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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 20h

Having read the 2nd Sally Carson book “The Prisoner” from Persephone Press and enjoying it (although not quite so much as “Crooked Cross”) I was very pleased to see that they’ve confirmed the final book in the trilogy will be out next April. That will be going on my birthday list! 💙📚 #BookSky

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This little squirrel really didn’t have any fear today, pretty much sat on M’s foot eating his acorn. It seemed quite small compared to the others so we assumed a late kit.

A small grey squirrel with a very fluffy tail sitting on some leaves eating a nut

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Another beautiful lunchtime here in Norfolk so after a walk around one of the local nature reserves we managed lunch outside, by the river, watching the sailing.

A sunny view of a river with blue skies and fluffy clouds - there are several sailboats with white sails coming towards the camera

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Halcyon day today - warm but not too hot, blue sky, pleasant walk & then a delicious lunch. 🪶📷

A kingfisher perching on a stick. The sun is making the blue of the kingfisher shine against the blue of the scape

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This week is #MigraineAwarenessWeek so of course my migraines are taking this week to make me very aware of them. Not had one this bad for months and I think that after the pain it's the heightened sense of smell that's the worst thing. Or the blind spots and dancing lights... #poorly

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Alt: Cartoon of the donkey Eeyore banging his head against a tree

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’m persevering with How Can My Manager Be So Stupid but like Kyoko in the book I’m just not really connecting with it. One thing is true however is that however screwed up it was working for a chain bookstore 20 years ago that has nothing on Japanese book selling 😳 #BookSky 💙📚

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

So I don’t think How Can My Manager Be So Stupid is going to get me over my Cazalet book-hangover. It is amusing, cringe inducing, & also horribly familiar as someone who’s worked in a bookshop *but* I have a feeling that it going to be another enemies to lovers story. Hope I’m wrong 🤞🏻 #BookSky 💙📚

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

On a walk yesterday where we expected to see fungi but didn’t we were rewarded with lots today. If anyone in the Norwich area can recommend where we might see fly agarics as they start to appear I’d be grateful as I’ve only seen a few in Kent in recent years. #mushroom #toadstools 🍄

A shaggy ink cap mushroom looking very shaggy

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I absolutely loved the follow on Cazalet novel from Louisa Young, first time in ages I’ve found an authorised sequel that was as good (almost better) than the original. I have a real book hangover but hopefully my new library book will dispell it! Japanese fiction book cure? 💙📚 #BookSky

Book jacket got for Kazumasa Haysmi’s How Can My Manager Be So Stupid

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have an eczema flare currently and it's all over my dominant hand. It is so hard to get enough emollient on the affected area *and* continue with daily life. I'm leaving greasy smears all over the place and having to be careful not to get it on the cat - paraffin isn't good for them I'm sure!

A black cat with a yellow collar curled up on my lap, it's so hard remembering to stroke him only with my left hand!

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Newest book delivery for my #ReadTheWorld project might be a bit of a cheat but until I can find anything else from Lichtenstein is will have to do…I love Gallico’s Mrs Harris books, and the Snow Goose, so hopefully this will be fun at the very least.

A paperback book of two stories by Paul Gallico - it has a brown and white cow wearing regalia

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It’s my #ReadTheWorld book group on Tuesday and we’re off to Italy this month. I’ve read @foundryeditions.bsky.social The Little I Know by Valerio (tr. Wood) and am now also trying @dauntbookspub.bsky.social The Road to the City by Ginzburg (tr. Frenaye) - both excellent #namethetranslator 💙📚

Book jacket for Natalia Ginzburg’s The Road to the City - a paperback with a black and white photo of a girl lying in grass next to a river. There’s a blue and yellow border around it

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Ran out of time to gather my thoughts on #WITMonth reads today so here’s my random round up for August. Non fiction, fiction & translations get a mention *and* I got to cross off quite a few new countries in my #ReadTheWorld project. norfolkbookworm.blogspot.com/2026/09/augu... #BookSky 💙📚

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August Round Up

Another month gone, and as I type this the weather also seems to have left summer behind and turned more autumnal, although more heatwaves...

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Very pleased to see a new ivy bee nest marked out at Earlham Cemetery today - and I think that there must be a 4th one on the other side of the space if the numbers flying around as far as you can get from the drive way are to go by. #urbanwildlife

A handmade sign attached to a traffic cone warning of a bee’s nest. I can confirm that the bee was having a party or it is in fact a bees’ nest… #punctuationpedant

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My August reading featured lot of books qualifying for #WITMonth and I hope to talk about those on my blog soon. I read a lot of translated fiction and it was nice to concentrate on women authors a bit more rather than language/location. A good reading month on the whole tho’

A collage of book covers showing all I read in August 2026, 12 books in translation, 9 by women plus one in English but by a female translator

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Absolutely didn't expect a dry walk today - it was very threatening when we started out. Also didn't expect to see swallowtail caterpillars and 20 common lizards - especially as we've not seen either during the main summer months!

A green and black caterpillar munching a leaf

A green lizard and a brown lizard both curled up on a wooden sleeper

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Amazingly we got a dry late morning walk today, and then a very tasty lunch at a pub we'd not visited for years. Sadly the rest of the afternoon got swallowed up in a traffic jam and chores. Tonight calls for a nice meal, wine, good books & a Tim Curry film.

Incredibly looming black clouds over trees, a reed bed & some grassland

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Warwick Prize for Women in Translation @womenintranslation.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The list of submissions to the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2026 is now available on our webpage. The prize is in its 10th year and we're delighted to have received a record number of submissions from a record number of languages! 🎉 tinyurl.com/32ms3tsy

An image of a pile of books on a blue background with the text at the top: Warwick Prize for Women in Translation; List of Submissions 2026.

Orange and dark blue text on a blue background which reads: Record submissions in our 10th year; 164 titles; 37 languages; link in bio.

Dark blue and orange text on a blue background, reading: The languages: French 23; Spanish 23; Japanese 15; Danish 11; Korean 11; German 10; Chinese 8; Italian 8; Swedish 8; Dutch 6; Norwegian 5; Portuguese 4; Czech 3; Russian 3; Arabic 2; Catalan 2; Finnish 2; Hindi 2; Hungarian 2; Slovak 2; Asturian 1; Belarusian 1; Bulgarian 1; Croatian 1; Didxazá 1; Farsi 1; Greek 1; Kannada 1; Macedonian 1; Maltese 1; Mapudungun 1; Persian 1; Polish 1; Taiwanese Mandarin 1; Tamil 1; Ukrainian 1; Vietnamese 1.

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My #ReadTheWorld project is going well and I have researched options for most of the world’s countries but I’ve made my task harder by wanting to read from every US state/Canadian province. Can anyone point me to a resource to help me identify books for these prompts? 💙📚 #BookSky

My scratch off map of the world as of end of July. I’m making it harder for myself by crossing America off state by state rather than in one go

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We liked the tiny amount of time we spent in Spain for this year's eclipse that we just booked a proper break there for next year's totality. Andalusia here we come! This will make our 6th eclipse - I guess we are serious umbraphiles!🔭🌑☀️

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Let's play "Guess How Many Books I Sell Today". I'm working until about 10pm, so there's plenty of time for book sales! Nearest guess wins a book of their choice, up to about a tenner or thereabouts. Reply with your guess before 11.00am (and please repost). GOOD LUCK!

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Feeling very lucky to have seen the total eclipse from Spain today. It has been an amazing trip to Valladolid and I wasn’t surprised just how different this one was from the others we’ve seen - there was such a big pink prominence. Shoddy photo from the back of the camera for tonight!

A phone camera image of the back of the camera showing totality

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Damn. The draw of seeing two new to me butterflies here in Norfolk (chalk hill blue & clouded yellow) broke me today. It wasn’t a long walk but on top of what we’d done and no shade gas wiped me out & left me a bit wobbly. First time in a while I’ve overdone it to this extent. Worth it tho!

A view of a very dry and brown Iron Age fort with a hazy blue sky above. Shouldn’t have walked at midday and should have remembered that my brain haemorrhage (and the drugs I take to stay healthy/control the effects) all mess with my ability to regulate my body temperature

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

July wasn’t a month of outstanding books for me (sadly) and I’ve popped my thoughts here: norfolkbookworm.blogspot.com/2026/08/july... August however is shaping up to be fantastic however with the last two l’ve read blowing me away! This is the type of reading month I like #BookSky 💙📚

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July Round Up

Another month gone and we're well over half way through 2026 which doesn't seem possible. July was a mixed month for reading - the end of ...

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Currently rejigging my TBR to ensure that some of my August books qualify as part of #WITMonth and first up is Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel (tr. by C and T Christensen). Not 100% sure about the magical realism element but love Tita’s voice so far.

A very busy book jacket for the book - not sure it would have caught my eye on a display but it ticks a few of my 2027 book challenges

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 31/07/2026

Happy Friday everyone, as promised, here is my personal theory on this. I think Redwall takes place in our world, after an apocalyptic event of the nuclear variety caused rapid but varied growth of all animals, including humans, leading to our extinction and their mental development. Okay? 🧵

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thanks to @oldenoughtosay.com I can see that August is going to feature a Redwall series reread. My sis & I used to buy these to take on holiday as they were the longest books we could afford & suitcase space was limited. Book wise we didn't have a lot in common so the books are a special memory.

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Started checking all my equipment ready for next month’s solar eclipse. Surprised at how many sunspots there are and crossing everything for clear skies in totality this year. 🔭🌕☀️ #astrophotography #solarobserving

A white disc with several black dots on it. This is the sun as taken around 3.30pm in Norwich today

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

While I’m really happy that the camera I gave my nephew as a 9 year old during lockdown has spawned a love of photography, I am regretting it slight now as he starts a level photography and needs books, a chaperone and someone to bounce ideas off all afternoon!

The back of a teenager’s head as he tries all sorts of techniques on a photo trip to London!

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Shattered today after being in London with my nephew yesterday - first time he’s been old enough to travel up to London on his own. We walked miles, took loads of photos for his pre-A levels portfolio, visited the British Library, and saw a play. I’m sure a week of sleep will fix me!

An incredible trompe l’oeil relief from a statue at St Pancras station.
The sleeping man one row back may have been my inspiration for today!

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It was our Read the World book group today & in honour of Bastille Day we were reading French books. Between us we’d read 10 different books but more than one of us has read Antoine Laurain, Annie Ernaux, and Emile Zola - incredibly we all picked different titles and the discussion was fascinating

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I am so not the audience for 'enemies to lovers' narratives - especially when it's signalled from the first chapter. I spend the entire book hoping that it *won't* work out and then hating the cheesy ending. I don't mind convoluted romances just not this trope! 💙📚 #BookSky

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Oooothe proof I'm reading that mentioned BlueSky yesterday now has a character reading a book on Libby. Still not sure what I think about it overall but bits definitely please me! 💙📚 #BookSky

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Oooo reading a proof copy of a novel and in a social media spat the platform referenced is BlueSky rather than Twitter/X - I think that’s the first time I’ve seen this. Reserving judgement on the book for now tho! 💙📚 #BookSky

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Back to work tomorrow after a soft start volunteering today. All the holiday laundry is done and back to reality for chores etc. I much prefer being on holiday, swimming, reading and eating but I guess I need to work to pay for the holidays and books! My head & heart are still in Greece tho

A view across some palm leaf sunshades towards a blue sea with another island in the distance. There are a few white clouds

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Well that was easier than I expected - managed to book tickets on our preferred date and time for the Bayeux Tapestry while using the free WiFi on the beach! Glad I only remembered late that they went on sale today as I think others have had a nightmare booking!

A view of my toes on a blue sun bed at the edge of the sea - my view while booking tix!

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Looking east we got to watch the strawberry moon 🌙 rise and to the west sunset and Venus and Jupiter. All over the Ionian Sea.🔭🌕💫

The pink June full moon rising over a headland with the reflection creating a path in the sea

A picture of sunset over a long sweeping bay, if you look closely then Venus is visible in about the middle of the picture, Jupiter was too faint for the phone camera

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

It is going to be a hard life to spend two weeks here reading…

A view of an empty sandy beach with clear blue seas and skies. There are some people in the sea and an island on the horizon

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

It’s perfectly normal to start and finish your first holiday read at the airport hotel before you even check in isn’t it?! 💙📚 #BookSky

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This weather is now really getting me down. The swings in pressure and frequent storms are really playing havoc with my poor brain. Barometer head and the resultant headaches are exhausting as well as incredibly painful. I hope the weather stabilises soon…

Huge black clouds over a tree line. Missed the lightning by about 5 seconds

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Looking forward to our #ReadTheWorld book group tomorrow. We’ve been travelling by book to India 🇮🇳 - my choices have been a Bombay (named this in the book) set chicklit and a ‘city person moves to the country non fiction’ - Paper Moon by Rehana Munir & Called by the Hills by Anuradha Roy 💙📚 #Booksky

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

For a little while it looked tropical here in Norwich - looking forward to our two weeks in the Med which are coming up soon. Starting to amass books to read while there. A fortnight of reading, resting, swimming & eating nice food!

A pink foxglove with bright green and bright blue sky behind

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This month's country for our #ReadingTheWorld book group is India and I've gone very off piste with my choice - Paper Moon by Rehana Munir - if I can squeeze in something more traditional or translated I will but I needed a lighthearted book right now! Plus there's a cat on the cover!

Book jacket for Paper Moon by Munir which shows a woman holding a stack
If books entering a bookshop

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Ooops - another book I’d forgotten I’d ordered but a great present to myself this morning! I love the @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey plus I love books about the translation process. Now do I save it & take it to Greece next month or start it straight away? 💙📚

A paperback called Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea by Emily Wilson.
It looks like a mosaic with the sea shown in shades of red with a blue sail ship

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Interesting day to start watching For All Mankind after the Blue Origin news today. Feeling sad too as not being able to discuss this series with a much missed friend is hard.

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Out out at the cinema this evening seeing the independent documentary film all about Shingle Street - a place once seen you can’t forget at all. Civilised cinema too where you can take your gin and tonic in with you!

A medieval courtyard outside a cinema with a clear blue sky above

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Hi @biggreenbooks.bsky.social if any one is playing #buyastrangerabook today I’d love to share my love for the #InternationalBooker2026 winner Taiwan Travelogue and buy it for someone…

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Hurrah! It was my first read from the #InternationalBooker2026 lists and remained my favourite through all the other reads I managed. Two (well deserved) wins in a row for @andotherstories.bsky.social too!

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It was our Reading the World book group today and this month we were exploring South America - I've come away with a long list of recommendations and library reservations so how am I going to find time to read India for next month's discussions?! #BookSky #ReadTheWorld

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I Want To Read All The Books: Bibliophile

Alt: I Want To Read All The Books: Bibliophile A cartoon of a pile of books and a frazzled reader appearing from behind them

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