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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Thanks to Farrago & @graemeedwards1.bsky.social for my copy of Golden Age crime novel Dead Men Don't Ski by Patricia Moyes, first published in 1959 #books #bookmail #crimefiction

Front cover of Dead Men Don't Ski by Patricia Moyes featuring ski lift and Alpine scene

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Crab spider doing unspeakable things to a bee it's captured on a water mint plant #gardens #gardening #narure 🌱

White crab spider predating bumble bee on water mint flower in pond

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Which means I'll be reading A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie #books #AgathaChristie #crimefiction #GoldenAge #classics #booksky 💙📚

Front cover of A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie featuring an image of a woman dressed in black unconscious in a red armchair with an overturned cup of tea/coffee on the floor beneath. Book is resting on a woven wicker background

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Why is it when you've spent nearly all day in the garden there still seem hundreds of jobs that need doing? While you ponder that, here's a clematis #gardens #gardening #flowers l🌱

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Including, of course, Mrs Danvers

Still from Hitchcock's film adaptation of Rebecca showing Judith Anderson as Mrs Danvers and Joan Fontaine as Mrs de Winter

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Good to see my very young wisteria has come through the winter 🌱 #gardens #gardening #Gardeningfeed

Shoots of wisteria against wooden trellis

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The shortlist for the #WalterScottPrize is announced this week. Here's where I go out on a limb with a prediction: The Two Roberts, The Pretender, The Matchbox Girl, Benbecula, The Artist, Seascraper. Any thoughts? #books #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Graphic showing stack of books on the longlist for Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2026

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This strange looking being is the bud of allium schubertii #gardens #gardening 🌱 #flowers #plants #nature

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Thanks to @northodoxpress.bsky.social for my proof copy of Dwell by @ruebaldry.bsky.social out in June and available to preorder now. Really looking forward to reading it! #books #Dwell #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Front cover of proof copy of Dwrll by Rue Baldry, alongside postcard, badge & bookmark against a dark grey background

Front cover of proof copy of Dwell by Rue Baldry alongside personal 'thank you' notecard from the author, against a dark grey background

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

An area of yellow dead nettle under one of our apple trees just coming into flower

Image of clump of dead nettle with yellow flowers and variegated leaves

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

My spell the month in books stack. Pretty pleased with that top one #spellthemonth #books #booksky 💙📚

Stack of five books, the first letter of each title spelling the word April. They are sitting on a white shelf with other books behind

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Who knows, then we might even get some...

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Me too. One of my favourites at the moment

Close-up picture of yellow daffodil flower

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I can rarely remember the names of daffodils in my garden but this is one of my favourites at the moment

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Is there a name for this yoga position? [Photographed in Truro Cathedral] #photography

Wooden carving of weird creature in choir of Truro Cathedral

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Yeah, I know we're a good way through March already but here's a spell the month in books stack anyway #books #booklove #spellthemonth #booksky 💙📚

Stack of books, spines outward, resting on wooden shelf. From top to bottom Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale, Ancestry by Simon Mawer, River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer, Charlotte by Helen Moffett, Heartstone by C J Sansom

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

You can't go to Oxford and come back without books, can you? These two courtesy of the Oxfam bookshop in St. Giles yesterday #books #bookhaul #secondhandbooks #preloved #Oxford #booksky 💙📚

Front covers of That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack and Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan against a dark green background

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Authors Carolyn Kirby and Andrew Taylor discussing historical crime fiction at Oxford Literary Festival earlier today #books #OxforLitFest #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Authors Carolyn Kirby and Andrew Taylor sitting in adjoining chairs talking to each other

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Congratulations to Benjamin Wood, winner of the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026 for his wonderful novel Seascraper #books #WinstonGrahamHistoricalPrize #Seascraper #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

How's your reading of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Ficton longlist coming along? Here's my progress so far.. #books #WalterScottPrize #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Right, the judging's done for this year's Winston Graham Historical Prize. The winner will be announced tomorrow evening at the awards ceremony at Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery. Who's your money on? #Cornwall #WinstonGrahamHistoricalPrize #books #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Graphic showing front covers of the five books shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Thanks to @wwnortonuk.bsky.social for my copy of What Remains After A Fire: Stories by Kanza Javed, longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2026. Look out for my review as part of the longlist blog tour starting next week #SUDTP26 #DylanThomasPrize #books #shortstories #booksky 💙📚

Front cover of hardback edition of What Remains After A Fire: Stories by Kanza Javed against a pale wood background. The front cover has a large image of a plant with bright green leaves and yellow flowers against a black background.

Graphic with caption 'Longlist Celebration Blog Tour 9th - 19th March' above a bust of Dylan Thomas alingside a shelf of books spines outward. At the top are the logos of Swansea University and the Dylan Thomas Prize

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Thanks to Katy at @littlebrown.bsky.social for my proof copy of The Millionaire Waltz by Anthony Quinn, out in August. Sounds fantastic #books #bookpost #TheMillionaireWaltz #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Front cover of The Millionaire Waltz by Anthony Quinn featuring an image of a couple in 1920s attire dancing against a gold background below crystal chandeliers

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Not long to wait now until the winner of the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026 is announced at Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery on 12th March. Who will scoop the prize? #books #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚 #WinstonGrahamPrize 🏆

Graphic showing front covers of the five noveks shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

One of my favourite plants because of its early flowers #gardens #flowers #nature #gardening 🌱🌸

Pulmonaria plant with speckled green and white leaves and pinkish purple fliwers surrounded by dried leaves

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

My Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction TBR pile featuring the four longlisted books I've yet to read. Which would you start first? #books #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #WalterScottPrize #booksky 💙📚

Stack of four books, spines outwards (The Artist by Lucy Steeds, Once tge Deed is Done by Rachel Seiffert, Edenglassie by Melissa Lukashenko and Boundary Waters by Tristan Hughes) resting on wooden shelf next to decorative brass table lamp

Graphic showing author portraits and front covers of the twelve books longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2026

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

'Resistance is futile.' Me when I go into Waterstones to grab this month's book club pick, When The Cranes Fly South, and spot the sticker #books #bookclubs #booksky 💙📚

Side by side front covers of When The Cranes Fly South by Lisa Rizden and The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr against a brown background

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Thanks to @stairwellbooks.bsky.social for an ARC of The River Days of Rosie Crow by Rebecca Stonehill, out in March @rebeccastonehill.bsky.social 'Two women's lives interweave in the wilds of rural Norfolk, separated by almost two hundred years...' #books #bookpost #adpr #TheRiverDaysOfRosieCrow

Front cover of The River Days of Rosie Crow by Rebecca Stonehill positioned in front of shelf of books and next to large white candle on cream china stand

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

They say great minds think alike... Four of the shortlisted books for the Winston Graham Historical Prize are also on the longlist for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction announced earlier today #books #WinstonGrahamHistoricalPrize #WalterScottPrize #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Graphic showing front covers of five books shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Right, time to switch to judge mode and start rereading the five wonderful novels on the shortlist for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026. Winner announced on 12th March at the Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery in Truro #books #WinstonGrahamHistoricalPrize #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Stack of four hardcover books spines outward plus Kindle showing front cover of a fifth. All books shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

The Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026 didn't - it's on the shortlist #booksky 💙📚

Graphic showing front covers of the five books shortlisted for the Winston Graham literary prize 2026

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

#FirstLinesFriday The Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026 Shortlist 🧵 #books #WinstonGrahamPrize #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Graphic showing front covers of the five novels shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Announced earlier today, the twelve books by young writers - poetry, novels, short stories - on the longlist for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2026 #SUDTP26 #DylanThomasPrize #books #literaryprizes #booksky 💙📚

Graphic showing covers of 12 books longlisted for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2026 with a black and white photograph of Dylan Thomas in the bottom right hand corner

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The shortlist for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026 was announced earlier today. Congratulations to the authors. Now it's over to me & my fellow judges to choose a winner from these five fantastic books #books #WinstonGrahamHistoricalPrize #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Graphic showing the covers of the five books shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Brings back fond memories of the full Scottish breakfast I had in Melrose during the Borders Book Festival in June last year

Oblong plate with breakfast items: sausages, bacon, tomato, mushrooms, baked beans, black pudding, haggis, fried egg & tattie scone

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

#FirstLineFriday 'Years later, when she had gone and was no longer part of their lives, the thing they remembered about her was her smile.' From Mary Anne by Daphne du Maurier, published in 1954 #books #classics #DaphneDuMaurier #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Front cover of hardback copy of Mary Anne by Daphne du Maurier resting on a dark green background. The cover is yellow with the title, price (six shillings) and author name in pink text.

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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Gratifying to be considered legendary at something... #books #bookreviews #booksky 💙📚

Graphic from Goodreads with caption 'Legendary reviewer!' And rosette with 'Top 5% reviewer' alongside cartoon imafe of two people reading

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