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Mia - Book Blogger / Author
@paradiselibrary.bsky.social
13K followers 450 following 1.5K posts
📚 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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New book review: The Good Patient has some good twists and interesting characters.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

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January 25, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Heard neighbour putting their bin out and realised it must be the pre-Christmas changeover day 🤣 split second decision to jump out of bed, empty the bins and run outside in my PJs to sort it out! 😮‍💨
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December 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Cried at both episodes of the #TaylorSwift documentary, despite leaving a good few hours between them. 🥹

It’s excellent storytelling and I now love her even more. 🫶🏻

Many people could learn a lot from how she interacts with her team. 💁🏻‍♀️

#EndOfAnEra #TheErasTour #MusicSky
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December 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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It’s 1st December so I can finally open my #GilmoreGirls advent calendar 😍

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I’m so excited to see what else the pretty pockets contain… I’ll be opening it with my morning coffee - of course. ☕️

#TVSky #StarsHollow #LorelaiGilmore #AdventCalendar
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December 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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God I’ve had about 8 adverts during this one 90-min film. What happened to just having one ad at the beginning?

Totally ruins the viewing experience @netflix.com as they’re all at terrible points in time.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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A second starter pack of Great Writers in Search of an Agent. @paradiselibrary.bsky.social @braydenrwrites.bsky.social @annlittler.bsky.social @seanjbates.bsky.social and many more. Please follow and repost if you can #writingcommunity #amquerying
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Book number 7 of the holiday is the new one from the fabulous @jenniegauthor.bsky.social out in Feb 2026 from @penguinbooks.bsky.social @penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social

📚💙

#HolidaySpam #BookSky #VisitBarbados #TBANN
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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In case you were worried, I’m having a terrible time in Barbados…

I’ve read five books so far, and drunk several cocktails.

#Wanderlust #BookSky #BookLover
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Possibly the most impressive set I’ve ever seen in a production 🩷 Colin Richmond is a mastermind! My review of @the-rsc.bsky.social Wendy and Peter Pan @barbican.bsky.social for @theatreandtonic.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ theatreandtonic.co.uk/blog/wendy-and… 🎭�#TheatreSkyk#TheatreReviewe#PeterPanan
October 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Tonight’s show was another @the-rsc.bsky.social production: Wendy & Peter Pan @barbican.bsky.social

Great concept, and the set, music and choreography are absolutely stunning 🤩

Reviewing coming soon for @theatreandtonic.bsky.social

#TheatreSky #PeterPan #PressNight
October 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Good morning everyone! ❤️‍🔥

Just over here alternating between Taylor’s Showgirl and Lily’s West End Girl. 💃🏼

What a time to be alive! 🎵

#LilyAllen #TaylorSwift #WestEndGirl #TLOASG #MusicSky
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October 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Come with me to Stratford @The-RSC to take in a show with witchy vibes…

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Honestly one of the best plays I’ve ever seen!

#TheOtherPlace #Macbeth #Stratford #SamHeughan #Shakespeare
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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This @the-rsc.bsky.social production of #Macbeth was exceptional.

I’m still trying to process my thoughts. On top of excellent performances there were so many little details with costumes and set.

Review for @theatreandtonic.bsky.social coming soon.

#TheatreSky #Shakespeare #ScottishPlay
October 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Fixed my thermostat all on my own like a proper grown-up - without breaking any nails I hasten to add - so I clearly deserve a treat… not least because I’ve not had the heating all week and #GirlMath🥶

What book should I buy? 😍

💙📚

#BookSky #BookTok #Bookish #BookReview #BookRecommendation
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October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Highly anticipated bookmail has arrived… but what is it? 🤔

💚🐦‍⬛

Take a guess…

💙📋

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Instagram version up soon… 👀

#BookSky #Books #NewBooks #SprayedEdges #AmReading

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October 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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New autumnal video over on insta for all the Gilmore Girls fans…
🍂🍁

Featuring my little Rory cat 🐈‍⬛

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#BookSky #TVSky #GilmoreGirls
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October 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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When autumn means you can watch Gilmore Girls again… and do some colouring by candlelight! 💙

Thanks @rachelmayquin.bsky.social and Insight Editions for these beautiful blue GG goodies! I can’t wait to open the advent calendar… 🩵

#Autumn #StarsHollow #GilmoreGirls
October 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Had a pretty trying day at work and this perked us right up! 🥹

Absolutely loved the Live Aid Musical - so much so that I didn’t even mind the woman next to us singing her little heart out, living her best life 👀

Highly recommend 🎵🤘🏻and such an amazing cast!

#TheatreSky #Theatre #JustForOneDay
October 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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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
October 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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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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October 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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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
October 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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New review: Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson is ‘gross, creepy and believable…’ 🪦

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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

@blackcrowbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #HorrorBooks #BookTour
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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You don’t know the life of a showgirl… ❤️‍🔥

Actually, I do! 🎭

Cheeky little bit of Marlowe this week 📜

#ActorLife #ShowgirlLife #EdwardII #TLOAS
October 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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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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September 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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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
September 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM