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Janner. Colourful fashion and books blogger (crime, literary, history) at isthismutton.com, 400k page views per month. London, UK. Nominated for British Book Blogger of the Year 2025
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💙📚 Join me on this blog tour for laughs and quirky facts as we explore the UK in a converted Belgian army expedition truck.

More Manchester than Mongolia by Jacqueline Lambert is lots of fun.

#booksky#comicmemoir @annerandomthings.bsky.social

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More Manchester than Mongolia by Jacqueline Lambert
Exploring the UK in the Beast, a converted Belgian army expedition truck is a new book by Jacqueline Lambert, reviewed by Is This Mutton.
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💙📚 Join me on this blog tour for laughs and quirky facts as we explore the UK in a converted Belgian army expedition truck.

More Manchester than Mongolia by Jacqueline Lambert is lots of fun.

#booksky#comicmemoir @annerandomthings.bsky.social

www.isthismutton.com/2025/12/more...
More Manchester than Mongolia by Jacqueline Lambert
Exploring the UK in the Beast, a converted Belgian army expedition truck is a new book by Jacqueline Lambert, reviewed by Is This Mutton.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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💙📚 Blog tour review of One by One by Sam Frances.

"A zippy, breezy and droll read which will take a few of us back to the seminal girl bands of our youth. More red herrings than on Vladivostok 2000".

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@annerandomthings.bsky.social

#booksky #onebyone
One by One by Sam Frances
Witty and twisty crime thriller One by One by Sam Frances is under the spotlight at Is This Mutton.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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💙📚 I read over 100 books a year but it was this book from 2014 that has given me the most visceral and emotional reaction ever.

Why has @johnboynewriter.bsky.social not been nominated for a Booker prize?

There's no comparison between this book and Flesh, the 2025 winner.

#booksky #johnboyne
Cover of A History of Loneliness by John Boyne
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Invisible over 60?

It's hard to be invisible wearing purple in a sea of grey and black. But actually, is invisibility a bad thing? It tends to strike in bars and cafes when I'm waiting to be served. Younger people get preferential treatment. What do you think?

#womensky #ageism
Woman over 60 in head to toe purple
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Your favourite Christmas pop song in a pic.

Mine is I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day by Wizzard. Sorry.....😅

#musicsky #music #Christmas
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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💙📚 One of my my most recent reviews. What was yours?

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#booksky #thriller #Hermanyfaces

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November 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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💙📚 Thanks @panmacmillan.bsky.social for the invitation to read The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O'Neill. Just what I needed!

#booksky #TheIrishGoodbye
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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November in Review.

My birthday. My mum's memorial. Sled pulling and more.

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#blogsky #Plymouth #londonlife
Graphic with pics illustrating a blog post on November by London blogger isthismutton.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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💙📚 An intriguing title for my latest read from #NetGalley. Comes out tomorrow (I won't have read it by then....)

#booksky
Cover of Four Widowers and a Funeral by David Fletcher
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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📚💙 On the blog tour today for Her Many Faces, a psychological thriller by Nicci Cloke.

It examines an accused killer - a cocktail waitress- from 5 different perspectives, with an amazing twist.

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#booksky #HerManyFaces @annerandomthings.bsky.social
Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke
Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke, an intriguing crime thriller, is under the books spotlight at Is This Mutton.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Our new and very fine village sign.

#Chingford #London
New sign in Chingford, London borough of Waltham Forest
November 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Has anyone explained to Trump that his "friend" Putin was and is the aggressor in the Ukraine war?

#Trump #Ukraine
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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📚💙 My three 5 star reads this month, and more:

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#booksky @penguinbooks.bsky.social @simonschusteruk.bsky.social
Graphic showing the three 5 star rated books in Is This Mutton's November round-up
November 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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November Dates and Days
November in the U.S. brings Thanksgiving, a time for family and reflection. We also acknowledge Armistice Day, Native American Heritage Month, and Giving Tuesday, promoting generosity and the contr…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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What is wore and what I thought of the Versace Retrospective in London:

#fashionsky #versace

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What I Wore to the Versace Retrospective
Join Is This Mutton at the Versace Retrospective in London which changed her opinions of the late designer.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Choose my outfit for the reunion!

I blog not just about books but about personal style. It's universal, not restricted by age.

Today I'm inviting you to pop over to my blog and choose your favourite of 3 gamine outfits.

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#style #fashionsky
Woman over 60 in 3 different gamine outfits
October 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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💙📚 Good to see Reese Witherspoon on BBC Breakfast with Harlan Coben on writing a novel together. It's significant that she doesn't capitalise on her name with a secret ghost writer. I don't read books by celebrities for this reason.

#booksky
October 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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💙📚 October book reviews! Harvest this fantastic crop.

#booksky

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Graphic showing the books reviewed by Is This Mutton in October
October 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Happy Publication day to @karenstoreyauthor.bsky.social for The Approval of Sheep. A charming, whimsical and quirky delight. 5 stars.

It would make an excellent film, with Rhys Ifans as....Rhys.

#booksky
Cover of The Approval of Sheep by Karen Storey
October 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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If you love the eerie, meticulously researched books of Michelle Paver, the wait is over!

Read my 5 star review of Rainforest: www.isthismutton.com/2025/10/rain...

#booksky
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October 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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💙📚 I can't wait to start The Shadow of the Northern Lights, a Finnish-Icelandic noir by Satu Rämö. Loved Hildur books 1 and 2.

Thanks to #NetGalley and @bonnierbooks.bsky.social for the advance copy.

#booksky #nordicnoir #crimethriller
The Shadow of the Northern Lights, crime thriller by Satu Ramo
October 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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The Lake District in autumn. Is there a more beautiful place?

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#thegreatoutdoors #holidays
View of Derwentwater in the Lake District, September
September 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Don't be afraid of the #longhorn cattle in Epping Forest.

They're very docile, as long as you don't let your dogs lose among them.

#thegreatoutdoors
Longhorn cattle grazing in Epping Forest
September 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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One of the top tipped books in the #BookerPrize short list is Flesh by David Szalay.

I became engrossed in this deeply nuanced novel.

Read my review: www.isthismutton.com/2025/03/marc...

#booksky #Flesh #DavidSzalay @vintagebooks.bsky.social
Cover of Booker Prize short listed novel Flesh by David Szalay
September 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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💙📚 Thrilled to be nominated as Book Blogger of the Year!

Read my latest round-up, including new books from Ian McEwan, Adele Parks and Fioba Valpy, as well as debut writers I like to champion:

www.isthismutton.com/2025/09/a-ne...

@thebookparty.bsky.social #booksky
A New McEwan: September Books
Is This Mutton reviews a hot selection of books for September 2025 including What We Can Know by Ian McEwan and The Secret Barrister by SJ Fleet
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September 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM