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#Decembercountdown
Countdown to 2026:
Day 6 – Christmas stocking fillers – a novella or #shortstory
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What was your favorite #novella this year?
Countdown to 2026:
Day 6 – Christmas stocking fillers – a novella or #shortstory
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What was your favorite #novella this year?
Countdown to 2026: Day 6 – Christmas stocking
Click on the banner to see all my posts And click here to see Lynn’s full list of prompts #Decembercountdown Day 6 – Christmas stocking stocking fillers – a novella or short story I looked at all t…
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December 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#Decembercountdown
Countdown to 2026:
Day 6 – Christmas stocking fillers – a novella or #shortstory
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What was your favorite #novella this year?
Countdown to 2026:
Day 6 – Christmas stocking fillers – a novella or #shortstory
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What was your favorite #novella this year?
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On the Ramblings today - I share my thoughts on a hugely entertaining pair of British Library Crime Classics! @blpublishing.bsky.social @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/d...
Death comes in ambush, and also in high heels! #BLCC
At the start of November, I had a bit of a binge on some GA crime; work was a little manic and I just felt that I needed some time to switch off, so classic mysteries were definitely the best optio…
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December 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
On the Ramblings today - I share my thoughts on a hugely entertaining pair of British Library Crime Classics! @blpublishing.bsky.social @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/d...
#6Degrees Six degrees of separation: Benjamin wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/06/s...
Have you read books by authors named Benjamin?
Have you read books by authors named Benjamin?
Six degrees of separation: Benjamin
#6Degrees Six degrees of separation:Benjamin This fun meme is hosted by Kate at Booksaremyfavouriteandbest(see there the origin of the meme and how it works- posted the first Saturday of every mont…
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December 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Have you read books by authors named Benjamin?
Have you read books by authors named Benjamin?
#bookhooks
#firstlineFriday
#bookbeginnings
#Friday56
Friday Book Hooks #2
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The Secret Life of the #owl by #JohnLewisStempel
#Nonfiction / #Birds / #Nature
#firstlineFriday
#bookbeginnings
#Friday56
Friday Book Hooks #2
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The Secret Life of the #owl by #JohnLewisStempel
#Nonfiction / #Birds / #Nature
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#bookhooks
#firstlineFriday
#bookbeginnings
#Friday56
Friday Book Hooks #2
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The Secret Life of the #owl by #JohnLewisStempel
#Nonfiction / #Birds / #Nature
#firstlineFriday
#bookbeginnings
#Friday56
Friday Book Hooks #2
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The Secret Life of the #owl by #JohnLewisStempel
#Nonfiction / #Birds / #Nature
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December 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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My belated review of 'The Trial by Franz Kafka / 'Der Prozess' (1925) for #GermanLitMonth #booksky
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Slander, lies and guilt: #GermanLitMonth
Untitled image by Czech artist Jaromír Funke from the ‘Cyklu Cas Trva’ / ‘Time Persists’ series (1932). The Trial by Franz Kafka. Der Prozess (1925) translated and with an introduction by Idris Pa…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
My belated review of 'The Trial by Franz Kafka / 'Der Prozess' (1925) for #GermanLitMonth #booksky
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#FridayFun: Industrial Architecture in Berlin
Last week I showed you the fun palaces in the surrounding area, but one thing I really admire about Berlin is the way many former industrial sites have been repurposed, quite often as places for th…
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December 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026
Day 5: #chocolates -
a book that was simply delicious: wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/05/c...
What was the last delicious #book you read?
Day 5: #chocolates -
a book that was simply delicious: wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/05/c...
What was the last delicious #book you read?
Countdown to 2026: Day 5 – chocolates
Click on the banner to see all my posts And click here to see Lynn’s full list of prompts #Decembercountdown Day 5: chocolates a book that was simply delicious La Vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffa…
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December 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026
Day 5: #chocolates -
a book that was simply delicious: wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/05/c...
What was the last delicious #book you read?
Day 5: #chocolates -
a book that was simply delicious: wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/05/c...
What was the last delicious #book you read?
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UGLINESS by Moshtari Hilal @fullstopmag.bsky.social "Hilal takes what feels most intimate about the body and reveals its entanglement with the most public and political forces. Amultidisciplinary artistand curator, she mixes poetry and essays with reams of images."
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Ugliness – Moshtari Hilal
The nose is not just cartilage and skin; it is inheritance, race, femininity, a mark of refusal, a repository of hatred and desire.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
UGLINESS by Moshtari Hilal @fullstopmag.bsky.social "Hilal takes what feels most intimate about the body and reveals its entanglement with the most public and political forces. Amultidisciplinary artistand curator, she mixes poetry and essays with reams of images."
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Sign Up for the 2026 Speccy Fiction Challenge #scifi #fantasy #horror #readingchallenge bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/s...
Sign Up for the 2026 Speccy Fiction Challenge
Welcome to the inaugural Speccy Fiction Challenge I am using the broadest definition of speculative fiction for this challenge. It allows you to choose from the genres of fantasy, science fiction, …
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December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Sign Up for the 2026 Speccy Fiction Challenge #scifi #fantasy #horror #readingchallenge bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/s...
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A chase across Paris; the madness of Ted Hughes; a painter goes off-grid in New Zealand; the hunt for a president's love letters; an odd woman and the city; hooptedoodle-free crime; and more.
Me on twelve of the best reissued books of the year:
Me on twelve of the best reissued books of the year:
Our 12 favourite rediscovered books of 2025
The adventures of an East End gambler, forgotten Bram Stoker stories and the saucy memories of a president’s mistress — vintage tales that still pack a punch
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December 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A chase across Paris; the madness of Ted Hughes; a painter goes off-grid in New Zealand; the hunt for a president's love letters; an odd woman and the city; hooptedoodle-free crime; and more.
Me on twelve of the best reissued books of the year:
Me on twelve of the best reissued books of the year:
#December Monks Month Madness #Japanese travelbetweenthepages.com/2025/12/04/m... via @BrianDButler1st
Monks Month Madness
Like many countries, Japan uses a 12-month calendar. The names are very simple. January is literally “Month one” 一月, February is “Month two” 二月, etc. However, before the Meiji Restoration (mid-1800…
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December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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#Decembercountdown
Countdown to 2026: Day 4 - gifts: a book you enjoyed more than you expected to wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/04/c...
Did you read any #book outside your comfort zone in 2025?
Countdown to 2026: Day 4 - gifts: a book you enjoyed more than you expected to wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/04/c...
Did you read any #book outside your comfort zone in 2025?
Countdown to 2026: Day 4 – gifts
Click on the banner to see all my posts And click here to see Lynn’s full list of prompts #Decembercountdown Day 4: gifts a book you enjoyed more than you expected to I had obviously heard many ti…
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December 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#Decembercountdown
Countdown to 2026: Day 4 - gifts: a book you enjoyed more than you expected to wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/04/c...
Did you read any #book outside your comfort zone in 2025?
Countdown to 2026: Day 4 - gifts: a book you enjoyed more than you expected to wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/04/c...
Did you read any #book outside your comfort zone in 2025?
#WWWWednesday
Last #book I finished: Cat + Gamer #5, by #WataruNadatani
#Amreading: The Winter of our Discontent, by #JohnSteinbeck
#Amlistening to: The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries, ed. by #OttoPenzler
#TBR Reading next: A Winter Book, by #ToveJansson
Last #book I finished: Cat + Gamer #5, by #WataruNadatani
#Amreading: The Winter of our Discontent, by #JohnSteinbeck
#Amlistening to: The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries, ed. by #OttoPenzler
#TBR Reading next: A Winter Book, by #ToveJansson
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#WWWWednesday
Last #book I finished: Cat + Gamer #5, by #WataruNadatani
#Amreading: The Winter of our Discontent, by #JohnSteinbeck
#Amlistening to: The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries, ed. by #OttoPenzler
#TBR Reading next: A Winter Book, by #ToveJansson
Last #book I finished: Cat + Gamer #5, by #WataruNadatani
#Amreading: The Winter of our Discontent, by #JohnSteinbeck
#Amlistening to: The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries, ed. by #OttoPenzler
#TBR Reading next: A Winter Book, by #ToveJansson
#Decembercountdown
Countdown to 2026: Day 3 - wrapping paper: a lovely #bookcover #manga #cats wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/03/c...
What was your favorite book cover this year?
Countdown to 2026: Day 3 - wrapping paper: a lovely #bookcover #manga #cats wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/03/c...
What was your favorite book cover this year?
Countdown to 2026: Day 3 – wrapping paper
Click on the banner to see all my posts And click here to see Lynn’s full list of prompts #Decembercountdown Day 3: wrapping paper a lovely cover This year, I have read a few really cute manga wit…
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December 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
#Decembercountdown
Countdown to 2026: Day 3 - wrapping paper: a lovely #bookcover #manga #cats wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/03/c...
What was your favorite book cover this year?
Countdown to 2026: Day 3 - wrapping paper: a lovely #bookcover #manga #cats wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/03/c...
What was your favorite book cover this year?
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WWW Wednesday 3rd December findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/w...
WWW Wednesday 3rd December
I was inspired by Joanne from Portobello Book Blog to join in this weekly meme created by Sam at Taking On a World of Words. Three quick and easy questions about our reading: What are you currently…
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Scars of Silence (Lidingö Mysteries - Volume 2) by Johana Gustawsson Translated by David Warriner #ScarsOfSilence #NordicNoir #Mystery #LidingöMysteries #Consent #Revenge #BlogTour @JoGustawsson @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours lovebooksreadbooks.com/2025/12/03/s... > via @j-lbrbsblogs.bsky.social
Scars of Silence (Lidingö Mysteries – Volume 2) by Johana Gustawsson Translated by David Warriner #ScarsOfSilence #NordicNoir #Mystery #LidingöMysteries #Consent #Revenge #BlogTour @JoGustawsson @Ore...
The highly anticipated sequel to the international bestselling gothic mystery, Yule Island. When two teenagers are found brutally murdered on the island of Lidingö, dressed in white tunics and…
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December 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Scars of Silence (Lidingö Mysteries - Volume 2) by Johana Gustawsson Translated by David Warriner #ScarsOfSilence #NordicNoir #Mystery #LidingöMysteries #Consent #Revenge #BlogTour @JoGustawsson @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours lovebooksreadbooks.com/2025/12/03/s... > via @j-lbrbsblogs.bsky.social
What are you planning to read before the end of the year?
Here is part of my #TBR for December.
The top 7 books to read in December 2025 wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/03/t...
Here is part of my #TBR for December.
The top 7 books to read in December 2025 wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/03/t...
The top 7 books to read in December 2025
Here are The top 7 books I plan to read in December 2025 I know I won’t be able to reach my 165 goal this year. But here are some I really plan to read before December 31. CURRENTLY READING…
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December 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
What are you planning to read before the end of the year?
Here is part of my #TBR for December.
The top 7 books to read in December 2025 wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/03/t...
Here is part of my #TBR for December.
The top 7 books to read in December 2025 wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/03/t...
2026 New and Upcoming #Japanese Fiction Releases #Japaneseliterature #TBR
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2026 New and Upcoming Japanese Fiction Releases - Read Japanese Literature
About this list: what's included, possible changesIt does not include most manga, light novels, or picture books. Listed released dates listed are tentative. Descriptions are excerpted from book sell…
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December 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
2026 New and Upcoming #Japanese Fiction Releases #Japaneseliterature #TBR
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#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026:
Day 2 - shopping wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/02/c...
what is the last book added to your wishlist?
Day 2 - shopping wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/02/c...
what is the last book added to your wishlist?
Countdown to 2026: Day 2 – shopping
Click on the banner to see all my posts And click here to see Lynn’s full list of prompts #Decembercountdown It’s actually fun to compare with the title I used last year for this meme. For Da…
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December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026:
Day 2 - shopping wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/02/c...
what is the last book added to your wishlist?
Day 2 - shopping wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/02/c...
what is the last book added to your wishlist?
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RJL’s list of New and Upcoming Japanese Fiction Releases for 2026 is now available!
2026 New and Upcoming Japanese Fiction Releases - Read Japanese Literature
About this list: what's included, possible changesIt does not include most manga, light novels, or picture books. Listed released dates listed are tentative. Descriptions are excerpted from book sell…
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December 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
RJL’s list of New and Upcoming Japanese Fiction Releases for 2026 is now available!
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#TopTenTuesday Top Ten 2025 Books With One-Word Titles wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/02/t...
Top Ten 2025 Books With One-Word Titles
Top Ten 2025 Books With One-Word Titles TTT for December 2 #TopTenTuesday 📚 📚 📚 This is a freebie day, and I have chosen this theme in 2023 and in 2024. So here is my 2025 selection. I have read l…
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December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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This was my fourth book for #SciFiMonth. Books two and three were one star duds. It was my vintage read and I loved it. I'm glad I have the sequel. It's a duology. 🌌 www.goodreads.com/book/show/39...
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This was my fourth book for #SciFiMonth. Books two and three were one star duds. It was my vintage read and I loved it. I'm glad I have the sequel. It's a duology. 🌌 www.goodreads.com/book/show/39...