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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

If we are talking 90s literature then we need to mention Possession by AS Byatt which may be one of the best novels in the English language #devonbookhour

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Is it too late to reconvert to Catholicism? Asking for a friend 😉

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

One of the bonuses of being off work is having a bit of time to read. I had read 4 novels in 4 days 😁. 2 French ones which were fun and just finished A room above a shop by Anthony Shapland which was a tiny little gem. #devonbookhour

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Well our time is up. Thank you @george23-smith.bsky.social and @angelabklvr.bsky.social for the company. See you all next week. Happy reading. #devonvookhour

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Very small crowd again tonight but it is all about quality rather than quantity #devonbookhour Thank you for joining. Still 10 minutes for you all to be here. What has been your standout read so far in 2025?

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

As we are approaching Christmas I was wondering if anyone had a wish list they are hoping to find under the tree? I have sent my husband with a very long list 😁. Top of the picks is Flesh by David Szalay and also Dreamcount by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche #devonbookhour #booksky #📚💙🦋

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Good evening #devonbookhour I am in charge tonight: god help us all 😂. What is everyone reading on this 1st day of December? I am halfway through As You Were by Elaine Feeney which I am absolutely loving.

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Right @devonbookclub.bsky.social gang. I am in charge tonight from 8pm so who is with me for #devonbookhour ? Tell me your book news. And if you have never joined before please come along. We are a friendly bunch and all you need is to love talking books 😍💙📚#booksky

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

I also read a book in one day yesterday Sisters by Daisy Johnson which was very good and have now started Weekends and Evenings by Oisin McKenna

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I have not been posting my reading of late but will endeavour to do better. Anyway, here is my September reading: I was in France for a while and it shows in my reading. Some gems there so tricky to pick a favourite but reading 2 graphic novels reminded me how much I love them. #booksky 💙📚

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I have completed my challenge of 100 books! That is slightly ridiculous but clearly a good year for reading so far. #booksky 💙📚

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

A little late but her is my August reading. A tough month workwise so the escapism was welcome. Elif Shafak and Benjamin Wood delivered the most in a series of pretty good novels overall. #booksky 💙📚

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Book 79 of 2025: The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride. There is no doubt that McBride is one of the most talented writer around but she is also not for the fainthearted. This is a hugely traumatic novel which I found difficult at times but the beauty of the writing will carry you. #booksky 💙📚

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

For the love of all that is holy, if you start following me and immediately send me a private message saying asking how I am I will block you. What is wrong with everyone?

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Book 75 of 2025: Birding by Rose Ruane. This book was quite slow to start but in the end it was much more profound than I expected and I really enjoyed it. A poignant and warm look at the impact of the post #metoo movement on women of all ages. #booksky 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Book 73 of 2025 and wow ... just wow. Hard to believe this is a first novel. An absolute tour-de-force: clever, beautifully written, heart-breaking with two unlikable characters you will end up rooting for. A sensuous novel, full of rage and desire which fully deserved the Women's Prize. #boosky 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Sadly had to DNF the Tsitsi Dangarembga one: not sure what was not working for me but it just wasn’t. On the other hand started The Safekeep last night and I can’t put it down. Funny how some books have a hold of you and some just don’t #booksky 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Book 68 of 2025: On the Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle. I cannot explain how much I love this second novel in a planned series of 7. A clever, philosophical and somewhat dreamy novel which is difficult to explain but that you should absolutely read immediately 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

I feel I may be talking to myself tonight 😁 but never mind. I just finished On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle and I am still hungover from it in the best possible way. Bought volume II yesterday. Astonishing. Anyone else read it? #devonbookhour 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Evening lovely book people. I am chairing (badly) #Devonbookhour tonight so let me know what you are reading and any other book chat you have. My internet is terrible so bear with I am trying my best 😁 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Day 10 and that was quite a challenge. I don’t often cry with happiness at a book but actually I did he first time I read Possession. Still my second favourite book of all times but I no longer cry at the end 😁📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Day 9: depends who I am giving it to but the one I have given the most recently has been Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 📚📚📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Day 8 and that is super easy. Everyone in the world should read the Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin … 11 novels spanning 5 decades of LGBTQ life in San Francisco. A series I have read more times than I can count. 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Day 7: anything by Marian Keyes as long as it is also read by her. Would keep anyone entertained and engaged for a long journey. 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Day 6: The one hundred years of Leni and Margot. A beautiful and hopeful story which nonetheless left me heartbroken. 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Day 5 and that is really tough. I am going to go with Jane Eyre but it is like asking me to choose between my children 😁. 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

April was a good month: 12 books read including a non-fiction and a collection of poetry. Some stunners in there: Brotherless Night, A Town Called Solace and Pity being the standouts. No real dud but did not love The Women as much as everyone else seemed to. 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Day 4: The whole Little House in the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I must have read these about 100 times each as a child. Lovely stuff 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Ooos I missed a day so 2 in 1. Day 2: Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout. She is definitely one of my current favourites and I love this book. Day 3: Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi. I know there is a lot of love for this one but I could not get on with it 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

One for all of you lovely lovely book nerds out there. Day 1: The Year of the flood by Margaret Atwood, second in the Madaddam trilogy and the best of three although admittedly I love them all 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Right #devonbookclub am off to bed as have an early start. Thank you so much for the chat and the book recommendations. This has made my week. Let’s make this a regular thing. Book lovers you are all welcome to join us 📚💙

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Devon Book Club @devonbookclub.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Got to say that the discussion here is more active than on the other channel. It does vary by the week but, tonight, Blue Sky has it - so wonderful to reconnect with friends old and new. #devonbookhour ANy thoughts on a theme for a future week?

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Trina Carter @trinaherself.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Great! I’ve been reading a lot of John Le Carré which I either missed or needed a refresher in - one of his last before he passed away, Legacy of Spies, is an excellent rehashing of the past but from the viewpoint of one of the other characters in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold… #devonbookhour

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Devon Book Club @devonbookclub.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

An experiment this evening. Having just joined Blue Sky I'm going to try to replicate the #devonbookhour live bookchat which has been so successful on X. But, as I've not yet deleted the other account, I'm going to ride both horses at the same time. I may need help! From 8PM - let's talk books

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Devon Book Club @devonbookclub.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Every Monday evening from 8PM GMT we will be hosting #devonbookhour - an hour of book news, views and friendly chat for book lovers everywhere. Please join us and help to spread the word. Everyone welcome, wherever you live in the world. Join us from 8PM and spread the book love.

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

blue sky book lovers: We are having our inaugural book club tonight at 8pm, chaired by @devonbookclub.bsky.social Everyone invited. We are super friendly and welcoming. Follow #devonbookhour @scholar1977.bsky.social @susiesbookreviews.bsky.social @susiewilliamson.bsky.social 📚💙

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Hey @devonbookclub.bsky.social are we going to start book club again? I have missed it so much since leaving the bad place.

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

How have I got to the grand age of 53 without having read any Mary Lawson? This goes right to the top of my 2025 list and I am off to buy everything she has ever written. Stunning novel which stole my heart. 💙📚

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Book 40 of 2025: It took me a little while to get into this one as all the characters are just despicable and irritating, but it did come good and I really loved it by the end. An excellent if uncomfortable study into the effects of narcissism on these around you. 💙📚

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Book 38 of 2025: In the 1950s, Erdrich's grandfather fought against the Indian Termination policies of the US government. In this fictionalised version of the story, she brings to life the reality of life on the reservations: the poverty, the hardship but also the sense of community. 💙📚

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Book 32 of 2024: I am obsessed with Tales of the City and this 10th instalment did not disappoint. Reuniting Mona and Mouse, this is a tamer book than previous ones. Was it the best book I have read this year? No. Did I read it in one sitting and love it all the same? Absolutely. 💙📚

Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin. The cover of the book shows an old country house with a woman drinking in the front garden under a white umbrella.

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Book 29 of 2025: I do love a weekend away where I can read a book in 2 sittings. Longlisted for the #womensprizeforfiction Nesting is the story of one woman's fight to survive and thrive with her children in a flawed system. A stark description of housing in Dublin but ultimately a book of hope. 💙📚

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Book 28 of 2025: a collection of short stories by Andorran writer Teresa Colom. I adored this weird, quirky and incredibly touching collection of stories of unusual children and the effect they have on those around them. Sadly does not appear to be available in English yet. Maybe I should do it 😉💙📚

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

When your friend voted for Brexit and is now proudly posting pictures of their new Irish passport 🤬🤬 … trying not to scream.

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Book 25 of 2025: James by Percival Everett. I was expecting great things from this one as I am a massive fan of Everett but I feel it missed the mark somehow. In its effort to remain close to the original, this novel loses its way and its voice a little. 💙📚

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

This is what a leader looks like. Outraged on his behalf and on behalf of the world. I still can’t believe what happened.

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austennerd.bsky.social @austennerd.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Book 23 of 2025: Dear Edward by Anne Napolitano. This is a real gem of a novel: beautifully crafted with a main character that will steal your heart. A book about grief and finding yourself when your whole life is upended: surprisingly hopeful and positive. Highly recommended. 💙📚

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