Stewart Parsons
@libraryfiend.bsky.social
Founder of Get It Loud In Libraries www.loudinlibraries.com cool programme of doorstep library gigs with future BRIT & Grammy winners. Born to live in Scotland. Lover of music, books, libraries, radio, dogs, PNE & wife Elizabeth. A BEM, no less.
Into the fray contesting the best signed Christmas books @gallovidiabooks comes Jamie Oliver, eating himself healthy after all these years. A cheery 'How you doin' then, alright?' Francis Rossi of a signature. But the 'O' at close of the flourish looks like a 'G' so a docked point and a worthy 6/10.
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Into the fray contesting the best signed Christmas books @gallovidiabooks comes Jamie Oliver, eating himself healthy after all these years. A cheery 'How you doin' then, alright?' Francis Rossi of a signature. But the 'O' at close of the flourish looks like a 'G' so a docked point and a worthy 6/10.
All 'cones of shame' turn dogs into Tudor era wastrels and this one is no different...
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
All 'cones of shame' turn dogs into Tudor era wastrels and this one is no different...
Here comes at a canter into the Best Scribed Book at Gallovidia Books World Cup the suave 'War Horse' octogenarian master storyteller Michael Morpugo. And a signature we can all get behind. Debonair,cook and classic - well done Mike. 8/10. Available @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Here comes at a canter into the Best Scribed Book at Gallovidia Books World Cup the suave 'War Horse' octogenarian master storyteller Michael Morpugo. And a signature we can all get behind. Debonair,cook and classic - well done Mike. 8/10. Available @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social
What a fine library Blackpool Central is: handsome, imposing, with multitudes of banned books therein. Hosting fab new band Better Joy for @loudinlibraries.bsky.social this afternoon. Arguably what Sunday afternoons were made for....
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
What a fine library Blackpool Central is: handsome, imposing, with multitudes of banned books therein. Hosting fab new band Better Joy for @loudinlibraries.bsky.social this afternoon. Arguably what Sunday afternoons were made for....
Hotel locations can be misleading but when they said ' at Pleasure Beach'...
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Hotel locations can be misleading but when they said ' at Pleasure Beach'...
Just catching up with this Saturday Guardian interview with Richard Ashcroft but there is much to enjoy.
November 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Just catching up with this Saturday Guardian interview with Richard Ashcroft but there is much to enjoy.
Good of the Guardian to afford Scotland Men's Rugby one pitiful paragraph amongst all the England column inches today #Quilter #Autumn #Internationals
November 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Good of the Guardian to afford Scotland Men's Rugby one pitiful paragraph amongst all the England column inches today #Quilter #Autumn #Internationals
Can sympathise....
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Can sympathise....
New in @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social and battling various opponents for bestest ever author signature is the glorious human being that is Kathy Burke with a stylish squiggle we can all get behind in these dark fascistic time. A strong 8/10 for Kathy and her fab wee biography #kirkcudbright #bookshops
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
New in @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social and battling various opponents for bestest ever author signature is the glorious human being that is Kathy Burke with a stylish squiggle we can all get behind in these dark fascistic time. A strong 8/10 for Kathy and her fab wee biography #kirkcudbright #bookshops
Fleeting nightmare of Robert Kilroy-Silk's 'To Share Or To Shaft' fists there..
October 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Fleeting nightmare of Robert Kilroy-Silk's 'To Share Or To Shaft' fists there..
Anthony Horowitz enters the Champion Authors Scribbles @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social with a spellbinding signature that reads like wartime code or something extracted from a lie detector machine. Shades of Trump? Who can say - but Marble Hall Murders is, in any case, a ripping Christmas read. 6/10
October 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Anthony Horowitz enters the Champion Authors Scribbles @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social with a spellbinding signature that reads like wartime code or something extracted from a lie detector machine. Shades of Trump? Who can say - but Marble Hall Murders is, in any case, a ripping Christmas read. 6/10
Good luck to three bands (Sam Fender, Wolf Alice, Fontaines DC) @loudinlibraries.bsky.social alumni in tonight's #MercuryMusicPrize2025
Nothing more grassroots than a library venue (Barrow, Lancaster & Coventry here) platforming these brilliant new bands, honing their craft & developing a fanbase.
Nothing more grassroots than a library venue (Barrow, Lancaster & Coventry here) platforming these brilliant new bands, honing their craft & developing a fanbase.
October 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Good luck to three bands (Sam Fender, Wolf Alice, Fontaines DC) @loudinlibraries.bsky.social alumni in tonight's #MercuryMusicPrize2025
Nothing more grassroots than a library venue (Barrow, Lancaster & Coventry here) platforming these brilliant new bands, honing their craft & developing a fanbase.
Nothing more grassroots than a library venue (Barrow, Lancaster & Coventry here) platforming these brilliant new bands, honing their craft & developing a fanbase.
A lovely contender in @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social 'Top Of The Pops Author Signature Competition' or whatever it is. Here comes Charlie Mackesy with his palette cleansing tome 'Always Remember'. And the scribe is sublime. One word, beautifully writ:'Charlie' 10/10. Number one for Christmas?
October 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A lovely contender in @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social 'Top Of The Pops Author Signature Competition' or whatever it is. Here comes Charlie Mackesy with his palette cleansing tome 'Always Remember'. And the scribe is sublime. One word, beautifully writ:'Charlie' 10/10. Number one for Christmas?
Another colossus strides forth into the Big Author Signature-Off @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social - It's only William Boyd: elegant stylist. Ronaldo to Sebastian Faulks' Messi. An exquisite scrawl of a signature, too. Much like his prose. A robust 8/10.
October 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Another colossus strides forth into the Big Author Signature-Off @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social - It's only William Boyd: elegant stylist. Ronaldo to Sebastian Faulks' Messi. An exquisite scrawl of a signature, too. Much like his prose. A robust 8/10.
Ah, breezing into @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social Grand Author Signature-Off, we welcome a real palate cleanser of a book. Her elegance Joanna Lumley with a breezy 'There you are, darling' of a signature. A delicate treasure, indeed. Another respectable 7/10 for Joanna.
October 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Ah, breezing into @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social Grand Author Signature-Off, we welcome a real palate cleanser of a book. Her elegance Joanna Lumley with a breezy 'There you are, darling' of a signature. A delicate treasure, indeed. Another respectable 7/10 for Joanna.
Galloping into the Champ Of Champs Signed Editions League. @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social It's only national treasure Bob Mortimer and his new crime caper 'The Long Shoe' And a lovely signature, to boot. Got a real 70s footballer autograph feel about it. Back of the net stuff and a solid 7/10.
October 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Galloping into the Champ Of Champs Signed Editions League. @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social It's only national treasure Bob Mortimer and his new crime caper 'The Long Shoe' And a lovely signature, to boot. Got a real 70s footballer autograph feel about it. Back of the net stuff and a solid 7/10.
I'm not sure where this library is, but everything about the elegantly designed entrance screams 'let me in' - to me at least, others might just walk on by...
October 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I'm not sure where this library is, but everything about the elegantly designed entrance screams 'let me in' - to me at least, others might just walk on by...
Champions League of Author Scribbles rattles on apace with latest contender Charlie Hodgson romping in with this likeable effort, squiggly but a level of accomplishment, too. The book itself is a belter. '1066 And All That' with added swagger. Available @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social #kirkcudbright
October 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Champions League of Author Scribbles rattles on apace with latest contender Charlie Hodgson romping in with this likeable effort, squiggly but a level of accomplishment, too. The book itself is a belter. '1066 And All That' with added swagger. Available @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social #kirkcudbright
Another good 'un takes to the wing. A life truly well laughed. So long, Patricia Routledge.
October 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Another good 'un takes to the wing. A life truly well laughed. So long, Patricia Routledge.
Aha, a Grand Master enters the Champion's League of Author Scribes @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social . The Lionel Messi of signatures. Flourish, confidence. Sebastian Faulks: a literary titan in full command of his legible, skilled and most elegant signature. 9/0 for old school brilliance.
September 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Aha, a Grand Master enters the Champion's League of Author Scribes @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social . The Lionel Messi of signatures. Flourish, confidence. Sebastian Faulks: a literary titan in full command of his legible, skilled and most elegant signature. 9/0 for old school brilliance.
A stroll down the lane to forage some wood in Bonny Scotland 🏴
September 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A stroll down the lane to forage some wood in Bonny Scotland 🏴
The latest hat in the ring for the Champions League of Author Scribbles is #1 New York Times teen fantasy novelist @hollyblack.bsky.social
In a shape shifting tailspin, Holly has opted for the hieroglyphics approach. A swirl of magical pen on paper. A solid 8/10 for modern innovation #Gallovidia
In a shape shifting tailspin, Holly has opted for the hieroglyphics approach. A swirl of magical pen on paper. A solid 8/10 for modern innovation #Gallovidia
September 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The latest hat in the ring for the Champions League of Author Scribbles is #1 New York Times teen fantasy novelist @hollyblack.bsky.social
In a shape shifting tailspin, Holly has opted for the hieroglyphics approach. A swirl of magical pen on paper. A solid 8/10 for modern innovation #Gallovidia
In a shape shifting tailspin, Holly has opted for the hieroglyphics approach. A swirl of magical pen on paper. A solid 8/10 for modern innovation #Gallovidia
Lovely to welcome million- selling children's author and imaginative genius Nick Sherratt to @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social this morning. Fine signature, Sir. Do go see him at Wigton Book Festival tomorrow morning.
September 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Lovely to welcome million- selling children's author and imaginative genius Nick Sherratt to @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social this morning. Fine signature, Sir. Do go see him at Wigton Book Festival tomorrow morning.
Vant. Coventry Central Library. 2017.
loudinlibraries.com delivers a classy after hours programme of live shows with some of the world's biggest new 'stars in waiting.' It maximises & reimagines the cultural capacity of a library, engaging new audiences, in 'out of the way towns'. It is very loud.
loudinlibraries.com delivers a classy after hours programme of live shows with some of the world's biggest new 'stars in waiting.' It maximises & reimagines the cultural capacity of a library, engaging new audiences, in 'out of the way towns'. It is very loud.
September 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Vant. Coventry Central Library. 2017.
loudinlibraries.com delivers a classy after hours programme of live shows with some of the world's biggest new 'stars in waiting.' It maximises & reimagines the cultural capacity of a library, engaging new audiences, in 'out of the way towns'. It is very loud.
loudinlibraries.com delivers a classy after hours programme of live shows with some of the world's biggest new 'stars in waiting.' It maximises & reimagines the cultural capacity of a library, engaging new audiences, in 'out of the way towns'. It is very loud.