Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Strolling to post a parcel, I noticed orange hawkweed strewn among a grassy patch on the side of the road. Vibrant, full of life - waving me on my way. Orange is often associated with autumn, but I think it holds its own in any season 🌼🍁 #BloomScrolling #WildflowerHour #BritishWildflowers 1412
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Death Valley (June 2026). The narrator is likely incredibly relatable — or incredibly unrelatable. For me, it’s the former, & made me love her all the more. Loved the writing too. For anyone who wonders if they have the will: you can make it. #BookSky #AmReading 060
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Colonialism and exploitation, power and resistance, complicity and moral ambiguity, love, family and loss, environmental injustice... The whole book is beautiful, thought-provoking and really stays with you. I copied down so many lines: I come back to this one more and more. #BookSky #AmReading 081
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingIt's me, SK @hotboredom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Like a cat would actually need to read this book. 🙄 #CatsOfBlueSky #BookSky #CowCat 1163
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I am a cat (May 26). Published in 1905, it helped popularise cats as literary observers and narrators in Japanese culture - it was great to read after so many contemporary ones & I can see the ground work laid. The only real (small) tell tale is the slightly formal writing style. #BookSky #AmReading 0102
Reposted by Shelfish Thinking🌈Marlena🕊️ @marlena-love.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The tide is pulling, but I’d rather stay, And trace the sunset on your sun-warmed skin. Let’s let the ocean wash the world away, And find out where the trouble can begin. #bluesky #love 431442190
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 13/09/2026As we hit autumn* in the UK, I think mushrooms count as #BloomScrolling 🍄 So, here’s a shaggy bracket on a tree in Wales. They look so soft and plumptious, and would definitely make a lovely resting place for a fairy or winged beastie 🧚 *not today. Today it’s baking. #WildFlowerHour 0152
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingJenny Gaitskell @jennygaitskell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026'If the novel were an animal and were allowed to roam free..' Love this animated piece on drawing the shape of novels. #amwriting #writingcommunity lithub.com/how-to-draw-...lithub.comHow to Draw a NovelMexican writer Martin Solares likes to draw the shapes of novels—describe the plot, in a literal sense. The following is the introductory chapter to How to Draw a Novel, a work-in-progress transla… 0213
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The Art of Extreme Self Care (Mar 26). Blended coaching-advice approach with some good ideas (& some gendered expectations that did not resonate). Read thru then revisit, doing one thing per month. I haven't... but I did a few things that stood out immediately. So that's a win! #BookSky #AmReading 051
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingErin Davisson 🌲 @erindeenews.bsky.social · 03/09/2026As the world mourns Dolly Parton, revisiting Gloria Steinem’s tribute to the country music legend, originally published in the January 1987 issue, when Parton was named one of Ms. magazine’s Women of the Year. @msmagazine.commsmagazine.comDolly Parton’s Unique Feminist Power, as Told by Gloria Steinem (January 1987)Woman of the Year Dolly Parton’s Unique Feminist Power, as Told by Gloria Steinem (From the January 1987 issue of Ms. Magazine) 212969816
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The Book of Goose (Mar 26). Stifled creativity & the type of intelligence most people simply don’t understand. I felt that shriek in my soul. Feelings we let fade because the world demands it, not because we want to let go. I love character driven fiction & this is perfect. #BookSky #AmReading 060
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I love finding a map in a novel so when I finished writing my novel 1983, about the fictional Nottinghamshire mining village Tapley Woodhouse, I asked my dad, Mick, to draw a map of it. I think he did a great - and astoundingly detailed - job. blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... 817220
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 14/08/2026My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Feb 26). Enjoyed the last 20 pages. Final event was very predictable, so I was glad when it hit. Reflection came later. More than privilege & pain, to me, it was a coming of age story. Never having the same experience twice, and learning what's good for you #BookSky 030
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Gobbolino the Witch's Cat (Jan 26). Children's books are often a brilliant palate cleanser. Enjoyed this foray into finding where you belong, having a big heart, & going on an adventure. Ursula Moray Williams, author of over 70 kids' books, wrote this in 1942 - it could almost be 2022! #BookSky 051
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Found out today that sales in some independent bookshops don't "count" towards "official" book sales as recorded for the bestseller list, just in case you wanted any more confirmation of how fucked up the world of publishing is in 2026. 521589290
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingBookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Gosh, July already?! Sometimes, the smallest sip can change everything... Set in a mysterious bar where the stories of everyone's lives are just one sip away, Dongwon Seo's THE MOON GLOW BOOKSHOP is our magical and uplifting Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of the Month! #SFF 💙📚🪐 0101
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The Full Moon Coffee Shop (Jan 26). Sometimes all you need is a talking cat and a perfectly curated cuppa. A sweet reminder that we're all connected and second chances are worth chasing. I shed a little tear. Fur-ever grateful to Japanese writers for bringing so much cat joy! #BookSky 050
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Oh hell no, Oregonian, this is some Backrooms sh*t... 71285
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Hot, humid days with no breeze to ruffle the overgrown grass remind me of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. A beautifully evocative story whose quotes line my notebooks 🩵 And a reminder that love is infinite - a truly renewable energy source. #BookSky #WritersOfBluesky #Heatwave #HeatwaveReading 170
Reposted by Shelfish Thinkingbookstreet @bookstreet.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Here’s to everyone who spent this week getting lost in stories or creating them. Happy Book Friday from bookstreet. 💜 #booksky #writingcommunity #readingcommunity 0112
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingRSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The Major Oak has stood at the heart of Sherwood Forest for over a thousand years. This spring, it failed to come into leaf and experts now believe it has died. But its story isn’t over. Its ancient trunk & branches will continue to support life for years to come: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 18428129
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingForbes @forbes.com · 14/06/2026The low budget horror phenomenon grossed another $19 million at North American theaters—its fourth week in a row outperforming its box office debut.forbes.comBox Office Phenom ‘Obsession’ Blows Past Big-Budget Releases For Historic Fifth-Straight WeekendThe low budget horror phenomenon grossed another $19 million at North American theaters—its fourth week in a row outperforming its box office debut. 2149374
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingFaber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Closing soon: We are looking for a Marketing Manager to work on campaigns across our list. We’re looking for a creative and capable marketer who is excited by the idea of working on a diverse list of literary and commercial publishing. faber.co.uk/careers/mark... 156
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Sweet Williams patch at the allotment is thriving. Bunches at home & plenty left for the bees 🐝🌸 Ornamental cousin of #WildFlower varieties, non-native but often spied in the British countryside and cottage gardens. Full bodied and beautiful! #UKWildFlowers #BloomScrolling #WildFlowerHour 060
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingFive Leaves Bookshop @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Last few... roll up roll up 011
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Mystery in White (Dec 25). Sharp, clean - and clearly written at the height of the closed-door whodunnit. A hint of humour can be found behind that British stiff upper lip - though don't expect any knives out. #BookSky 040
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingWriting East Midlands @writingeastmidlands.com · 02/06/2026Here's 3 East Mids events to kick off Pride Month '26! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🌈 European Poetry Festival, 6th June 🌈 The Tree Book Launch, 6th June 🌈 Shaded Writers QTIBIPOC Workshop, 13th June All from queer writers in the East Mids. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/WEMWHATSON 021
Reposted by Shelfish Thinkingchloelewis.bsky.social @chloelewis.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The DASH risk assessment used by police & domestic abuse services to determine level of risk, was developed by a police officer who examined key risk factors commonly found in the run up to such murders. She identified harm to animals as a behaviour of many domestic murderers. 26522
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I choose to see season 2 of #Euphoria as season 3, and the two Jules & Rue Covid episodes as season 2, therefore making 3 perfect seasons and NOTHING ELSE TO SEE HEREstatic.klipy.comZatherina Zatherina Maddy Perez DancingAlt: A gif of the character Maddy Perez from Euphoria dancing and saying ‘I don’t know’ while lifting her arms 010
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 28/05/2026A beautiful deep-dive on my sincere but tongue-in-cheek piece in which I wonder why the hell we spend so much time jumping thru hoops for work when we could simply be vibing 😎🐑 Head to @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social to get one of the last few copies! (Or try online 🤷♀️) #WritersofBlueSky #BookSky 040
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Such Small Hands (Nov 25). Seeing where it's going & how quickly you're getting there does nothing to stop your spine from tingling. Especially if you think you might be a bit more Marina. A chilling reminder of childhood rituals, of love, power, and the lengths we'll go to for connection. #BookSky 060
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingTom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · 24/05/2026happy #smallpoemsunday! 💜 feel free to share small poems you wrote, or ones you love by other poets :) here’s one from Jake Rose’s marvelous new book JOAN~ 2427
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Late to it this week, but it is hot hot hot in England ☀️🌸 A single foxglove creeps out the rosemary, having walked herself there sometime in the last year. Be careful which you have on your dinner! #UKWildflowers #BloomScrolling #WildflowerHour 0202
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Sticking with hedgerow this weekend. Sunday is allotment day, after all! Cow parsley and ivy scramble for ownership of the hedge. Soon berries will muscle in, and take over with a pop of colour #BloomScrolling #WildFlowerHour #UKWildflowers 0112
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Our Wives Under The Sea (Nov 25). Echoes of Annihilation and Gathering Evidence against a backdrop of love. Can be read as love's enduring strength or as it's light fading from a relationship. Frustratingly incomplete, hauntingly poignant. #BookSky 041
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingReadit Club @readit.club · 12/05/2026Happy National Limerick Day! A #limerick is a five-line humorous #poem with a distinct AABBA rhyme. Edward Lear (born today) popularised the form in the 19th century in his #Book of Nonsense. What are your favourite #limericks? Feel free to share #poetry #poem #limerickday #EdwardLear ⏰📚💙 #today 16317
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Honesty (lunaria annua) line the path and lean in to say hello as I make my way to my garden allotment 🌸 Always a day-brightener🪻 #wildflowerhour #BloomScrolling #UKWildflowers 0182
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingThe Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 18/03/2026A behind-the-scenes peek at The Letters Page journal, courtesy of Nottingham’s Impact Magazine 👀 Read the full article at: impactnottingham.com/2026/03/an-interview-with-the-web-team-of-the-letters-pageimpactnottingham.comAn Interview with the Web Team of The Letters Page - Impact MagazineAneline Wood The other day, I had the privilege of speaking to Zoe Lidbury and Elodie Edwards, who are both part of the web team for a university-based publication called The Letters Page. It is a lit... 012
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Strength, truth, and hope. The only way to heal. #BookSky #SundayThoughts 040
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Veronika Decides to Die (Nov 25). On board with every theme. Arguably more so now than in 1998, the system (we live in) builds apathy and strips us of humanity. We need to do everything we can to free ourselves of societal shackles AND build community! Live vividly, live deliberately 🙏 #BookSky 030
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Cuba (Feb & Nov 25). Read while planning & while in action! Felt aimed at an American audience - makes sense, but didn't always work for me. Still a great supporting guide. Cuba is a beautiful country full of beautiful people who deserve better. My anger, my heart, my solidarity, always. #BookSky 041
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I'm a fan (Sept 25). Unhinged. In a good way - but not always. The scathing disectional interludes read like an overly enthusiastic student’s notes in the margins. The rub is that of new trainers on a freshly popped blister. But perhaps the sense they don’t belong simply adds to the point. #BookSky 040
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Mirror, mirror Be authentic, they say Give yourself to us Lay yourself bare Let us consume you And decide if you are real #SmallPoemSunday #authenticity #WritersOfBluesky #poem #poetry 060
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Girl in Pieces (Aug 25). YA fiction is so important & this is a real hard hitter. Good for family book club, to open up tricky conversations with teens. Raw and unflinching, it speaks to the intensity of emotions & experiences as you grow up (and for some of us, forever) #BookSky 030
Reposted by Shelfish ThinkingStarite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 31/03/2026DON'T LET THE BASTARDS GET YOU DOWN 🏳️⚧️ #art #tdov #transart 492516110130
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Yes yes yes! 📚 Sometimes I pop a cheeky fiver in the pages of a book before dropping it in the community library too 💸 Gotta reward a love of reading! 010
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Her Fearful Symmetry (Aug 25). An odd read. Doesn't find its feet as melodrama, thriller, gothic, romance, supernatural and doesn't move smoothly between them. I kept thinking 'and what?'. Striking, given how darkly harrowing and achingly beautiful The Time Traveler's Wife is. #BookSky 031
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 27/03/2026The Motorcycle Diaries (Jul 25). Re-reading this knowing the broader outcome is bittersweet. I reject Kerouac comparisons - not least the mission. Light & joy alongside shade here. I wonder what the world would have been like with Che in it & how else he might have changed. Especially now. #BookSky 081
Shelfish Thinking @shelfishthinking.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Death of a Bookseller (Jul 25). I judged a book by its cover but should have read its blurb. Serial killer fetishisation 👎 Satire maybe - but not quite landing. And damaged outsider as dangerous stalker? I love unlikeable women but this didn't give them enough care. (PS I love horror tho) #BookSky 020