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Rex Burke is SciFiRex @rexburke.bsky.social · 13d

You can’t get any fairer than this. Free award-winning SciFi - grab it while you can

Dave Dobson @davedobson.bsky.social · 13d

Kenai is free until Friday! Grab a copy of my award-winning space opera story of a disgraced former marine on a lonely planet.

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Kenai

Kenai - Kindle edition by Dobson, Dave. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Kenai.

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Rex Burke is SciFiRex @rexburke.bsky.social · 12d

New month, new reminder that indie SciFi can be ‘fast paced and funny’

Rex Burke is SciFiRex @rexburke.bsky.social · Apr 19

🚨NEW SCI-FI RELEASE!🚨
🚀 mybook.to/e89ss
'SPECIAL DELIVERY' introduces a ragtag space crew, on a mission with more holes than a blaster-riddled corpse.
- 'extremely fun, breezy, popcorny book'
- 'incredibly exciting... edge of the seat stuff'
- 'fast-paced page-turner'
- 'all the good stuff'
💙📚🪐

3d covers of Special Delivery by Rex Burke

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lisettebrodey @lisettebrodey.bsky.social · 13d

THE SUM OF OUR SORROWS 💔

A tale of grief, hope, healing, coming-of-age, friendship, and survival. It is also a love story of two broken souls living through pain in search of better days and the renewal of one’s spirit. 🌊 🌔

mybook.to/Sorrows 📘

#comingofage ✨ #KindleUnlimited ✨ #Booksy

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Clayton Graham @claytongrahamscifi.bsky.social · 13d

START THIS WONDERFUL SCI-FI SERIES WITH A HEART-POUNDING ADVENTURE
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“I wouldn't only recommend this for science fiction fans but also for any reader of any genre.”
#ian1 #SFRTG #SciFi #scifibooks #bookworm #mustread #SFF #ebook #kindle #sciencefiction #Booksky

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 12d

My last blog for September: rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com/2025/09/of-b...
#boatlife #boatsthatpost #blogging

Close encounters of a social kind

Valerie Poore's blog about boats, barges, travel and observations on life in general.

rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com

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Robert Fear (Fred) @fd81.bsky.social · 13d

Our latest contribution to the Writers Open House is the sixth this year from our loyal supporter and respected author, Ronald Mackay. It is an inspiring piece of memoir entitled Triumph! and you can read it here: www.fd81.net/freds-blog/t...
#welovememoirs #writingcommunity #memoir #shortstory

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Marjory McGinn @marjorywrites.bsky.social · 17d

New Greek novel The Greek Proposal by Marjory McGinn Gripping romantic suspense set in rural #Greece. Featured on @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/09/22/p...

Publication day for The Greek Proposal by Marjory McGinn @fatgreekodyssey #PublicationDay

I’m delighted to wish Marjory McGinn “Happy Publication Day” on the launch of her latest novel The Greek Proposal. It’s a book that will whisk you away to sunny southern Gre…

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Robert Fear (Fred) @fd81.bsky.social · 20d

Today we welcome back well-known author, Jackie Lambert, to Fred's Blog with her contribution to the Writers Open House.
You can read Jackie's story, 'Malmesbury: A Flying Monk, A Fallen Spire, & England’s Forgotten Capital' here: www.fd81.net/freds-blog/m...
#welovememoirs #travel #writingcommunity

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 23d

Happy faring
To us! My blog this week. rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com/2025/09/so-h...

The Henni H fares forth again

Valerie Poore's blog about boats, barges, travel and observations on life in general.

rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com

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We Love Memoirs @welovememoirs.bsky.social · Sep 13

Highly recommended, this latest book in @victoriatwead.bsky.social’s series of bestselling memoirs is already a hit!

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · Sep 12

Back in the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, #SouthAfrica was a country in transition.

My memoirs are of my affection for its people, its colour & its beauty, despite the growing unrest that marred these two decades.

Free to read on #KU

#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading

amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN

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lisettebrodey @lisettebrodey.bsky.social · Sep 11

MEMORIES OF GROUND ZERO 💔

A blog I wrote after visiting Ground Zero a few months after 9/11.

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#blog 🏙

A grim picture of downtown NYC after the towers were down. There are trucks filled with rubble. We see the shell of buildings still standing.

This was a wall in the downtown area where people posted photos and descriptions of their missing loves ones.

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · Sep 6

Discover the joys of canal cruising in Europe with my travel memoirs ⛵️

Whether you just enjoy the waterways or travel, there’s always something interesting to see, and even a bit of nail-biting tension when you’re on commercial routes!

mybook.to/faringontheshoe

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#welovememoirs

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · Sep 6

Well worth reading even if you can’t enter!

Robert Fear (Fred) @fd81.bsky.social · Mar 31

Writers Open House - A New Opportunity for Storytellers
This initiative invites writers of all levels and genres to share their short stories.
Find out more here: www.fd81.net/freds-blog/a...
#shortstories #writerscommunity #welovememoirs #iartg #amwriting

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · Aug 30

I’m now able and especially happy to say that two of my memoirs are available as audiobooks. I wanted to do this as I know how many people rely on audiobooks, many for health or vision problems.

African Ways: www.amazon.com/Audible-Afri...

African Ways Again: www.amazon.com/African-Ways...

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · Aug 29

Where did August go? My blog:

rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com/2025/08/august…#bloggingn#Netherlandsd#livingabroada#welovememoirsrs

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Rex Burke is SciFiRex @rexburke.bsky.social · Sep 3

Did an author talk today for half a dozen high school students who had all chosen Orphan Planet as their summer reading assignment. What a delightful, engaged, inquisitive, insightful bunch they were. Books still being read by gen alpha it seems, which is very cool
#BookSky #books #author

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · Aug 28

If you enjoy train travel along with interesting stops at unusual locations, @rexburke.bsky.social aka Jules Brown’s excellent, entertaining and humorous new travel book is brilliant. Available for pre-order now!

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#welovememors #travel #traintrip

Far Out: By Train to the Edges of Europe

Buy Far Out: By Train to the Edges of Europe: Read Books Reviews - Amazon.com

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Clayton Graham @claytongrahamscifi.bsky.social · Sep 3

BARGAIN STARSHIPS AND CYBERPUNKS FOR SEPTEMBER
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#alieninvasion #mustread #ian1 #suspense #bookworms #books #bookboost #aliens
#sciencefiction #booksky #IARTG #SFF

STARSHIPS & CYBERPUNKS: Must Read Science Fiction - September Edition

Searching for your next favorite interstellar adventure? Look no further! These science fiction authors bringyou the very best in storytelling! Add them to your TBR pile today! *** Eyeballing a Kindle...

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Clayton Graham @claytongrahamscifi.bsky.social · Sep 3

The universe still has secrets waiting to be found…
✅ Those Alien Skies is your next #scifi escape.
✅ For fans of Clarke, Asimov, and The Expanse.
#preorder for #99cents
mybook.to/thosealiensk...

#ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #mustread #bookworms #TBR #Goodreads #ian1 #IARTG

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Robert Fear (Fred) @fd81.bsky.social · Aug 25

The latest contribution to the Writers Open House is the fifth this year from talented author and loyal supporter of Fred's Blog, Ronald Mackay.

You can read Ronald's story What's in a job? here: www.fd81.net/freds-blog/w...

#welovememoirs #shortstories #amwriting #writerscommunity

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · Aug 18

A decade in South Africa in three memoirs. Adventures of a different kind! The first, African Ways, is also available as an audio book with the second coming soon!

amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN

#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading #booklover

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · Aug 12

My first audio book live on Amazon. It’s virtual voice narration, so not
perfect, but hope it’s okay! Time will obviously tell! 😄

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FM47F987

African Ways

Amazon.com: African Ways (Audible Audio Edition): Valerie Poore, Independently Published, Virtual Voice: Books

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · Aug 16

Adventures of a different kind. Join me on my travels cruising the canals of Belgium and France.

Relaxing? Yes. Mostly! There are moments of nail biting suspense and tension, though …

amazon.com/dp/B0D77WTCYP
#welovememoirs #bookstoread #BooksWorthReading

Three book covers
Showing a Dutch barge against a background of Beautiful Pastoral scenery.

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We Love Memoirs @welovememoirs.bsky.social · Aug 20

If you love reading or writing memoirs, join us! facebook.com/groups/welovem…
#welovememoirsr#truestoriese#welovebooksk#memoirsrs

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