mick Herron's latest, Clown Town, out today!
September 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
lunchtime dash to the bookshop to pick up a copy of Mick Herron's latest, Clown Town, out today!
Enjoying it enormously! I picked up the broken binding special edition too
August 31, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Enjoying it enormously! I picked up the broken binding special edition too
Just finished Project Hail Mary on audio, which was ok but felt like The Martian 2. Fabulous narrator though. Currently reading The Bone Raiders by Jackson Ford
August 31, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Just finished Project Hail Mary on audio, which was ok but felt like The Martian 2. Fabulous narrator though. Currently reading The Bone Raiders by Jackson Ford
Went to a festival. Bought a book
August 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Went to a festival. Bought a book
My old cat Tilly made friends with a crow
August 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My old cat Tilly made friends with a crow
Up Catbells this morning, very hot. Ice cream and a river swim this afternoon followed by a refreshing pint
August 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Up Catbells this morning, very hot. Ice cream and a river swim this afternoon followed by a refreshing pint
Reminded of the time I made a guest appearance in @laurenbeukes.com’s fabulous Broken Monsters
August 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Reminded of the time I made a guest appearance in @laurenbeukes.com’s fabulous Broken Monsters
Milky Way over my campsite in Cumbria last night
August 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Milky Way over my campsite in Cumbria last night
Book 32 of the year: The Final Vow by @mwcraven.bsky.social Hoo, boy I enjoyed this one enormously. Out next week, get it on your shopping list!
Thanks to Little, Brown UK for the NetGalley copy, full review up on the blog soon!
Thanks to Little, Brown UK for the NetGalley copy, full review up on the blog soon!
August 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Book 32 of the year: The Final Vow by @mwcraven.bsky.social Hoo, boy I enjoyed this one enormously. Out next week, get it on your shopping list!
Thanks to Little, Brown UK for the NetGalley copy, full review up on the blog soon!
Thanks to Little, Brown UK for the NetGalley copy, full review up on the blog soon!
Well, @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social #TheakstonCrime was fun. I'll post up more about the books and stuff later. The name badge was a big success!
July 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Well, @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social #TheakstonCrime was fun. I'll post up more about the books and stuff later. The name badge was a big success!
Scouts get this for ‘dragon boat racing’ and definitely not raising pet dragons at scout hq.
July 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Scouts get this for ‘dragon boat racing’ and definitely not raising pet dragons at scout hq.
Heading home from @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social #TheakstonsCrime. Two days of chatting with fabulous authors, lovely readers, fellow bloggers and other folk have left me tired, with a croaky voice but happy. Too many people to tag. You know who you are. See you next year
July 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Heading home from @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social #TheakstonsCrime. Two days of chatting with fabulous authors, lovely readers, fellow bloggers and other folk have left me tired, with a croaky voice but happy. Too many people to tag. You know who you are. See you next year