Reposted by mkmarionalifeinbooks @alifeinbooks.bsky.social · 24/02/2025#BookReview of #Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis www.swirlandthread.com/fundamentall...swirlandthread.com#BookReview of #Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis - Swirl and Thread‘Arriving for the first time, tucked into a UN car, I watched as the city lights refracted through the bulletproof glass. Floodlights hovered over a pickup football game, square lamps uplit the Nation... 022
Reposted by mkmarionalifeinbooks @alifeinbooks.bsky.social · 25/02/2025wp.me/p35SeT-c0Wwp.meBook Review: The Language of Remembering“To be in a moment completely, you think, like this, now, is the essence of living, and if only it could be taught, or if only you could learn it, like an alphabet, and repeat it over and ove… 031
Reposted by mkmarionalifeinbooks @alifeinbooks.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Spring treats on the way - Paperbacks to Look Out For in March 2025: Part Two alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/02/pape...alifeinbooks.co.ukPaperbacks to Look Out For in March 2025: Part Two - A life in booksBook reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight. 012
Reposted by mkmarionRatherBeReading @ratherbereading.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Wow what a book! I’ve absolutely adored this. Feeling bereft it’s over 😭 #OurEvenings #AlanHollinghurst @picadorbooks.bsky.social #booksky #reading #booklovers 1141
Reposted by mkmarionCauvery Madhavan @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Congratulations @markabowles.bsky.social and @galleybeggars.bsky.social !!! I loved this book so really delighted for you!🍾👏🏽🍾👏🏽 0155
Reposted by mkmarionIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Been a good day today. From morning to evening, European leaders standing up, all around the world, one after another, and speaking clearly against the Trump/Putin agenda. 241448312
Reposted by mkmarionFrances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Some group predictions from our shadow group. IBP longlist tomorrow! @stujallen.bsky.social @fulcherkim.bsky.social @davidheb.bsky.social @marinasofia.bsky.social @jeremykoenig.bsky.social shadowingtheibp.substack.com/p/some-predi...shadowingtheibp.substack.comSome predictions...On the eve of the longlist 0115
Reposted by mkmarionjen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 24/02/2025this week's cover is on point ht: @jamiegangel.bsky.social 246214204775
Reposted by mkmarionTony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 25/02/2025New Audiobook in the Elizabethan Series: Frances – Tudor Countess, “A thrilling portrait of a remarkable woman who witnessed the key events of Elizabethan England.” 🇬🇧 www.amazon.co.uk/Frances-Tudo... 🇺🇸 www.amazon.com/Frances-Tudo... #Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #Audiobook 096
Reposted by mkmarionEmma | 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚋𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖 @damppebbles.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Small Fires by Ronnie Turner @OrendaBooks #fiction #gothic #mystery #bookreview vonnibee.com/2025/02/25/s... @yvonnembee.bsky.socialvonnibee.comSmall Fires by Ronnie Turner @OrendaBooks #fiction #gothic #mystery #bookreviewI am delighted to share my review today for Small Fires by Ronnie Turner. This is the third book by this author and it is amazing 😍 My huge thanks to Orenda Books for getting in touch to see if I w… 032
Reposted by mkmarionJohn Mitchinson @johnmitchinson.bsky.social · 25/02/2025In which we welcome one of @backlisted.bsky.social's heroes, the writer and critic, John Lahr. Join me, @iammilliam.bsky.social, and Nicky Birch as we explore the huge (in every sense) A Life by Elia Kazan, a book as gutsy, bruising & brilliant as the man himself. www.backlisted.fm/episodes/234...backlisted.fm234. A Life by Elia Kazan — BacklistedWe explore Elia Kazan 's memoir A Life (1988) with veteran biographer and critic John Lahr, author of Notes on a Cowardly Lion , Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe ... 1277
Reposted by mkmarionJacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 25/02/2025“An ex-wife’s a woman who’s always prattling at parties about the joy of being independent, while she’s sober…and beginning on either the virtues or the villainies of her departed husband on one drink too many.” #ReadIndies #BookSky 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/e...jacquiwine.wordpress.comEx-Wife by Ursula ParrottWhen Ex-Wife was published anonymously in 1929, it quickly became a literary sensation, selling 100,000 copies in its first year. Its author, Ursula Parrott, worked as a newspaper reporter in New Y… 3198
Reposted by mkmarionKate Leader @leader-kate.bsky.social · 25/02/2025John Lahr! Very excited about this, but also sad guests can't do their own books I want Backlisted to do The Joe Orton Diaries. 265
Reposted by mkmarionEmma @bookaround.bsky.social · 12/02/2025N3w billet: The English Teacher by R.K. Narayan - Sad, beautiful and very modern. bookaroundthecorner.com/2025/02/11/t...bookaroundthecorner.comThe English Teacher by R.K. Narayan – Sad, beautiful and very modern.The English Teacher by R.Y. Narayan. (1945) French title: Le professeur d’anglais. The English Teacher by R.K. Narayan is the last volume of three books based upon the author’s life and set in fict… 084
Reposted by mkmarionEmma @bookaround.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Old billet relevant at the moment, especially for US readers. Ubu King by Alfred Jarry. bookaroundthecorner.com/2012/02/11/m...bookaroundthecorner.comMerdre or Shrit! Ubu Roi is a lot more sensible than expectedUbu Roi by Alfred Jarry. 1896. Written circa 1888. English Title: Ubu Rex. I’m going to watch the play Ubu Enchaîné (Ubu Bound) by Alfred Jarry in a couple of days. So I thought I might as we… 022
Reposted by mkmarionEmma @bookaround.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Another billet about Ubu. bookaroundthecorner.com/2012/02/18/c...bookaroundthecorner.comCornegibouille! Ubu is a slave now.Ubu Enchainé by Alfred Jarry. 1899. Ubu Bound. In case you’ve missed the first episode, here is my chronicle of Ubu Roi. Ubu Enchainé is the sequel of Ubu Roi. The first scene sums up what happened… 032
Reposted by mkmarionMarina Sofia @marinasofia.bsky.social · 12/02/2025There's something otherworldly about Tirzah Garwood's work. Another outstanding exhibition at @dulwichgallery.bsky.social 0102
Reposted by mkmarionThe Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Congratulations to the winner of the 2024 Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Translation Prize, for translations into English of full-length Japanese language works. Masaya Saito for The Kobe Hotel: Memoirs by Sanki Saitō (Isobar Press) #TranslationPrizes 184
Reposted by mkmarionOxford Translates @oxfordtranslates.bsky.social · 16/02/2025📢We are enormously excited to announce that the keynote speaker for Bristol Translates 2025 will be Damion Searls, translator of Nobel laureate Jon Fosse and seven other Nobel prize-winners. 12811
Reposted by mkmarionKaggsy's Bookish Ramblings @kaggsy59.bsky.social · 15/02/2025On the Ramblings today, for #readindies and #moomins80, the first book in the Moomin series! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/b...kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com“…behind the horizon threatening black clouds were gathering.” #Moomins80Back in August last year, I took part in a lovely event called Moominweek, hosted by Paula at Book Jotter. I read all the Moomin books by Tove Jansson in the early years of the blog (mainly) so I c… 054
Reposted by mkmarionChris Lovegrove 💙📚 @calmgrove.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Review of 'The Moomins and the Great Flood' by #ToveJansson, read for @bookjotter.bsky.social's #ToveTrove and @kaggsy59.bsky.social and @lizzysiddal.bsky.social's #ReadIndies. wp.me/pezD85-c0wp.meThe quest for home: #ReadIndiesCover illustration by Tove Jansson, showing Moomins spotting Sniff for the first time. The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson. Småtrollen och den stora övervämningen (1945) translated by D… 043
Reposted by mkmarionDebbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 10/02/2025Calling agents seeking (human) #KidLitArt talent! Do browse this thread of art samples from #KidLit illustrators who are actively seeking representation: debbieohi.link/illustrators... To others: Pls help boost, esp if you have agents following you? It's a tough time for freelance illustrators. 49641
Reposted by mkmarionEmma @bookaround.bsky.social · 16/02/2025New billet : Mafalda, a BD and a graphic novel bookaroundthecorner.com/2025/02/16/m...bookaroundthecorner.comMafalda, a BD and a graphic novelMafalda, mon héroïne (2024) by Florence Cestac, Maële Reat, Emilie Gleason, Anne Simon, Aude Picault, Maud Begon, Véro Cazot, Soledad Bravi, Agathe de Lastic, Gally, Marie Bardiaux-Vaïente and Flor… 023
Reposted by mkmarionCathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Sharing to the #gardening feed 🌱 011
Reposted by mkmarionCathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 16/02/2025My Week in Books - Books read, reviewed & acquired this week #books #bookreviews #amreading #bookskywhatcathyreadnext.co.ukMy Week in Books – 16th February 2025On the blog last week Monday - I published my review of The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O'Connor. Tuesday - This week's Top Ten Tuesday topic was a freebie on the theme of love. My list consisted on book whose titles relate to aspects of love. Wednesday – As always WWW Wednesday is a weekly opportunity to share what I've just read, what I'm currently reading and what I plan to read next... 012
Reposted by mkmarionJacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 16/02/2025New on the blog today, I've written about A LITTLE LUCK by Claudia Piñeiro (tr. Frances Riddle). I loved this quietly gripping exploration of motherhood, split-second decisions and their devastating consequences. A 5-star knockout read for me! #BlueSky 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/02/16/a...jacquiwine.wordpress.comA Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro (tr. Frances Riddle)For many years, the award-winning novelist and screenwriter Claudia Piñeiro has enjoyed considerable success in her native Argentina with her crime novels and mysteries. More recently, however, Piñ… 12711
Reposted by mkmarionalifeinbooks @alifeinbooks.bsky.social · 16/02/2025wp.me/p4zVo7-2KGwp.meA Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro (tr. Frances Riddle)For many years, the award-winning novelist and screenwriter Claudia Piñeiro has enjoyed considerable success in her native Argentina with her crime novels and mysteries. More recently, however, Piñ… 001
Reposted by mkmarionalifeinbooks @alifeinbooks.bsky.social · 16/02/2025wp.me/p21YR4-7ADwp.meBook review - Helen Gordon - "The Meteorites: Encounters with Outer Space & Deep Time"Meteorites, space, geology, social justice, science, women in science 001
Reposted by mkmarionalifeinbooks @alifeinbooks.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Something for the weekend - Three Days in June by Anne Tyler: ‘Another chance to get it right’ alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/02/thre... 💙 📚 #Bookskyalifeinbooks.co.ukThree Days in June by Anne Tyler: ‘Another chance to get it right’ - A life in booksBook reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight. 033
Reposted by mkmarionIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 16/02/2025www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...thetimes.comRick O’Shea on running the happiest place on the internet — his book clubThe DJ has weathered storms, he tells Erin McCafferty, and found refuge in the joy of reading 0165
Reposted by mkmarionMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Why is the richest man in the world cutting cancer research? 988113102302
Reposted by mkmarionJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Unsolicited writing advice, no. #271: Have the courage to be yourself. Everyone else has already been done. 1323122
Reposted by mkmarionEric Karl Anderson @lonesomereader.bsky.social · 12/02/2025New video discussing the 16 books which have been long listed for the 2025 #WomensPrize for Non-Fiction: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BXR... 062
Reposted by mkmarionTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10/02/2025It’s a good time to follow @carolecadwalla.bsky.social 1241852477
Reposted by mkmarionSarah Murden @sarahmurden.bsky.social · 10/02/2025New on All Things Georgian - Guest post by Rosalind Freeborn - 'Prince George and Master Frederick'' - wp.me/p3JTNy-73e #MondayBlogs 077
Reposted by mkmarionalifeinbooks @alifeinbooks.bsky.social · 10/02/2025wp.me/p88ZiK-b9gwp.meBook Review – The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor @vintagebooksAbout the Book February 1944. Six months since Nazi forces occupied Rome. Inside the beleaguered city, the Contessa Giovanna Landini is a member of the band of Escape Line activists known as ‘The C… 011
Reposted by mkmarionMairéad Hearne | Swirl and Thread Book Blog @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 10/02/2025#BookReview 💙📚 #TheBishopsVilla by Sacha Naspini (trs. from the Italian by Clarissa Botsford) Tuscany, Nov 1943. One man's journey to champion the hero within Based on a true story - Challenging & provoking tale PB Feb 13th w/ Europa Editions UK #booksky www.swirlandthread.com/the-bishops-... 012
Reposted by mkmarionalifeinbooks @alifeinbooks.bsky.social · 11/02/2025wp.me/p2SkoI-6S3wp.me“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers.” (Emily Dickinson)This week as part of Kaggsy and Lizzy’s #ReadIndies event I’m looking at book published by Taproot Press, “an Edinburgh-based publisher committed to presenting challenging, contemporary voices from… 001
Reposted by mkmarionalifeinbooks @alifeinbooks.bsky.social · 11/02/2025wp.me/p3Pr3A-4Qywp.meShort stories from the New Yorker, IV: Egan, Bolaño, Kapur, Ong, Heti“Safari”, by Jennifer Egan (first published 2010; chosen by Greg Jackson). This is a chapter of what would become Egan’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel A Visit From the Goon Squad (… 001
Reposted by mkmarionKaggsy's Bookish Ramblings @kaggsy59.bsky.social · 10/02/2025On the Ramblings today, for #ReadIndies, a pair of wonderful Crime Classics from @britishlibrary.bsky.social Publishing by Christianna Brand - more here! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/02/10/t...kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com“These writer people never get their police procedure right.” #christiannabrand @BL_Publishing #readindie @medwardsbooksAs is fairly obvious from my posts over the last couple of months, I have been playing catch-up with some wonderful review copies sent by British Library Publishing. I’m a huge of their Crime… 154
Reposted by mkmarionalifeinbooks @alifeinbooks.bsky.social · 10/02/2025wp.me/p6PYz5-3qGwp.meBook Review: The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole (2025) By Cecilia Heikkila (trans. Polly Lawson)I received a review copy of this book from Floris Books via Edelweiss for which my thanks. Beautifully illustrated with an autumn palette, Swedish author Cecelia Heikkila’s The Slightly Spooky Tale… 012
Reposted by mkmariongrantrintoul.bsky.social @grantrintoul.bsky.social · 09/02/2025A new review for #ReadIndies, The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez from @charcopress.com 1streading.wordpress.com/2025/02/09/t...1streading.wordpress.comThe Cemetery of Untold StoriesThe Cemetery of Untold Stories is Julia Alvarez’s seventh novel, her first – How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents – having been published in 1991. Born in the US, Alvarez spent the first ten yea… 086
Reposted by mkmarionMadameBibiLophile @madamebibi.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Today on the blog, a wonderful novella for #ReadIndies hosted by @kaggsy59.bsky.social & @lizzysiddal.bsky.social: madamebibilophilerecommends.co.uk/2025/02/11/h...madamebibilophilerecommends.co.uk“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers.” (Emily Dickinson)This week as part of Kaggsy and Lizzy’s #ReadIndies event I’m looking at book published by Taproot Press, “an Edinburgh-based publisher committed to presenting challenging, contemporary voices from… 063
Reposted by mkmarionWHO @who.int · 11/02/2025Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM 5647221866
Reposted by mkmarionalifeinbooks @alifeinbooks.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Future treats to cheer up a gloomy day - Books to Look Out For in March 2025: Part Two alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/02/book...alifeinbooks.co.ukBooks to Look Out For in March 2025: Part Two - A life in booksBook reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight. 027
Reposted by mkmarionBluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Many thanks to Sarah, Mark, Kate & Simon The Bookcase, Hebden Bridge. The Accidental Immigrants by @jomcmillan.bsky.social Front and Centre! @thebookseller.bsky.social 2263
Reposted by mkmarionBluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Many thanks to Indy bookshops Especially Bookshop Hebden Bridge. @thebookseller.bsky.social @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social 05612
