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Darren Perks
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Retired Drama Teacher ( and History). Married to Vicky, with a son. Biblio holic ; am drammer; extreme Leonard Rossiter fan /socialist/Cardiff UK
Pitch perfect performance
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Novel set in the fictional village of Tilldale, NORTHUMBERLAND

The Second Chance Supper Club by Caroline Roberts
www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in...

"..A heartwarming and quick read that will whisk you from the Cheviots to Alnwick and beyond.." #blueskybooks #booksky
Novel set in the fictional village of Tilldale, NORTHUMBERLAND - TripFiction
The Second Chance Supper Club by Caroline Roberts, novel set in the fictional village of Tilldale, Northumberland. "Northumberland's wildly rugged beauty
www.tripfiction.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Chuckle time
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Burns night - late post !!
January 26, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Excellent so far - written with verve and skill..
January 26, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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Forget Kylie (as if you ever could) - today, I'm going to reveal the Bert's Books Christmas Number One...

Any guesses?
December 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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While living at Netherne hospital, George Buday created illustrations for books, cards, pamphlets & programmes & his woodcuts appeared in a 1976 BBC Omnibus about Hungarian poetry.
Art therapist Edward Adamson gained permission for Buday to have his carving tools & studio space in which to use them
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A book for the coming season
December 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Ah
December 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Sad news but what a legacy
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Fab find - charity shop
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
More proposed government measures rigging the legal system
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Government interference in judicial processes - scandalous
November 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Shelfie
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Ah
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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I had a great time today with @annasmithwrites.bsky.social and @mikebrooks668.bsky.social at the British Fantasy Society event at Redditch Library. We had a great discussion, an appreciative audience, and I got to sign lots of books.
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Boris Johnson took 4 days off as NHS warned of escalating Covid crisis www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Books about books
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
What a mess
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Intriguing certainly but the hype on social media has been massive
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Great win for David Szalays novel - Flesh
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Excited to see this is out v soon - his first WW2 book was excellent- sure this will also excel
November 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM