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📚 Award-winning #book & #theatre critic. ✍🏻 #Writer querying my first novel. 🎭 Often pretend to be someone else on stage. 💻 Day job: global #marketing. All my links: https://linktr.ee/Paradise_Library

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Feb 1

#MiseryPit

As teenager Evie lies in a coma, a stranger offers her mother Anna a final chance to save her.

Anna must journey through her buried past, relive her worst memories and choose someone to die in Evie’s place.

But what is the stranger’s motive?

And does Evie want to be saved?

#CT #A

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · 4h

After a(nother) week on stage I’m having a quiet night in watching the Victoria Beckham documentary. 📺

I am stanning her kitchen - at this point I’m not sure if I prefer Beckham’s or Tucci’s. 😅

Tomorrow is a @spicegirls.bsky.social day! All the music 🎵

#MusicSky #SpiceGirls

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · 1d

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Fangs lovely 🥰

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Took on two small, contrasting roles in Edward II and somehow I look prettier as the murderer? I spent the whole time trying to look evil… 😂

Great photos though and so pleased to wear my Queenie dress again!

📷 @beccockcroft.bsky.social #ActorsLife #EdwardII #Stagey #TheatreSky

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · 3d

New review: Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson is ‘gross, creepy and believable…’ 🪦

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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

@blackcrowbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #HorrorBooks #BookTour

Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · 6d

You don’t know the life of a showgirl… ❤️‍🔥

Actually, I do! 🎭

Cheeky little bit of Marlowe this week 📜

#ActorLife #ShowgirlLife #EdwardII #TLOAS

Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · 12d

It’s incredible! That and OUAT are the best ones - I’m obsessed!

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · 13d

Yes - it’s taken months because my evenings are quite busy, and had a long break after the musical episode (which I watched multiple times), but we made it 😂

I might go tomorrow if I feel better - changed my flight so fingers crossed!

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · 13d

Still struggling with a brutal cold (hope it’s not Covid) after it returned with a vengeance this morning, preventing me going on my work trip to Amsterdam… so I finally finished watching #Buffy (for the first time). I actually thought the ending was good. 🧛🏻‍♀️

Team Spike forever!

#TVSky

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · 24d

Apparently I’m now writing a book in a book… whose mad idea was that? 😅

Loving writing this high concept thriller about influencers & diet culture though.

My two protagonists are vile, loathsome creatures and yet you can’t help but relate to them! 🩷

#AmWriting #AmQuerying

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Sep 11

Happy publication to the latest book in the series that got me back into fantasy! ❤️‍🔥

I’m still in awe of the covers which are so pretty. 🐉

Among the Burning Flowers by @samanthashannon.bsky.social is out today from @bloomsburybooks.bsky.social

#BookSky #PrettyBooks @rachelmayquin.bsky.social

Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Sep 11

Current read… 🎡

I know it’s going to be dark and mysterious from the prologue! 👀

#TheMidnightCarousel by @fizalovesbooks.bsky.social is out now from #MichaelJoseph & matches my @capitalcrime.bsky.social bag 😂

Well aware that I should be learning lines but hey…🤫

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#BookSky #Books #prettybooks

Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sounds perfect 😍

Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Sep 5

Haha! We do - they’re great when they’re on time! I’ve spent a lot of time on trains in the US… but that was city to city - heard it’s bad in the burbs. 😔

Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Sep 5

Why do so many trains no longer have tables?

It makes it very difficult to use your journey to write when you have to balance unceremoniously on your lap… and where the hell do you put your coffee? ☹️

#Writing #Travelling

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ooh I’ve not heard of this. Will check it out - thanks ☺️

Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Sep 4

Just finished Parenthood - no series has ever made me cry so much throughout 😂 ups and downs and so relatable. I loved it.

Think it’s helped me heal too actually.

Also just adore Lauren Graham 😂

#Parenthood #FamilyDrama #Life #TVSky

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Aug 28

New review: Sound Advice by Alan Green is ‘a fascinating idea’ full of timeless life lessons linked to musical hits of the 1980s. 🎵

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#BookSky #Booksta #BookReview #SoundAdvice

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Aug 28

Omg it’s so unreadable now 😂

Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Aug 28

Preparing to query my high-concept thriller whilst working on a second, and just found a book I wrote in my teens 😅

It hits different (cringe) but actually has a lot of the same themes as my current WIP but sad…😭

Better handwriting though!

#AmQuerying #PastWriting #WriterSky #ThrowbackThursday

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Tom Mead @tommeadauthor.bsky.social · Aug 23

Hatchards St Pancras is the place to be! Popped in fresh from the Derby train and who should I bump into but the lovely @paradiselibrary.bsky.social! So nice to trade a bit of bookish gossip. Also, I did sign some paperbacks for the shop, but there's only one left, so grab it before it disappears...

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Aug 22

Perfect Friday night - book, bubbles and some theatre! 🥂

Reviewing tonight for @theatreandtonic.bsky.social 🎭

Book and theatre about remarkable women so feels appropriate! 🎪

@emmacowing.bsky.social @swkplay.bsky.social

#BookSky #TheatreSky #TheAnimator #TheShowwoman @hodderfiction.bsky.social

Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Aug 21

It really is 😂😂

Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Aug 21

Anyone else’s pets keep them accountable when writing? 😅

Get back to it hooman… ✍🏻

I’ve made a spreadsheet to organise my chapters - worked really well for book one so let’s see 🤔

How’s your writing going?

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#CatSky #WriterSky #AmWriting #Cats #BookSky #AuthorSky

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