Hazel Prior
@hazelprior.bsky.social
Writer and wildlife fan. Away With The Penguins was my #1 bestseller so I wrote 2 more in the series. Also novels involving harps and otters. Apparently my books are 'quirky' and 'life-affirming.'
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Hazel Prior
@hazelprior.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Did I mention this?
If anyone’s in need of a read that’s hope-filled (and I suspect most of us are), that will take you on a journey, that contains friendship and determination and eccentricity and a bit of snowy sparkle and a smidge of romance and a LOT of penguins…well, this is for you!
If anyone’s in need of a read that’s hope-filled (and I suspect most of us are), that will take you on a journey, that contains friendship and determination and eccentricity and a bit of snowy sparkle and a smidge of romance and a LOT of penguins…well, this is for you!
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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“Caring for myself is not self indulgence, it is self preservation.” Audre Lorde
We’re allowed to pause and look after yourself.
You matter too.
#kindness #positivity #SelfCare
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We’re allowed to pause and look after yourself.
You matter too.
#kindness #positivity #SelfCare
Picture by Positively Present
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Caring for myself is not self indulgence, it is self preservation.” Audre Lorde
We’re allowed to pause and look after yourself.
You matter too.
#kindness #positivity #SelfCare
Picture by Positively Present
We’re allowed to pause and look after yourself.
You matter too.
#kindness #positivity #SelfCare
Picture by Positively Present
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#ourworldiswonderful; our walk today took us between showers down to the river again, as the Forest of Dean was too muddy and the winds quite strong. The water was quite high and flowing fast, but the clouds broke and a tiny sliver of rainbow lit the sky on the horizon. Joyful.
December 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
#ourworldiswonderful; our walk today took us between showers down to the river again, as the Forest of Dean was too muddy and the winds quite strong. The water was quite high and flowing fast, but the clouds broke and a tiny sliver of rainbow lit the sky on the horizon. Joyful.
Quickly popping on here to let you know the penguins are super-cheap right now!
🐧🐧🐧
www.amazon.co.uk/Call-Penguin...
#Booksky #knidledeal
🐧🐧🐧
www.amazon.co.uk/Call-Penguin...
#Booksky #knidledeal
September 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Quickly popping on here to let you know the penguins are super-cheap right now!
🐧🐧🐧
www.amazon.co.uk/Call-Penguin...
#Booksky #knidledeal
🐧🐧🐧
www.amazon.co.uk/Call-Penguin...
#Booksky #knidledeal
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July 2025 Wrap Up & Favourite Books of the Month #JulyWrapUp #BookishTravel #FavouriteBooksoftheMonth #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog secretlibrarybookblog.com/2025/08/02/j... via @nickimags.bsky.social
July 2025 Wrap Up & Favourite Books of the Month #JulyWrapUp #BookishTravel #FavouriteBooksoftheMonth #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog
July turned out to be a fab bookish month. I read 6 books and listened to 6 audiobooks, making a grand total of 12 which I’m very happy about. :-D For those of you who enjoy graphs, here are …
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August 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
July 2025 Wrap Up & Favourite Books of the Month #JulyWrapUp #BookishTravel #FavouriteBooksoftheMonth #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog secretlibrarybookblog.com/2025/08/02/j... via @nickimags.bsky.social
Hope you enjoy it @bookwormjan.bsky.social! 😃
In brighter news, look what I found in the library. I've heard so many wonderful things about this book.
July 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Hope you enjoy it @bookwormjan.bsky.social! 😃
And a few more from the penguin party with @trishaashley.bsky.social and @julietgreenwood.bsky.social
#booksky
#booksky
June 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
And a few more from the penguin party with @trishaashley.bsky.social and @julietgreenwood.bsky.social
#booksky
#booksky
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Growlery [GRAU-luh-ree]
(n.)
- A place to which to retreat, alone, when ill-humoured; a quiet sanctuary from the world.
Use:
“After an interminable day at work, I retreat to the growlery, where I can unleash my inner curmudgeon and grumble to myself about all the people who insist upon vexing me.”
(n.)
- A place to which to retreat, alone, when ill-humoured; a quiet sanctuary from the world.
Use:
“After an interminable day at work, I retreat to the growlery, where I can unleash my inner curmudgeon and grumble to myself about all the people who insist upon vexing me.”
June 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Growlery [GRAU-luh-ree]
(n.)
- A place to which to retreat, alone, when ill-humoured; a quiet sanctuary from the world.
Use:
“After an interminable day at work, I retreat to the growlery, where I can unleash my inner curmudgeon and grumble to myself about all the people who insist upon vexing me.”
(n.)
- A place to which to retreat, alone, when ill-humoured; a quiet sanctuary from the world.
Use:
“After an interminable day at work, I retreat to the growlery, where I can unleash my inner curmudgeon and grumble to myself about all the people who insist upon vexing me.”
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If we were meant to fly we would have been born with wings.
#DefyDogma
#DefyDogma
June 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If we were meant to fly we would have been born with wings.
#DefyDogma
#DefyDogma
In London recently, raising a glass to 90 years of Penguin publishing.
June 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
In London recently, raising a glass to 90 years of Penguin publishing.
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@hazelprior.bsky.social had a narrow escape then. Away with the Arsefoots doesn’t have quite the same tone…
For those in need of a smile, a reminder that one 19th-century name for a penguin was ‘arsefoot’.
June 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
@hazelprior.bsky.social had a narrow escape then. Away with the Arsefoots doesn’t have quite the same tone…
Been taking a bit of a break from social media as all too much. Have popped back on here just to post some flowers. See you sometime.
June 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Been taking a bit of a break from social media as all too much. Have popped back on here just to post some flowers. See you sometime.
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Limited time only! #99p/#99c #kindlebooks #bargain. A box of letters from #WW2 sends Iris in search of the #secrets of her past - but will the truth destroy the only #family she knows? Storm Publishing. #amreading #histfic #Paris #Cornwall #kindle #bestseller
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June 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Limited time only! #99p/#99c #kindlebooks #bargain. A box of letters from #WW2 sends Iris in search of the #secrets of her past - but will the truth destroy the only #family she knows? Storm Publishing. #amreading #histfic #Paris #Cornwall #kindle #bestseller
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geni.us/290-al-aut-am
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May 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I have had so many (SO MANY) problems with this first draft of novel 6, but finally I have written a scene that is making me cry... in a good way. ❣️
May 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I have had so many (SO MANY) problems with this first draft of novel 6, but finally I have written a scene that is making me cry... in a good way. ❣️
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A little girl in this library just shouted, “MY GOODNESS! I DIDN’T KNOW ALL THESE BOOKS EXISTED!” and I’m going to be in a good mood for at least a week 🥰
#librarysky #booksky
#librarysky #booksky
May 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A little girl in this library just shouted, “MY GOODNESS! I DIDN’T KNOW ALL THESE BOOKS EXISTED!” and I’m going to be in a good mood for at least a week 🥰
#librarysky #booksky
#librarysky #booksky
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CALLING ALL BOOKCLUBS! @sfletcherauthor.bsky.social 's brilliant novel The Night in Question is "The Big Town Read" for @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social ♥️ Why not come along to quiz the author? The Lit Fest website will have discussion questions. I can't wait for everyone to love it like I do!
May 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
CALLING ALL BOOKCLUBS! @sfletcherauthor.bsky.social 's brilliant novel The Night in Question is "The Big Town Read" for @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social ♥️ Why not come along to quiz the author? The Lit Fest website will have discussion questions. I can't wait for everyone to love it like I do!
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My blog is officially 7 years old! I've been posting a review approximately once a week for SEVEN YEARS and still find it incredible that people want to hear what little old me thinks about books. So thank you for being a part of my journey - here's to the next 7!
May 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
My blog is officially 7 years old! I've been posting a review approximately once a week for SEVEN YEARS and still find it incredible that people want to hear what little old me thinks about books. So thank you for being a part of my journey - here's to the next 7!