Reposted by Simon ThomasIvy @becauseivy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's Thinking Thursday, delete your robots 216456
Reposted by Simon ThomasSimon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 23/09/20267 Audiobooks I Have Listened To Recently (Ranked!)stuckinabook.com7 Audiobooks I Have Listened To Recently (Ranked!)It has been AGES and that wasn’t my intention. Life has been busy and tiring of late, with a real mix of good and not-so-good things. Accompanying me through it all have – of course … 031
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 23/09/20267 Audiobooks I Have Listened To Recently (Ranked!)stuckinabook.com7 Audiobooks I Have Listened To Recently (Ranked!)It has been AGES and that wasn’t my intention. Life has been busy and tiring of late, with a real mix of good and not-so-good things. Accompanying me through it all have – of course … 031
Reposted by Simon Thomaseliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026just learned this today 6868343710
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Glad to learn that the far-right can manipulate the British public a lot, but do NOT come for the RNLI. 020
Reposted by Simon ThomasJacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New on the blog today, my thoughts on WISH HER SAFE AT HOME by Stephen Benatar. A remarkable, deeply unsettling novel featuring one of the best depictions of the inner life of an unstable woman I’ve encountered in fiction. Unforgettable! #SpinsterSeptember jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/w...jacquiwine.wordpress.comWish Her Safe at Home by Stephen BenatarStephen Benatar’s remarkable, deeply unsettling novel features one of the best depictions of the inner life of an unstable woman I’ve ever encountered in fiction. There’s a long tradition of female… 4238
Reposted by Simon ThomasSimon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Some thoughts on a fascinating memoir of friendship and art: Opening Night by Sara Baumestuckinabook.comOpening Night (2026) by Sara BaumeI was in a small independent bookshop in Clapham when I came across Opening Night (2026) by Sara Baume. I have a self-imposed rule that I can’t leave an independent bookshop empty-handed R… 1139
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Some thoughts on a fascinating memoir of friendship and art: Opening Night by Sara Baumestuckinabook.comOpening Night (2026) by Sara BaumeI was in a small independent bookshop in Clapham when I came across Opening Night (2026) by Sara Baume. I have a self-imposed rule that I can’t leave an independent bookshop empty-handed R… 1139
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I've binge-watched all of Adults in a few days, and sad that it's over... wish I could mind-wipe and rewatch. 120
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I would be loving this book so much more if she had USED SPEECH MARKS 150
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Huuuuge that Morgana O'Reilly is going to be on Taskmaster NZ! 020
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Oh Dolly. The world is a less kind place without you. 080
Reposted by Simon Thomasalifeinbooks @alifeinbooks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026New on my blog: Five More Canadian Novels I’ve Read alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/08/five... #BookSkyalifeinbooks.co.ukFive More Canadian Novels I’ve Read - A Life in BooksBook reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight. 043
Reposted by Simon ThomasPaula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026www.stuckinabook.com/what-does-a-pram-do-if-it-doesnt-have-any-wheels-peas-in-a-podcast-24/ @stuckinabook.bsky.socialstuckinabook.comWhat does a pram do if it doesn’t have any wheels? Peas in a Podcast #24!It’s episode 24 of the podcast I do with my twin brother, and as always we cover all the most important issues of the day. Enjoyyyy 011
Reposted by Simon ThomasRebba.bsky.social @rebba.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Best dog cartoon ever! 🏆 New Yorker 💜 12535104
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 17/08/2026One of @bookishbeck.bsky.social's reading serendipities - I'm reading two 1949 books that have characters with the surname Love. 130
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 14/08/2026For #WITmonth, my first ever Yiddish novel: Deborah by Esther Kreitman #WomenInTranslationMonthstuckinabook.comDeborah by Esther KreitmanFor Women in Translation month, I pulled Deborah (1936) by Esther Kreitman, translated from Yiddish by her son, Maurice Carr, in the 1940s. It was a gift from a Virago-loving friend called Alex bac… 0111
Reposted by Simon ThomasKaggsy's Bookish Ramblings @kaggsy59.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"...waiting for an inevitable disaster..." #WITMonth #20BOS26 Book 26 #intothewhirlwind kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/12/w...kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com“…waiting for an inevitable disaster…” #WITMonth #20BOS26 Book 26 #intothewhirlwindI seem to have spent a lot of time recently involved in books which deal with the horrors of the 20th century; maybe it’s a reaction to what’s happening in our current world where it se… 1147
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Making a return to Shiny New Books with Michael Cunningham's excellent new book 062
Reposted by Simon ThomasJohn Self @john-self.bsky.social · 10/08/2026My ranking of Beryl Bainbridge’s best novels is now online. Why do I love that quote from Sweet William so much?theguardian.comSinking ships, dark humour and really good bad guys: Beryl Bainbridge – ranked!From the last days of the Titanic to desperate romantics, we rate the work of a British master of black comedy 63511
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 10/08/2026British government officers having an odd time in 1950s Malaya: my thoughts on The Flying Fox by Mary McMinniesstuckinabook.comThe Flying Fox (1956) by Mary McMinniesA couple of years ago, I read The Visitors, Mary McMinnies’ extremely good, extremely long novel about British government officials and their wives working and living in a thinly disguised Kr… 091
Reposted by Simon ThomasMadameBibiLophile @madamebibi.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Today on the blog, a post for #WITMonth and Tove Jansson's birthday: “It’s the mystery that’s important, somehow very important.” (Tove Jansson, Art in Nature) madamebibilophilerecommends.co.uk/2026/08/09/i...madamebibilophilerecommends.co.uk“It’s the mystery that’s important, somehow very important.” (Tove Jansson, Art in Nature)Those of you who follow Paula’s Book Jotter blog will know what a huge fan she is of Finnish author Tove Jansson, creating the wonderful resource Tove Trove. When Paula pointed out 9 August was Tov… 041
Reposted by Simon ThomasRadz Pandit @radzpandit.bsky.social · 06/08/2026"Hang onto your shit and never let them know you are ascared." My new blog post on Margaret Laurence's remarkable novel, THE DIVINERS, set in the fictional town of Manawaka. readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/08/05/t... 1147
Reposted by Simon ThomasSimon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The times, they are a-loopin' - my take on the fourth in Solvej Balle's timeloop series, On the Calculation of Volume #WITmonthstuckinabook.comOn the Calculation of Volume IV by Solvej BalleI’ve changed as a person. I’m becoming one of those people who reads sequels/series in relatively quick succession! I started Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume series in… 1156
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The times, they are a-loopin' - my take on the fourth in Solvej Balle's timeloop series, On the Calculation of Volume #WITmonthstuckinabook.comOn the Calculation of Volume IV by Solvej BalleI’ve changed as a person. I’m becoming one of those people who reads sequels/series in relatively quick succession! I started Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume series in… 1156
Reposted by Simon ThomasHolly Gramazio @hollygramazio.bsky.social · 02/08/2026I have an essay I keep not finishing on how there were loads in the (19)20s and 30s + how it's weird that they're everywhere again 100 years on - @stuckinabook.bsky.social's DPhil thesis is great on that 20s/30s flurry, he uses the term "the domestic fantastic" www.stuckinabook.com/do-you-want-...stuckinabook.comDo you want to read my DPhil thesis?Any regular reader of Stuck in a Book between 2009 and 2013 will know that I was busy doing a DPhil in English literature, but I can never remember how much I wrote about it here. That’s part… 3212
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 03/08/2026This is the weirdest imaginable way to describe Pride and Prejudice 270
Reposted by Simon ThomasCharco Press @charcopress.com · 01/08/2026Throughout Women in Translation Month, we'll be celebrating the brilliant translators behind Charco Press books, sharing their thoughts on translation, the books they love and why bringing stories across languages matters. Our series begins with Alison, co-translator of I'm Still Here. 13011
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 01/08/2026A book, a blog post, and a link for this week's Weekend Miscellanystuckinabook.comStuckinaBook’s Weekend MiscellanyHappy weekend, y’all. I’ll be writing a sermon on Colossians, making only my third sermon appearance at my church, so wish me all the best with that! Otherwise, just getting ready for W… 051
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Somehow I only learned yesterday that there's a film of The Summer Book coming out very soon www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDYc...youtube.comTHE SUMMER BOOK | Official Trailer | In Select Theaters September 19YouTube video by Music Box Films 153
Reposted by Simon ThomasJack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I’ve found out that if you google Zebedee the AI overview will pull through a description of the biblical Zebedee and an image of Zebedee from The Magic Roundabout. 13417166
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 29/07/2026In the latest ep of 'Tea or Books?', we compare the Booker-longlisted The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout with Willa Cather's The Professor's House - and discuss whether we prefer reading about women's professional lives or homelives.stuckinabook.com#152: Novels about women’s home life vs work life, and The Professor’s House by Willa Cather vs The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth StroutElizabeth Strout, Willa Cather, and women’s lives – welcome to episode 152! In the first half, Rachel and Simon discuss whether we prefer reading novels about women’s professional… 171
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 28/07/2026In an unusual move for me, I've read one of the Booker longlist! And, indeed, later today there will be a new ep of 'Tea or Books?' in which we discuss The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout. 270
Reposted by Simon ThomasJohn Self @john-self.bsky.social · 28/07/2026‘It has reached the stage where an effective modern curse might be “May you appear in a Rachel Cusk book”.’ I wrote about writers who put real people in their novels - and get in trouble.thetimes.comThat’s me in your novel! The perils of writers who borrow from real lifeAuthor Rachel Cusk has caused a fuss for her portrayal of an actress uncannily similar to her friend Natalie Portman. She’s part of a long and inglorious literary tradition 73610
Reposted by Simon ThomasSimon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 27/07/20265 novels (well, 4 novels and one short story collection) about trees! 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳stuckinabook.comFive From The Archive (no.15): Books about TreesApparently today is National Tree Day in Australia. Now, I’ve never been to Australia (or, indeed, to the Southern Hemisphere) but a post on five novels featuring trees on Brona’s Books… 164
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 27/07/20265 novels (well, 4 novels and one short story collection) about trees! 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳stuckinabook.comFive From The Archive (no.15): Books about TreesApparently today is National Tree Day in Australia. Now, I’ve never been to Australia (or, indeed, to the Southern Hemisphere) but a post on five novels featuring trees on Brona’s Books… 164
Reposted by Simon ThomasJacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 25/07/2026New on the blog this week, a mid-year round-up featuring my favourite books from Jan to June 2026 - highlights from 6 months of reading. Including books by Shirley Jackson, Leonardo Sciascia, Lalla Romano, Elizabeth Jane Howard & more! #BookSky 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/m...jacquiwine.wordpress.comMy favourite books from Jan – June 2026Now that we’re well into July, I thought it might be interesting to put together a mid-year review, summarising my reading highlights from January to June. I seem to say this every year, but 2026 i… 0227
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Just blocked someone on insta for saying Mrs Dalloway was emotionally empty 1130
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I have got SO into muting and blocking recently. Blissful. 060
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Won't surprise anyone, but... Miss Hargreaves by Frank Baker Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf O, The Brave Music by Dorothy Evelyn Smith It's Too Late Now by A.A. Milne and I should throw in the Bible too! 2142
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 20/07/2026For Molly Keane's birthday, here's my review of her best novel IMO www.stuckinabook.com/treasure-hun...stuckinabook.comTreasure Hunt by Molly Keane – #1952ClubThe first post-it that came out of my 1952 Club bowl was Treasure Hunt by M.J. Farrell – the pseudonym of Molly Keane, and my Virago Modern Classic uses both names on the cover, though the ne… 061
Reposted by Simon ThomasRadz Pandit @radzpandit.bsky.social · 19/07/2026SISTERS IN LITERATURE, featuring books by Rosamond Lehmann, Barbara Pym, Rumer Godden and more. A post from me: readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2023/09/05/s...readersretreat2017.wordpress.comSisters in Literature: Ten Excellent ReadsA sister can be your best friend or your worst rival. Sisters may have grown up in the same household and yet they evolve into adults with different and distinct personalities. The bond between sis… 1155
Reposted by Simon ThomasSimon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Ok Canadians, you've been keeping Constance Beresford-Howe a secret and it's time the truth came outstuckinabook.comThe Book of Eve by Constance Beresford-HoweAnd the Canadian reading continues! I read The Book of Eve (1973) by Constance Beresford-Howe on the plane home from Canada having picked it up in Fair’s Fair in Calgary. It was one of the bo… 0143
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I recently read one of those achingly mediocre 400pp-novels for my book club. You know the type - every bit of distinctive writing and character winnowed out to make it 'accessible'. Supposedly a gothic thriller, but really just paint-by-numbers schlock. With a stupid supernatural twist... 380
Reposted by Simon ThomasRachel Malik @rachelmalik.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Haven’t yet decided on what I’ll read for women in translation month in August, but here are some recommendations Fleur Jaggy, Anna Seghers, Tove Ditlevsen, Colette, Shahrnush Parsipur, OlgaTokarczuk, Lalla Romano Titles, translators and original languages in alt text. #WITMonth 43412
Reposted by Simon ThomasPaula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/the-spring-house-by-cynthia-asquith/ @jacquiwine.bsky.socialjacquiwine.wordpress.comThe Spring House by Cynthia AsquithPart war-torn love story, part character study, part portrayal of a young woman’s life on the home front, The Spring House is another brilliant entry in the British Library Women Writers seri… 031
Reposted by Simon ThomasJacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 14/07/2026New on the blog today, I've written about THE SPRING HOUSE by Cynthia Asquith. Part war-torn love story, part character study, part portrayal of a woman’s life on the home front, there's a wonderful sense of character development in this absorbing novel. 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/t...jacquiwine.wordpress.comThe Spring House by Cynthia AsquithPart war-torn love story, part character study, part portrayal of a young woman’s life on the home front, The Spring House is another brilliant entry in the British Library Women Writers seri… 32914
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Ok Canadians, you've been keeping Constance Beresford-Howe a secret and it's time the truth came outstuckinabook.comThe Book of Eve by Constance Beresford-HoweAnd the Canadian reading continues! I read The Book of Eve (1973) by Constance Beresford-Howe on the plane home from Canada having picked it up in Fair’s Fair in Calgary. It was one of the bo… 0143
