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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 07/10/2025

The Imposter, as a first in a series, is a good candidate for my next set of ‘palate cleansers’. Next up: Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst #booksky #reading #books

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 04/10/2025

Next up, something new: Imposter by LJ Ross #reading #booksky #bookworm

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 04/10/2025

I forgot to update again but I’ve just finished this and it was stunning. Poetic and harsh and harrowing and dark and funny and beautiful. (⬆️You can see here why I don’t write reviews!!) All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld #booksky #reading #bookworm

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 25/09/2025

Brilliant. Loved it! Next up, sadly the last of the Jim Daley catalogue: Last Orders by Denzil Meyrick #booksky #books

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 17/09/2025

Next up: Should We Fall Behind by @sharonduggal.bsky.social from the fantastic @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social Looking forward to it. #booksky #books #literature

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 11/09/2025

Highly unusual: didn’t finish the last book. Next up: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman #booksky #reading #books

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 31/08/2025

Next up: A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene #booksky #reading #books

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 25/08/2025

Next up: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden #booksky #reading #literature

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 25/08/2025

I’ve slacked over the summer on my Bluesky posts. The reads that I have missed posting are here ⬇️ Special mention to John Fowles’ The Magus for sheer epic relentlessness! #booksky #reading #books

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 08/08/2025

The penultimate chapter of "Abigail" is up on Substack now. The link is below. I'd love you to have a read of them, they're *very* short! 🙏 substack.com/@davidinyour... #fiction #reading #amateur #writing #booksky

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 14/07/2025

I'm scared. I wrote this a few years ago. It's unfinished. It might resonate with you. 🤞 #amateur #fiction #anxiety #wellbeing #mentalhealth open.substack.com/pub/davidiny...

A little unfinished fiction about a SE London woman, high-functioning sufferer of an extreme anxiety disorder. (published in chapters)

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 11/07/2025

Change of plan. Ahead of my imminent trip to Greece: Little Infamies by Panos Karnezis #booksky #literature

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 11/07/2025

Well that Williams was something. He’s like a genteel Updike. Right then, next up, palate cleanser: A Song for the Dark Times by Ian Rankin #booksky #books #reading

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 06/07/2025

Not up next but arrived today and looking forward to it!

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 06/07/2025

I’ve been away on a Silent Retreat for a week. NON-FICTION: I read The God Desire by David Baddiel I read How to Solve Our Human Problems (again) I started/dipped in and out of The New Meditation Handbook (both by G. K. Gyatso) #booksky #books

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 06/07/2025

I’ve been away on a Silent Retreat for a week. FICTION: I finished Small Pleasures. I finished There are Rivers in the Sky by Elin Shafak. I have started Butchers Crossing by John Williams (thanks to a recommendation on here). #booksky #reading #literature

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 28/06/2025

The Notebook trilogy was staggering. Truly beautiful. If you liked it, you may also love Ghost Mountain by Rónán Hession for its similar simplicity & reportage style. Next up: Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers #booksky #reading #fiction

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 23/06/2025

So much I could say about All Fours. Deeply affecting and I feel a little reformatted by it. Next up: 1 or 3 of this trio #booksky #reading #literature

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 16/06/2025

Perfection earned one of my sought-after stamps on the inside cover… enough said! Next up: All Fours by Miranda July #booksky #reading

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 15/06/2025

I forgot to update. Now on: Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico #booksky #reading

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 01/06/2025

Ok. Time for a brain-refresh. Next up: In a House of Lies by Ian Rankin #booksky #books #reading

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 29/05/2025

Trust was a very interesting read. Next up: Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan After reading Ordinary Human Failings, hopes are high! #booksky #reading #books

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 18/05/2025

Mayflies was beautiful and harrowing. I particularly loved the first half “adventure”/“coming of age”/“Withnail & I” story. Next up, my first ever “e”-book: Rather be the Devil by Ian Rankin #booksky #reading #literature

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 16/05/2025

In London for the annual One Voice Awards tomorrow night, with a beautiful view from my hotel bed! #ova2025 #voiceover #narration

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 13/05/2025

That was good. I think Val McDermid should become my new “palate cleanser” when I run out of Rebus. Next up: Mayflies by Andrew O’Hagan #booksky #reading #literature

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 13/05/2025

Lovely to receive an actual copy of the actual book this week! Thank you very much @ronanhession.bsky.social #audiobook @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 05/05/2025

Very nice. Next up: Past Lying by Val McDermid #booksky #books #reading #literature

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 04/05/2025

Next up: Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor #reading #booksky #literature

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 01/05/2025

Fascinating. Epic. And a real page-turner to boot! Next up: Slum Boy by Juano Diaz #booksky #reading #literature

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 22/04/2025

A Theatre for Dreamers for the second time did not disappoint. In fact my adoration of it is stronger. Just mesmerising. Next up: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr #reading #booksky

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 18/04/2025

Time for another “image from the vault” from my previous career as a lighting designer. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” Novello, London Dir. Debbie Allen Des. Morgan Large With the late, great James Earl Jones and still great Adrian Lester. Photo (c) Geraint Lewis #theatre #lightingdesign

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 18/04/2025

Sad to say goodbye to Stoner. Next up: a re-read of a book that keeps coming back to my mind lately. Looking forward to..: A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson #booksky #reading

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 17/04/2025

Utterly stunning. Why had I never heard of this til now? I’ll forget the title and the author but the emotion and Chekovian dryness won’t leave. This is why I read. Stoner by John Williams #booksky #reading

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 17/04/2025

I forgot to update! Deception Point was… was. Now I’m already closing in on the end of: Stoner by John Williams #booksky #reading

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 06/04/2025

That was quick. And different. I’d slightly hoped it’d be more different though. Next up, I’ve been putting it off, but it was a gift, so… Deception Point | Dan Brown #booksky #reading

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 04/04/2025

Well. That was a real mix of genres and feelings. Right then, on to the next! Definitely a break from the norm here I think! Strange Pictures | Uketsu Wish me luck! #booksky #reading #books

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 04/04/2025

Counting my blessings today. What a glorious place to live. Green. Sun. Sky. Breeze.

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 28/03/2025

Well. The Bee Sting was epic in all manner of ways. What a journey. Next up: Consumed by Greg Buchanan #reading #booksky

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 25/03/2025

Time for another “image from the vault” from my previous career as a lighting designer. “Backbeat” London, Toronto, L.A. Dir. David Leveaux Des. Chris Oram & Andrew Edwards By the time this got to the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles it was a beautiful thing. #theatre #lightingdesign #storytelling

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 19/03/2025

Time for another “image from the vault” from my previous career as a lighting designer. “Hotel” National Theatre Dir. Maria Aberg Des. Naomi Dawson Maria, Naomi and I in our peak (very long) “nice things turn out nasty” period. #theatre #lightingdesign #storytelling

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 13/03/2025

Book changeover day! Thank you, Rebus, as ever. Next, another #bluesky recommendation. The Bee Sting | Paul Murray (@renebatt.bsky.social I think?) #booksky #reads

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 05/03/2025

Death ☑️ Onwards…>>> Next up, a palate cleanser and, I can only imagine, more death! Even Dogs in the Wild | Ian Rankin Wish me luck!

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 01/03/2025

Next up then..: Another new author for me and, I *think* a change of pace (but who knows?!) Mrs Death Misses Death by @salenagodden.bsky.social 3, 2, 1, and we’re off! #reading #booksky

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 01/03/2025

Well that was really simple and beautiful and human. Thank you. #reading #booksky

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 25/02/2025

Next up then..: Stone Yard Devotional by @charlottewood.bsky.social Let’s go! #booksky #reading

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 25/02/2025

Well that was quick!! 30 min read. Ok. Onwards… #booksky #reading

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 25/02/2025

Next up, an unexpected birthday book. A small one too. Love all her other work. So Late in the Day | Claire Keegan #booksky #reading

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