Angela Hobbs
@angelabklvr.bsky.social
Books, cockapoos, Devon sunshine
I must get around to reading The Trees. #drvonbookhour
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I must get around to reading The Trees. #drvonbookhour
#devonbookhour My standout read of the year is James by Percival Everett - a re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the POV of Jim, the fugitive slave.
December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
#devonbookhour My standout read of the year is James by Percival Everett - a re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the POV of Jim, the fugitive slave.
Hi George - you're braver than me, the Muppets version of A Christmas Carol is the closest I get to such stories!🤣 #devonbookhour
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Hi George - you're braver than me, the Muppets version of A Christmas Carol is the closest I get to such stories!🤣 #devonbookhour
#devonbookhour a new author for us both to check out then - it's always worth popping in to this conversation on a Monday evening 😊
December 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#devonbookhour a new author for us both to check out then - it's always worth popping in to this conversation on a Monday evening 😊
Hi - thanks for hosting, and for your recommendation, it's not one I have heard of. I am about to start Wintering by Katherine May - has anyone else read it? #devonbookhour
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Hi - thanks for hosting, and for your recommendation, it's not one I have heard of. I am about to start Wintering by Katherine May - has anyone else read it? #devonbookhour
I love reading on my now quite old Kindle. #devonbookhour It is a different reading experience but, for me, it certainly doesn't detract from the joy of reading - and the quality of the print is far better than many a paperback!
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I love reading on my now quite old Kindle. #devonbookhour It is a different reading experience but, for me, it certainly doesn't detract from the joy of reading - and the quality of the print is far better than many a paperback!
A wonderful novel - and a delightful adaptation 😊
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A wonderful novel - and a delightful adaptation 😊
Good luck! One for the longer winter evenings. #devonbookhour
October 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Good luck! One for the longer winter evenings. #devonbookhour
Does the Muppets version of A Christmas Carol count as a classic? I think it should!😂
I read a number of Thomas Hardy novels and most Jane Austen novels plus George Elliot's Middlemarch as a teenager. #devonbookhour
I read a number of Thomas Hardy novels and most Jane Austen novels plus George Elliot's Middlemarch as a teenager. #devonbookhour
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Does the Muppets version of A Christmas Carol count as a classic? I think it should!😂
I read a number of Thomas Hardy novels and most Jane Austen novels plus George Elliot's Middlemarch as a teenager. #devonbookhour
I read a number of Thomas Hardy novels and most Jane Austen novels plus George Elliot's Middlemarch as a teenager. #devonbookhour
The book is entertainingly quirky! #devonbookhour
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The book is entertainingly quirky! #devonbookhour
#devonbookhour I have already read Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession, but I'm keen to watch the BBC2 adaptation starting at 10pm tonight, also on iPlayer.
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#devonbookhour I have already read Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession, but I'm keen to watch the BBC2 adaptation starting at 10pm tonight, also on iPlayer.
#devonbookhour Good evening all - I am between books tonight, and I want to read both of these - but which one to go for first? Any thoughts?!
October 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#devonbookhour Good evening all - I am between books tonight, and I want to read both of these - but which one to go for first? Any thoughts?!
A political fable, the theme considers what happens when you suddenly become an unwanted foreigner in an increasingly hostile environment. #devonbookhour
September 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A political fable, the theme considers what happens when you suddenly become an unwanted foreigner in an increasingly hostile environment. #devonbookhour
#devonbookhour I can definitely recommend my current read, which is The Accidental Immigrants by Jo McMillan - it is a very compelling and prescient novel.
September 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
#devonbookhour I can definitely recommend my current read, which is The Accidental Immigrants by Jo McMillan - it is a very compelling and prescient novel.
I'm sorry to hear your sad news George - condolences to your family.
September 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I'm sorry to hear your sad news George - condolences to your family.
Hi Susie - good to catch up with you - enjoy your time at the South Hams litfest!
September 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hi Susie - good to catch up with you - enjoy your time at the South Hams litfest!
Always worth checking out the recommendations in the Mr B's Xmas catalogue!
September 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Always worth checking out the recommendations in the Mr B's Xmas catalogue!
#devonbookhour I wouldn't say that a book has ever been life-changing but I certainly felt that books which I read in my late teens for both O and A levels were really mind broadening.
September 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#devonbookhour I wouldn't say that a book has ever been life-changing but I certainly felt that books which I read in my late teens for both O and A levels were really mind broadening.
#DevonBookHour I tend to be drawn by reviews, subject matter, new work by an author I have previously read and enjoyed, genre.
September 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
#DevonBookHour I tend to be drawn by reviews, subject matter, new work by an author I have previously read and enjoyed, genre.
#DevonBookHour it is a political fable about a British couple living on a fictional island in the Med,whose lives are torn apart by the election of a far right govt. It's a finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.
September 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#DevonBookHour it is a political fable about a British couple living on a fictional island in the Med,whose lives are torn apart by the election of a far right govt. It's a finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.
#DevonBookHour I have just started this, published by the wonderful #BluemooseBooks
September 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
#DevonBookHour I have just started this, published by the wonderful #BluemooseBooks
Ah yes, that was good - and the sequel 'Olive, Again'.
September 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Ah yes, that was good - and the sequel 'Olive, Again'.
I'm not sure....🤔
September 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I'm not sure....🤔