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• Achievement

  

  “If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.” That is one of my father’s sayings that he was fond of using. I don’t think I ever thought of him as a wise... Read more

  The 04 november 2025 by   Ashleylister
  @ashleylister
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• My October Reading Wrap-Up

  Happy November, readers! October was fairly uneventful, which is fine with me. I mostly focused on work, volunteering in my library’s Fall Book Sale, and going... Read more

  The 03 november 2025 by   Curlygeek04
  @curlygeek04
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• Trick Or Treating

  

  All Hallows' Eve (aka Hallowe'en), a liturgical event in the Christian calendar observed on 31st October, used to be a simple act of respectful remembrance for... Read more

  The 03 november 2025 by   Ashleylister
  @ashleylister
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• Courting Disaster by Dr Zoe Mcgee — When Courtship Meets Consent

  

  Every once in a while, a book comes along that makes you look at familiar novels with completely new eyes. Courting Disaster by Dr. Zoë McGee is one of those... Read more

  The 02 november 2025 by   Mariagrazia
  @SMaryG
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• Welcome to German Literature Month XV November 2025

  

  Welcome to German Literature Month XVHopefully many of you have a nice selection of books or a reading list for #germanlitmonth.Remember  – anything that was... Read more

  The 01 november 2025 by   Caroline
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• Reading List: October.

  Fiction: Mick Herron: Slough House novels. Sarah Gailey: Spread Me. Quan Barry: The Unveiling. Yume Kitasei: Saltcrop. Caitlin Starling: The Graceview... Read more

  The 31 october 2025 by   Cathy Leaves
  @cathyleaves
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• Nonfiction November: My Year (So Far) in Reading Nonfiction

  

  I always love participating in Nonfiction November, because I get so many good book recommendations from the other bloggers. The first week’s topic is “celebrat... Read more

  The 31 october 2025 by   Curlygeek04
  @curlygeek04
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• Field Guide to the Anthropocene

  Watching the natural world change can be deeply saddening. Many of us feel a sense of grief or anxiety about the loss of species, the changing seasons, and the... Read more

  The 31 october 2025 by   Garry Rogers
  @Garry_Rogers
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• Swan Song (1928) by John Galsworthy

  

  Book Review by George Simmers: Another General Strike novel. Swan Song is the sixth novel in the Forsyte Saga, and the last of the second trilogy ‘A Modern... Read more

  The 29 october 2025 by   Erica
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• Spookiness

  

  I remember quite clearly sitting in the cafe at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery in Preston in about 2012 chatting with a guest for our radio show. Read more

  The 29 october 2025 by   Ashleylister
  @ashleylister
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