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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Not today, Jeff. We can’t let our literary culture & reading lives be controlled by a billionaire. Amazon may sell lots of books but with complete disregard for their workers, their partners, the planet and our communities. From today, buy your ebooks & support indie bookshops uk.bookshop.org/ebooks

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

What a cover. 50 pages in and what a voice. (It pares nicely with Tyke Tiler which I’m reading with my kid at the moment)

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Left the Sony World Photography exhibit feeling inspired.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Almost making me homesick. He’s talking about Ohio but could be Florida too. They do make it easy to park!

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Gosh. Such beautiful writing. A lightness of touch from “the abyss.” I wasn’t sure I wanted to read this but really glad I did. Thanks to #indiethinking for the @4thestatebooks.bsky.social proof.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Run, don’t walk, to this incredible shop. Congrats to Bard Books on creating something so vibrant, interesting, and inviting in 8 months! The future is bright with new indie bookshops.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Will be here reading for the foreseeable. ☀️ #hammockseason

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The future is bright when you have someone like MC Grammar on the case. The kids lost their minds this morning. Happy World Book Day!

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

This is making laugh. The tone another that’s hard to believe it’s a translation. #internationalbookerlonglist

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Loved this. Thanks @picadorbooks.bsky.social for the proof. I can’t stop thinking about it, though I’d not have guess that as I read it, and I think that’s what makes it so great. Fascinating on identity and belonging.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Motto for this week (skiing). Motto for life: what next? #olddognewtricks

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

A few days away with the 10 year old and we have all the essentials with us ❤️📚

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

@katlister.bsky.social was such a great interviewer this eve, celebrating Vivian Gornick. And @amykey.bsky.social’s intro and insights are so so great. Lovely London eve. Definitely feeling the need to read this now uk.bookshop.org/p/books/fier... This was so great uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

There’s something a little old-fashioned, it seems about his writing, but 15 pages in and I am completely convinced of the people, place, feelings and subtle charms. Looking forward to reading the rest.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Just yes yes yes. If you or someone you know loves dance, you must go see this. #ilovelondon

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

And now onto this. Really enjoying. #loveinexile (despite reading it in a cold gym full of children fencing and all the noises that come with that).

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

For the lovely London files. Had the good fortune to see this on Friday night. Immediately started looking at flights to Bahia. #art

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Electric. A real treat. From @foundryeditions.bsky.social Out now. Buy here and support indies (and not billionaires) uk.bookshop.org/p/books/span...

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I loved this. So much good on at the Kiln of late.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

My Friends is one of my absolute faves. It’s specific about a point in time, politics and place while being universal and timeless. It’s about big ideas and the smallness of life. The writing is breathtaking. It’s out in pb now. Buy here and support indie bookshops. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/my-f...

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Have you ever asked yourself what would happen if Patrick Radden Keefe were French and wrote a novel? I believe the answer is this book.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Winning pressies of the day. Engraving and weaving.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Watching this in French as part of family Christmas diplomacy. Gonzo: “je m’appelle Charles Dickens” #stillgreat

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Lovely Portobello Bookshop, like so many incredible indie bookshops, are doing much more than selling books this Christmas season.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Next up: advanced copy of a new one from Foundry Editions.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Vivian Gornick on NYC from The Odd Woman and the City. Took this book slower than I’d usually. Life-affirming, nostalgia-inducing, charming.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Chef’s helper. Who better to keep an eye on the turkey?

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Tis the season. To endlessly Google translation of temperatures and other measurements to be able to use American recipes in the UK for a cobbled together Thanksgiving.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

This book is really making me miss NYC and the person I thought I was when I lived there.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

A little chamomile and Gornick will see me through this broken boiler tonight, right? #brrrrr

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Jason Reynolds always makes me feel better about the world and about books.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Anything better than a crisp, clear dusk in London? For a bunch of pretty mundane reasons this week has felt like 3 months! But I made it. Happy weekend, all!

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Anyone with French-speaking 10-ish year olds in their lives, these books have had my son laughing out loud on the regular. #jeanquelquechose

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Have read the first 2 chapters of this beaut. When I grow up I want to be like Sophy Roberts.

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Nicole Vanderbilt @nmvandy.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

If you missed this at the Almeida, do not hesitate to enjoy your good luck of a second chance to see this beautiful production. Still think about it all the time.

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