Alex
@alexthebookish.bsky.social
Librarian and writer of things. Book scoffer. Cat lady. Tea and biscuit kind of girl. Swiftie. Eternal emo punk. (She/her).
https://wordsandwhimsy12.substack.com/
Insta: @alexsadventuresinwonderland
TikTok: @alexthebookish
https://wordsandwhimsy12.substack.com/
Insta: @alexsadventuresinwonderland
TikTok: @alexthebookish
I won’t lie, I was a little offended at how quick Substack’s age verification decided I’m DEFINITELY AN ADULT
January 6, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I won’t lie, I was a little offended at how quick Substack’s age verification decided I’m DEFINITELY AN ADULT
As the first post is dropping tomorrow, I guess now might be a good time to introduce you all to my new creative venture, Words and Whimsy. This new #Substack will be where I post my book recommendations, reading updates and anything bookish that I'm excited about 😊📚 wordsandwhimsy12.substack.com
Words and Whimsy | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Words and Whimsy, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
wordsandwhimsy12.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
As the first post is dropping tomorrow, I guess now might be a good time to introduce you all to my new creative venture, Words and Whimsy. This new #Substack will be where I post my book recommendations, reading updates and anything bookish that I'm excited about 😊📚 wordsandwhimsy12.substack.com
What appears to be actual Luke Thompson's official Facebook just casually hearting my comment tagging my fiance in a promo post for Bridgerton season 4 👀
December 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
What appears to be actual Luke Thompson's official Facebook just casually hearting my comment tagging my fiance in a promo post for Bridgerton season 4 👀
What a lovely idea 😊✨
Authors including Kate Mosse, Richard Osman and Philip Pullman have backed plans to give newborn babies automatic library cards, following a proposal by think tank the Cultural Policy Unit.
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Kate Mosse, Richard Osman and Philip Pullman back proposal to give newborns automatic library cards
Authors including Kate Mosse, Richard Osman and Philip Pullman have backed plans to give newborn babies automatic library cards, following a proposal by think tank the Cultural Policy Unit.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
What a lovely idea 😊✨
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ICYMI: The government must go further to prevent the ongoing marginalisation of English Literature as a subject, says Penny Batchelor in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky
We cannot give up on English
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November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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So, I'm starting to design my wedding signage and programs. So far with the wedding planning, I have very much been 'doing whatever the hell we want' because that's the advice everyone gave us when we got engaged. However, it now means we have all the choices in the world and it's, well... a lot 😅
November 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
So, I'm starting to design my wedding signage and programs. So far with the wedding planning, I have very much been 'doing whatever the hell we want' because that's the advice everyone gave us when we got engaged. However, it now means we have all the choices in the world and it's, well... a lot 😅
Thank you to everyone who helped! I was furious at that last hair one 😊🐰 #HiddenBooksGame
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Thank you to everyone who helped! I was furious at that last hair one 😊🐰 #HiddenBooksGame
As I see a couple of people finishing it now, I'll plead for a clue for the hair. I am still upset it isn't Bunny #HiddenBooksGame
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
As I see a couple of people finishing it now, I'll plead for a clue for the hair. I am still upset it isn't Bunny #HiddenBooksGame
I just thought I'd cracked it when it suddenly dawned on me that the hair was Bunny but unfortunately it's not. Note to @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social -that would have been genius 😭 #HiddenBooksGame
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I just thought I'd cracked it when it suddenly dawned on me that the hair was Bunny but unfortunately it's not. Note to @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social -that would have been genius 😭 #HiddenBooksGame
UGH, I JUST got the girl (who is actually a bit older than a girl) after just staring at her and then saying 'surely not?' but trying it anyway and it was 🙄 Just her hair to go now! #HiddenBooksGame
Still looking for clues for the girl and her hair bun... #HiddenBooksGame. In exchange, I'll try my best to think of clues for any others you might need. I've somehow done amazingly well by myself this year 😅
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
UGH, I JUST got the girl (who is actually a bit older than a girl) after just staring at her and then saying 'surely not?' but trying it anyway and it was 🙄 Just her hair to go now! #HiddenBooksGame
Still looking for clues for the girl and her hair bun... #HiddenBooksGame. In exchange, I'll try my best to think of clues for any others you might need. I've somehow done amazingly well by myself this year 😅
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Still looking for clues for the girl and her hair bun... #HiddenBooksGame. In exchange, I'll try my best to think of clues for any others you might need. I've somehow done amazingly well by myself this year 😅
This is when I suddenly emerge in the hopes of finding help with #HiddenBookGame. It's like I only come here when I need something, which is bloody awful of me 👀
Looking for help with the girl, her hair bun and the fruit blanket. Can help out with clues for any others 💖
Looking for help with the girl, her hair bun and the fruit blanket. Can help out with clues for any others 💖
November 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This is when I suddenly emerge in the hopes of finding help with #HiddenBookGame. It's like I only come here when I need something, which is bloody awful of me 👀
Looking for help with the girl, her hair bun and the fruit blanket. Can help out with clues for any others 💖
Looking for help with the girl, her hair bun and the fruit blanket. Can help out with clues for any others 💖
Absolute buzzing 😬🧡
Taylor Swift announces twelfth studio album The Life of a Showgirl
Taylor Swift announces twelfth studio album The Life of a Showgirl
Taylor Swift has announced her twelfth studio album, The Life of A Showgirl, following a mysterious countdown on the singer's website.
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August 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Absolute buzzing 😬🧡
A relaxing Sunday morning finishing off this moving masterpiece of a novel. These voices are so vivid and Glasgow is so alive. Excellent 👌 @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A relaxing Sunday morning finishing off this moving masterpiece of a novel. These voices are so vivid and Glasgow is so alive. Excellent 👌 @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social
Brought my first girl cat Rosie home earlier this week. She is absolutely adorable 🥰🐈⬛
August 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Brought my first girl cat Rosie home earlier this week. She is absolutely adorable 🥰🐈⬛
I've been looking into Substack lately and I'm really not sure how I hadn't discovered it till a few months ago. Obviously I cannot possibly start my own until January at the earliest because starting new things mid year would probably cause my brain to implode 🙃
July 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I've been looking into Substack lately and I'm really not sure how I hadn't discovered it till a few months ago. Obviously I cannot possibly start my own until January at the earliest because starting new things mid year would probably cause my brain to implode 🙃
Just finished this moving, angry book from @sarahcrossan.bsky.social. A very powerful, heart-wrenching depiction of love within a horrifically scary time 🌿 @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Just finished this moving, angry book from @sarahcrossan.bsky.social. A very powerful, heart-wrenching depiction of love within a horrifically scary time 🌿 @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨
Back when Steps were formed, Ian “H” Watkins didn’t feel he could be himself. “I was too scared,” he admits.
Back when Steps were formed, Ian “H” Watkins didn’t feel he could be himself. “I was too scared,” he admits.
Steps' Ian 'H' Watkins: LGBTQ+ kids' book is a love letter to my younger self
Ian 'H' Watkins from Steps talks to PinkNews about his new book, Pride & The Rainbow Warriors and making amends to his younger self.
www.thepinknews.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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One of my friends is having a baby and rehoming her cat and asked if we know anyone who could adopt her. So I was like
taylor swift says it 's me im your bestie in a video
ALT: taylor swift says it 's me im your bestie in a video
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June 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
One of my friends is having a baby and rehoming her cat and asked if we know anyone who could adopt her. So I was like
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This is Tub and Blue. They simply cannot figure out how to get their tennis ball that fell in the pool. Still 12/10 because they really are trying
June 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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LOOOOVEEE THIS! 🥰🎉
Don’t they look great together?! Introducing The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden, winner of the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction, and The Story of a Heart by Rachel Clarke, winner of the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction. With thanks to #Audible, #Baileys and @findmypast.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
LOOOOVEEE THIS! 🥰🎉
Just under 90 mins to go till the winner is announced! Who are your winners?? #womensprize 👀
June 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Just under 90 mins to go till the winner is announced! Who are your winners?? #womensprize 👀
Not only have I not read any of these, I've actually only heard of 3 of them. What do you think? 😊📚
The time has come to reveal our fabulous #YABookPrize shortlist 🤩 ✨
"The 10 brilliant books on this year’s shortlist cover a wide range of genres, themes and perspectives...they are all engaging, empathetic and entertaining"
See the full shortlist in the thread below 👇
"The 10 brilliant books on this year’s shortlist cover a wide range of genres, themes and perspectives...they are all engaging, empathetic and entertaining"
See the full shortlist in the thread below 👇
June 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Not only have I not read any of these, I've actually only heard of 3 of them. What do you think? 😊📚
She's gotta be laughing her ass off at all the fans doing maths for rep tv 😂 'She's got a plan!' She didn't even had a pla 😉
Our girl did it!!! 😀🎉🥂
Taylor Swift is regaining control of her recorded music catalog six years after her old label, Big Machine Label Group, sold it to Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings.
Story: rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Story: rollingstone.com/music/music-...
May 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
She's gotta be laughing her ass off at all the fans doing maths for rep tv 😂 'She's got a plan!' She didn't even had a pla 😉