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Katheryn97T
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Currently reading The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler 💫 she/her
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I fell down a research rabbit hole when I discovered that brides in early modern England wore knives (!) and ended up writing an entire article about it #AcademicSky #PhDSky
Project MUSE - Knives and Femininity on the Early Modern Stage
muse.jhu.edu
Introduce yourself by naming five books by Irish writers that you have read 💙📚

LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL by Rónán Hession
NORMAL PEOPLE by Sally Rooney
THE BEE STING by Paul Murray
A GHOST IN THE THROAT by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
OLD GOD’S TIME by Sebastian Barry
Introduce yourself by naming five books by Irish writers that you have read.

THE CHILDREN OF DYNMOUTH by William Trevor;
THE SPRINGS OF AFFECTION by Maeve Brennan;
FOSTER by Claire Keegan;
AMONGST WOMEN by John McGahern;
MOLLY FOX’S BIRTHDAY by Deirdre Madden

#BookSky 💙📚
Introduce yourself by naming five books by Irish writers that you have read.

A Ghost in the Throat
At Swim-Two-Birds
King Goshawk and the Birds
The Book of Lost Things
The Lesser Bohemians

#BookSky💙📚
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
5⭐️ books read in November 💙📚

Playground by Richard Powers
November 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“I don’t like your manner,” Kingsley said in a voice you could have cracked a Brazil nut on.

“That’s all right,” I said. “I’m not selling it.”

He reared back as if I had hung a week-old mackerel under his nose.

~ The Lady in the Lake, Raymond Chandler 💙📚
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Had a lot of fun at the cinema today with Wake Up Dead Man (the latest Knives Out film)
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This week’s #FridayReads is Octopussy and the Living Daylights by Ian Fleming 💙📚
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This week’s #FridayReads is Bunny by Mona Awad 💙📚
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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My current #FridayReads is WE LOVE YOU, BUNNY by Mona Awad. 💙📚
This week’s #FridayReads is Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis 💙📚
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This week’s #FridayReads is Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis 💙📚
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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On the Clubland Substack: the 1st of a 2-part article, offering a deep dive into clubs in the world of John Le Carré's George Smiley.

This one looks at Smiley's fictional clubs; their influences; & how they change between the original novels & the TV version.
clubland.substack.com/p/clubman-ta...
Clubman, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: George Smiley's clubs
Part 1 of 2
clubland.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Since the Booker Prize winner will be announced tomorrow, here’s my thoughts on my personal favourite 💙📚
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Love a pocket paperback - the smaller the better 💙📚

#BookishQOTD
— ★°•| November 8 |•°★ —

What's your preferred reading medium? Be as specific as you want!! (i.e. if you like hardbacks, do you like leather bound, cloth bound, etc. more?)

☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆

[Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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This week’s belated #FridayReads was She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena. So good! 💙📚
This week’s #FridayReads is The High Window by Raymond Chandler 💙📚
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This week’s #FridayReads is The High Window by Raymond Chandler 💙📚
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Happy publication day to Palaver by Bryan Washington - my favourite of his books so far 💙📚

My thoughts ⬇️
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Venetian Vespers by John Banville review – a haunting honeymoon
Venetian Vespers by John Banville review – a haunting honeymoon
This brooding tale of an Englishman’s downfall in fin-de-siècle Venice is memorably eerie – but it’s hard to care about such a pompous protagonist
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
5⭐️ reads in October 💙📚

Into the Midnight Wood by Alexandra McCollum
November 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Currently reading Love Forms by Claire Adam #FridayReads 💙📚
This week’s #FridayReads is Venetian Vespers by John Banville 💙📚
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This week’s #FridayReads is Venetian Vespers by John Banville 💙📚
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
📚 Bookish Checkpoint 📚💙

✨ Last Read: ‘Farewell, My Lovely’ - Raymond Chandler
✨ Current Read: ‘Venetian Vespers’ - John Banville
✨ Last Added To TBR: ‘Burying Jericho’ - William Hussey
✨ Next Up: ‘Passing’ - Nella Larsen
October 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Happy publication day to The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery - a fun and fresh take on the locked room mystery 💙📚

My thoughts ⬇️
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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I thought as it's #Spooktober I'd share my A-Z* of Stephen King books.

Feel free to comment with your own favourites for each letter 😀

*I might need to get a bit creative with some of the letters!

🩸📚💙 #BookSky #Books #Readers #A-Z #StephenKing #Horror #SpookySeason

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October 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I, a hip and with-it young person, explain the "Six Seven" trend for old people www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
What is ‘Six Seven’ and why is the world currently obsessed with this latest online trend?
The viral phrase from a 2024 rap track has children shouting in unison — and leaving adults utterly lost
www.irishtimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The premise of two fed-up housewives convincing themselves they have earned a holiday has become a familiar one, but The Enchanted April continually surprises.

I can see why people are always recommending this one (4⭐️) 💙📚
October 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM