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Glen Pearce

@pearceglen.bsky.social
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Director of Cold War Network,writer for Nordicwatchlist. Heritage, literature, travel and all things Scandi. All views my own.. www.glenpearce.com

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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Tesco really entering the spirit of Valentines Day. Don't forget to buy your beloved a bottle of washing up liquid for Feb 14th!
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 30/12/2025
The sales have been counted and verified... We can now reveal we served an amazing 2.7 MILLION SCONES over the year. Plus, every single bake and brew you've bought at one of our cafés directly supports our work looking after the places you love. Thank you.
A pile of freshly baked sones, paper Christmas tree decorations in red and gold with golden stars can be seen behind
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Always good advice...
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Lisbon likes a big Christmas tree
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Las Palmas is a very strange place...
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Professor Higgins lied, the rain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain!
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 12/12/2025
When it’s grey outside and you just want to stay wrapped up in bed. Photo: Ickworth Estate
Paper crafted animals tucked up on a warm bed. Animals include a rabbit, cat and owl
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Just finished my last book review of the year and also finished writing the @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social Top 10 Books of 2025 list. Who will get the coverted 'Book of the Year' crown? Well that would be telling! Some interesting stats though...
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Festive viewing started...repeat viewing of murderous Norwegian Barn Elves
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Latest review for @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social Olivier Norek’s The Winter Warriors. Discover why this novel is both harrowing and essential... @orendabooks.bsky.social #BookReview #WinterWarriors #OlivierNorek #BookslSky nordicwatchlist.com/2025/11/13/t...
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The Winter Warriors by Olivier Norek - Book Review
Nordic Watchlist reviews The Winter Warriors by Olivier Norek and discover why this novel is both harrowing and essential.
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Latest review for @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social Scars of Silence by Johana Gustawsson, published by @orendabooks.bsky.social 20 Nov. A crime thriller that’s as human as it is haunting. nordicwatchlist.com/2025/11/08/s... #BookReview #ScarsOfSilence #JohanaGustawsson #BookSky #LidingöMysteries
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
A madcap road trip across frozen Finland in Antti Tuomainen's The Winter Job. Published this week by @orendabooks.bsky.social nordicwatchlist.com/2025/10/23/t... #BookSky #TheWinterJob #DarkComedy #Finland
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The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen - Book Review
Read Nordic Watchlist's The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen - Book Review. The Finnish author's latest novel is out now and published by Orenda Books.
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
After 7 years my final visitor day on Orford Ness is done and dusted...departing NT 20 January
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Love this story from the Royal Signals today, a war horse given the freedom of the barracks including attending mess dinners...
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
In The Wake, the gripping second novel in Yrsa Sigurðardóttir’s Black Ice series, 5 university friends reunite on Iceland’s Westman Islands for a funeral, but a chilling note and a rising body count suggest their past is far from dead. @hodderfiction.bsky.social nordicwatchlist.com/2025/10/10/t...
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The Wake by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir - Book Review
Nordic Watchlist reviews The Wake by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir - the gripping second novel in the author's Black Ice series.
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Happy 40th Birthday to Les Miserables, a show that loomed large in my early career.
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
For Guđrún Guđlaugsdóttir’s A Lethal Legacy, forget fast-paced action—this story is all about slow-burning drama, sibling rivalry, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.. @corylusbooks.bsky.social nordicwatchlist.com/2025/10/06/a...
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A Lethal Legacy by Guđrún Guđlaugsdóttir - Book Review
Ever wondered what secrets are hiding in a quiet Icelandic farmhouse? In Guđrún Guđlaugsdóttir’s A Lethal Legacy, journalist Alma Jónsdóttir dives into a family mystery after an elderly farmer’s death...
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Snowblind, the first of Ragnar Jónasson's Dark Iceland series gets a tenth anniversary edition from @orendabooks.bsky.social including Fadeout, the prequel that started it all back in Iceland in 2009. Review for @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social now live... nordicwatchlist.com/2025/10/03/s...
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Snowblind/Fadeout by Ragnar Jónasson - Book Review
A decade ago, English readers got to read Snowblind, the first of Ragnar Jónasson's six-book Dark Iceland series. Now finally we also get to read Fadeout, the prequel that started it all back in Icela...
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Well September was a busy month reviewing wise for @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social with me writing 12 reviews during the month! Missed any? Don't panic, a thread to catch up... #BookSky #WalterPresents #NordicNoir #ScandiNoir
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
In what has been a busy September, book review wise there's still time for a couple more before month end..latest is @liljawriter.bsky.social conclusion to the Aróra Investigates series Black As Death. Published by @orendabooks.bsky.social, review now live @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social #BookSky
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Norweigian Health & Safety rules deny my wingwalking career...
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
God how I hate Stansted Airport. Been sent to 4 different gates so far this morning. Each time gate change is announced we traipsed across the terminal only to get there and changed to another gate back on the other side of airport. Now at fourth gate and staff dont know if its the right gate!
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Tomorrow, Book of Mormon in Norwegian...what could possibly go wrong?
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
After a summer break, back on the book reviewing wagon with a vengeance! First batch of 4 reviews now live on @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
This weeks reading...
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo must soon run out of things to be with..book 8 just published...
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Been prescribed new painkillers for my back. Side effects include 'potential aggressive mood swings' for first few days...what do you mean what's new?
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
I may be quiet for a bit...
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Taking some time off social media. Back in August (maybe!)
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
So, Tromsø is absolutely stunning. And this was before cuddling husky puppies!
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Greetings from Nordkapp, 71° north and the most northerly point on continental Europe.
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Think I've found my new outfit in Trondheim!
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Nice to see @orendabooks.bsky.social in the wild in Trondheim, Norway!
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Mid-june so might as well go frolic in the snow!
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Out of office on. Norway bound, back in July!
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Important news update. My tux still fits me...the bad news, anyone standing within 100 feet of me is at risk of injury from high velocity buttons flying off if I breathe out!
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
3 weeks until holiday and suddenly realising none of last year's holiday clothes fit...
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Great day presenting at Leeds Beckett University for the launch of the first ever National Cold War Network Heritage Week
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Glorious day at Belton
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Here's a question for #booksky... audiobooks-am I the only person can't get on with them? Tried a few times but just doesn't seem to engage my brain and find it hard to keep track of plot unlike a physical book.
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Sorry for social media silence. IT issues and the joy of reloading all apps!
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Been sunny outside so delving into the darkness and watching Bordertown Series 2, and boy oh boy is it dark. How does Finland always top the "happiest place to live" charts? Review on @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social soon.
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Life goal complete! Name checked on Radio 2 by Sally Traffic!
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Publication Day for Son by Johana Gusqwsson & @engerthomas.bsky.social , published by @orendabooks.bsky.social Catch up with 2 reads for @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social Interview with the authors: nordicwatchlist.com/2025/03/03/t... Book review: nordicwatchlist.com/2025/02/21/s...
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Exploring Collaboration in Thomas Enger and Johanna Gustawsson's Son
Ahead of its first publication Son, the first instalment of a gripping new series by Thomas Enger and Johanna Gustawsson, is already making waves.
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
So pinching this groundbreaking initiative from MoFP...limited spaces now available for Easter weekend (who am I kidding, plenty of gaps all season!)?
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Birmingham wildlife
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
The lesser-known version of The Scream now going on the office wall...
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
@mofp2021.bsky.social do you want a development quote for the careers section of the website? After all the experience of Trusteeship of Mofp I've gained an actual trusteeship! Must be worth some Arts Council funding!
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I had a fascinating chat with @engerthomas.bsky.social & Johana Gustawsson about their first collaboration Son, published by @orendabooks.bsky.social later this month. Read the interview on @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social nordicwatchlist.com/2025/03/03/t... #son #NordicNoir #booksky
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Glen Pearce @pearceglen.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Latest book review for @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social The Grave In The Ice by Satu Rämö published by @zaffrebooks.bsky.social nordicwatchlist.com/2025/02/27/t... #Iceland #finland #nordicnoir #booksky
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