Paula Bardell-Hedley
@bookjotter.bsky.social
Book blogger, nature lover, theatre goer, autism advocate, thalassophile and avid reader. Founder of #Dewithon (aka Reading Wales) and host of #ToveTrove! 🐳📚⛵🌻
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“The Year that Made Me” on ABC Radio National in Australia
Just finished listening to Australia’s ABC Radio National program “The Year That Made Me”. I’m grateful for the invitation and the opportunity to share my story with the wonderful Julian Morrow. If…
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November 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Winding Up the Week #448
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce both the Hundred Years Hence Reading Challenge and A Year With Iris Murd…
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November 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Letters to the Sea Written by Kids
There are moments when you just melt into the warmth of the things happening around you. Yesterday, I received 29 letters from Shoreham Beach Primary School. Do you follow my regular Letter to the …
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November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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I haven't read this one yet, but I surely want to!
The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove bookjotter.com/2025/10/20/t...
#BookReview by @bookjotter.bsky.social
The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove bookjotter.com/2025/10/20/t...
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The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove
The latest addition to the Moomin shelf in the Tove Trove library is the first book in the original series, published in 1945 during the final months of World War II. This year its 80th anniversary…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I haven't read this one yet, but I surely want to!
The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove bookjotter.com/2025/10/20/t...
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The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove bookjotter.com/2025/10/20/t...
#BookReview by @bookjotter.bsky.social
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As usual, lots of news about #books and #publishing, #libraries and #bookstores ...but also a book cover with a dog wearing a puffer vest and who knew I needed to see that today?!
Witchery of the Week #444 by @bookjotter.bsky.social
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Witchery of the Week #444 by @bookjotter.bsky.social
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Witchery of the Week #444
In this week’s halloween special I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce ScifiMonth 2025, keep up with a variety of …
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November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
As usual, lots of news about #books and #publishing, #libraries and #bookstores ...but also a book cover with a dog wearing a puffer vest and who knew I needed to see that today?!
Witchery of the Week #444 by @bookjotter.bsky.social
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Witchery of the Week #444 by @bookjotter.bsky.social
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TOVE TRUFFLING: A Collection of Tovian Links #ToveTrove bookjotter.com/2025/11/10/t...
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Collected by @bookjotter.bsky.social
TOVE TRUFFLING: A Collection of Tovian Links #ToveTrove
As part of my ongoing Tove Trove project, I have collated a selection of links to interesting Tovian websites, articles, artworks and other related English-language information sources. Keep poppin…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
TOVE TRUFFLING: A Collection of Tovian Links #ToveTrove bookjotter.com/2025/11/10/t...
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Collected by @bookjotter.bsky.social
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Have You Heard the News Today?
Recently, I talked with Marta about how I’m not goal-oriented by nature. I like to set goals, yes, but what truly matters to me is the process – the journey. Sometimes the more impossible a goal se…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Winding Up the Week #447
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Doorstoppers in December, keep up with a variety of literary anniversar…
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November 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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#books #libraries #booksky #reading #publishing #manatees Ahem.
#books #libraries #booksky #reading #publishing #manatees Ahem.
Winding Up the Week #446
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, go blue for Manatee Awareness Month, announce Dean Street December, keep up with…
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November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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#books #libraries #booksky #reading #publishing #manatees Ahem.
#books #libraries #booksky #reading #publishing #manatees Ahem.
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Hey @billlegend.bsky.social Thought you might enjoy this link shared by @bookjotter.bsky.social for reading Ugandan writers: africanbookscollective.com/uganda-63-an...
More for the #TBR!
More for the #TBR!
Uganda @ 63: An African Books Collective Curated list of Ugandan books
On 9th October, Uganda celebrated 63 years of independence and as African Books Collective, we have come together in celebration of independent publishing strides Uganda has made.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Hey @billlegend.bsky.social Thought you might enjoy this link shared by @bookjotter.bsky.social for reading Ugandan writers: africanbookscollective.com/uganda-63-an...
More for the #TBR!
More for the #TBR!
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Winding Up the Week #447
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Doorstoppers in December, keep up with a variety of literary anniversar…
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November 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Such fun reading this #BookReview by @rohanmaitzen.bsky.social about Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper:
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Who doesn't love notebooks?
Link originally shared by @bookjotter.bsky.social in a recent roundup of #bookish links here:
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Who doesn't love notebooks?
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“Intimate Memorials”: Roland Allen, The Notebook
Stackhouse was no poet, no artist, and his literary tastes were unsophisticated. But he wrote for himself, not posterity, and he valued the notebook enough to fill more than three hundred pages, an…
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November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Such fun reading this #BookReview by @rohanmaitzen.bsky.social about Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper:
rohanmaitzen.com/2025/02/28/i...
Who doesn't love notebooks?
Link originally shared by @bookjotter.bsky.social in a recent roundup of #bookish links here:
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rohanmaitzen.com/2025/02/28/i...
Who doesn't love notebooks?
Link originally shared by @bookjotter.bsky.social in a recent roundup of #bookish links here:
bookjotter.com/2025/11/01/w...
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You know I'm a fan of the weekly #bookish windups from @bookjotter.bsky.social but, I admit, it's extra special to see her notice about Margaret Atwood Reading Month. For the eighth November, our cosy little group of Atwood readers is gathering once more. #MARM2025
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Winding Up the Week #443
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce both Club 1925 and Margaret Atwood Reading Month, keep up with a variety…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You know I'm a fan of the weekly #bookish windups from @bookjotter.bsky.social but, I admit, it's extra special to see her notice about Margaret Atwood Reading Month. For the eighth November, our cosy little group of Atwood readers is gathering once more. #MARM2025
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TOVE TRUFFLING: A Collection of Tovian Links #ToveTrove
As part of my ongoing Tove Trove project, I have collated a selection of links to interesting Tovian websites, articles, artworks and other related information sources in English. Keep popping back…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Winding Up the Week #446
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Winding Up the Week #446
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, go blue for Manatee Awareness Month, announce Dean Street December, keep up with…
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November 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Winding Up the Week #446
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TOVE TRUFFLING: A Collection of Tovian Links #ToveTrove
As part of my ongoing Tove Trove project, I have collated a selection of links to interesting Tovian websites, articles, artworks and other related information sources in English. Keep popping back…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Winding Up the Week #446
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, go blue for Manatee Awareness Month, announce Dean Street December, keep up with…
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November 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Winding Up the Week #446
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, go blue for Manatee Awareness Month, announce Dean Street December, keep up with…
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November 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Once again, I'm grateful for the weekly wind-ups created by @bookjotter.bsky.social as it's a fine way to catch-up with #bookish news if you ever fall behind.
Winding Up the Week #442 bookjotter.com/2025/10/11/w...
Winding Up the Week #442 bookjotter.com/2025/10/11/w...
Winding Up the Week #442
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce German Literature Month 2025, keep up with a variety of literary anniver…
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November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Once again, I'm grateful for the weekly wind-ups created by @bookjotter.bsky.social as it's a fine way to catch-up with #bookish news if you ever fall behind.
Winding Up the Week #442 bookjotter.com/2025/10/11/w...
Winding Up the Week #442 bookjotter.com/2025/10/11/w...
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Winding Up the Week #445
As we step into November, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 1961 Club, keep up with a variety of literary annive…
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November 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Winding Up the Week #445
As we step into November, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 1961 Club, keep up with a variety of literary annive…
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November 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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My book contract is signed
Do you ever write something down on a small piece of paper, fold it neatly, and hide it at the back of a notebook – or maybe between its pages – words that are like whispered wishes, sent to a fall…
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October 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Witchery of the Week #444
In this week’s halloween special I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce ScifiMonth 2025, keep up with a variety of …
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October 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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