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Question of the Day: What book have you read that you thought was confusing?

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Oliver Jeffers from his picturebook I’m Very Busy about friends who are importantly crossing things off a list & nearly forget a birthday. With his trademark stick legs, an empty setting & toys whose faces reflect the mood. HarperCollins 9 Oct @harpercollins.bsky.social

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 18h

The novelist Richard Osman talks about his best-selling series, which stars a team of crime-solving retirees.

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The ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Author on Killers, Cats and Kindness

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 19h

Review: History Matters

Essays and lectures on the importance of history, biographical vignettes, influences on the writer, and writing process.

Review: History Matters

Essays and lectures on the importance of history, biographical vignettes, influences on the writer, and writing process.

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Like many readers, I am continually in search of books that allow me to lose myself in an entirely unique universe.
-Anita Shreve, BOTD, 1946

Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Featured Book. From Gordon Lightfoot's song to watching sister lake freighters pass through the Soo Locks, this tragedy has always fascinated me. Published by @liveright.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 1d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by James Mayhew from his collection of 10 stories, My Book of Classic Nursery Tales. Characterful creatures in an image from The Tortoise and the Hare, made with collage using paper printed with patterns and textures. Otter-Barry Books 9 October @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

“It’s like you’re sitting in a bar, and there are all of these fights going on all around you. You look over, and you think, ‘Not my fight.’ ...And then someone comes into the bar, and this horrible fight ensues, and you think, ‘Oh, God, that’s my fight.’”

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Opinion | How a Community of Readers Saved Their Book Festival

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Review: Believe – Why Everyone Should Be Religious

A case for committing to a religious faith, illustrated by the author's belief in Christianity.

Review: Believe – Why Everyone Should Be Religious

A case for committing to a religious faith, illustrated by the author's belief in Christianity.

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Question of the Day: Have you ever experienced a reading slump and, if so, how did you get out of it?

Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 2d

"In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds."
-Thor Heyerdahl, born this day, 1914.

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Featured Book. Explores how the Spirit and the arts may illumine each other. @ivpacademic.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 2d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Annie Booker from her debut picturebook The Great Bear about a mythical creature who protects the oceans & teaches a destructive human to protect them too. Handmade image of the towering bear & a tiny figure slumped in shame. Two Hoots 9 Oct. @twohootsbooks.bsky.social

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Review: The Future of Synodality

An account of the effort of Catholicism to move to a more open, participative and inclusive ecclesiology,

Review: The Future of Synodality

An account of the effort of Catholicism to move to a more open, participative and inclusive ecclesiology,

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Question of the Day: How much time do you spend reading books (including listening to audiobooks) in a typical day? #booksky

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 4d

"We're frightened of what makes us different."
- Anne Rice, born this day, 1941

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 4d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Harry Woodgate from The Butterfly House. Dellightful picturebook about a community coming together to turn a garden into a nature reserve and help a neighbour. Lovely pencil crayon & other media. Andersen Press 9 Oct @harrywoodgate.bsky.social @andersenpress.bsky.social

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 4d

The Weekly Wrap: September 28-October 4

Book Series, Thomas Pynchon, Leon Uris, Hamonshu, Robotic Umpires, Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam.

The Weekly Wrap: September 28-October 4

Book Series, Thomas Pynchon, Leon Uris, Hamonshu, Robotic Umpires, Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam.

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 5d

"The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country - and we haven't seen them since."
- Gore Vidal, born this day, 1925

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Featured Book. Missed this when published in 2002. Doesn't make sense to believe if you don't live it. Looks like a good book exploring that. @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 5d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Giselle Clarkson from her funny and informative Omnibird: An Avian Investigator’s Handbook. A Red Junglefowl (or Wild Chook) accurately represented but with loose, lighthearted, squiggly marks and entertaining labelling. Gecko Press 7 October. @geckopress.bsky.social

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Review: Windigo Island

Cork, Jenny, and Henry join in a search for a missing Ojibwe girl when her friend's body washes up on a sinister island.

Review: Windigo Island

Cork, Jenny, and Henry join in a search for a missing Ojibwe girl when her friend's body washes up on a sinister island.

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Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 6d

Question of the Day: John Adams said "You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket." What poet would you want to have in your pocket?

Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 6d

"In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature."
-Wallace Stevens, born this day, 1879

Bob on Books @bobonbooks.bsky.social · 6d

Featured Book. I've studied these two books numerous times over the years, using a number of commentaries. The Wisdom Commentaries use the lens of feminist scholarship in approaching the text. @litpress.bsky.social

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