Screenshot of tactical.vote announcement about Greens winning Gorton and Denton by-election
#tacticalvoting
Screenshot of tactical.vote announcement about Greens winning Gorton and Denton by-election
#tacticalvoting
Both! All! Any!
2 copies of Shantaram
When you're post-op and order yourself a book to read while you're feeling sorry for yourself and your dear friend has exactly the same idea! #booksky #friends
March reading stats - 11 books read, 3369 pages, 28.82 hours, average rating 3.75.
#booksky
I know, right?! There're quite a few others too - gorgeous editions!
Beautiful new HB copies of Jane Eyre and Pride & Prejudice
Beautiful marble-effect spredges!
Oh gawsh, the postman's been! π« π₯°π€ #booksky
Essential to remind that libraries are not just vital sources of knowledge and information but also excellent community centers devoted to under-served populations. Services for job-seekers, the blind, for senior citizens. They lend out books but also tech, cooking equipment, media players.
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Pile of lovely new books: The Launch Date by Annabelle Slator, Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis, The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo, and The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
I accidentally bought more books. No, obviously I don't *air quotes* need more books. But since when has need had anything to do with it? When will I read them? Hahahaaahahaaaaa. Semantics. #booksky #toomanybookstoolittletime
When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations.
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow β€οΈ
Bertβs Blackboard: Never underestimate the power of a girl with a book. Ruth Bader Ginsberg
The sun being out makes getting up so much easier.
I have that on my wishlist - look forward to hearing what you make of it! This weekend I will mostly be reading Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune. βΊοΈ
Storygraph Wrap-up for February: 10 books read, one 5star review for Terry Pratchett's Reaper Man.
TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY!
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. π€¬ π·πΊ
#24HourEconomicBlackout
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
Thank you! π€
I don't think you can, sadly! Fortunately I had just used my last one and have 5 days to listen to that book before my membership's cancelled! Serendipitous timing!
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I've just done this too, and am feeling really good about it! π€π #booksky #audiobooks
They are *really* nice mushrooms! π
Loved 'Isaac and the Egg' (available in your friendly school library), and looking forward to this one! #bedesreads #booksky
Introduce yourself with:
One book - Pride and Prejudice
One movie - When Harry Met Sally
One album - The Dreaming, Kate Bush
One TV show - West Wing
Still of a Sootsprite
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Birdy the cat, black and fluffy, big yellow eyes
Happy #Caturday!
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Complete set on shelf, with other editions
From top, L to R: Sense & Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Emma, Pride & Prejudice, Persuasion, Mansfield Park
Set complete! π₯³π
Thomas Nelson Seasons editions of Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey - hardbacks with covers in shades of blue and a white overlay of a papercut images of characters and houses in the books. Beautiful!
Lovely post today. π€ 1/2
You *can* sit with us.
Get to know (some of) the #InternationalBooker2025 judges.
I use the face wash, not the foaming one, the cleansing gel, because it lasts longer. The toner ( they call it clarifying lotion) and the clearing moisturiser, which you only need a little bit and I literally only put it where my worst spots come up. Then your regular moisturiser on top. x
I haven't been on here all that long, but the non-vitriolic discourse was what drew me, too...