Books read in February:
Union Street - Pat Barker
Dad Had a Bad Day - Ashton Politanoff
May We Feed the King - Rebecca Perry
The Silver Book - Olivia Laing
Seven - Joanna Kavenna
A Complicated Women - Rebecca Lucy Taylor
Cycle of the Werewolf - Stephen King
All good stuff!
#BookSky
A fantastic event in Stockport tonight with @stuhennigan.bsky.social to celebrate the release of his debut novel KESHED. A dark and brutal look at modern masculinity, class and mental health which is also infused with Northern humour and a lot of love. Huge thanks to Jae for hosting!
Stu looking all windswept
@stuhennigan.bsky.social has a new book out called Keshed, last year he updated his author q&a on the Big Bearded Bookseller blog where he talked about this as a work-in-progress
#AuthorQ&A #AuthorInterview #BookSky 💙📚
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Still tix left for this is anyone wants to come #GetKeshed with me and Terri on Thursday in the intimate surroundings of @serenitybookshop.bsky.social. Gonna be a banger, as it always is when Terri's in the house 💥💪
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#GetKeshed @serenitybookshop.bsky.social next Thursday with me and Terri. Had a blinding time last night and can't wait to get back for another go-round. Force of nature is Terri and she was on top form yesterday, we're a pretty good double act. And the book chat's not bad either 👍
So great to see KESHED out in the world! I read it last year and have been dying to get it into the hands of customers! Very much looking forward to catching up with @stuhennigan.bsky.social at our event in Stockport next week. Join us!
Two of my absolute faves in conversation! This will be a great night!
Some great events coming up this month! Join us!
That’s the actual title and design of the book.
January reads:
AS IF - Isabel Waidner
LITTLE F - Michelle Tea
THE LEFT AND THE LUCKY - Willy Vlautin
THE WILDERNESS - Angela Flourney
BAIT - Eugenia Ladra (tr: Miriam Tobin)
MONIQUE ESCAPES - Édouard Louis (tr: John Lambert)
LITTLE FISH - Casey Plett
HANSEL & GRETEL - Stephen King & Maurice Sendak
Lancs/Mancs and other folk from that neck of the woods - if Leeds is too much of a stretch for the Keshed launch, doing one the week after in Stockport @serenitybookshop.bsky.social with HUGE thanx to old comrade @oziasmidwinter.bsky.social for organising.
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My journey to The Dark Tower is complete!
Started off the year having never read any @stephenking.bsky.social but since the Summer I’ve been reading an expanded reading list including The Stand, ‘Salem’s Lot, Insomnia and Hearts in Atlantis alongside the main eight books - what a ride! Loved it!
The countdown to Keshed begins. Shouts to @regretteruane.bsky.social @heidijames.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social @saloneurope.bsky.social @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social @oziasmidwinter.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social
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My favourite films of the year. No particular order but One Battle After Another and Sinners take the top two spots. Sister Midnight was criminally under seen - a delightfully dark, Lynchian gem!
Loved it!
My book of the year!
I don’t usually include books I read with my daughter but I love the Grimwood series so much!
Favourite books of 2025
For the last 3/4 months of the year I’ve been sidetracked by my quest to the Dark Tower so I feel there were quite a lot of 2025 novels that I missed, but I still read a lot of great books that were published over the last 12 months and these are my 15 favourites… #Booksky
I did! I adore Willy Vlautin!
Menswe@r reunion confirmed!
The BEST post waiting for me in Stockport this morning - new Willy Vlautin! Out in May from @faberbooks.bsky.social
Watched Doctor Sleep last night - no escaping The Dark Tower!
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Robin Ince is one of the best! Always a joy to listen to and this will be a delight!
Spent the morning of my birthday yesterday in London at the beautiful Conway Hall chatting all things Independent Publishing as part of the Indie Press Network Marketing and PR day. Had a wonderful time talking to Ann Morgan alongside my old Blackwell’s colleague Zool and Cat from Burley Fisher.
October reads…
After a few months of preliminary reading, I’m now on the path of The Beam and have finally started Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series. Had an absolute blast with the first three books - The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three and The Waste Lands!
And any North West based @qedcon.org people - I will be doing a gig with @serenitybookshop.bsky.social in STOCKPORT on 11th November
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Preliminary Dark Tower reading done (going to do Hearts in Atlantis and Everything’s Eventual after book 4) and just finished THE GUNSLINGER. Heard mixed things about it as an introduction to the series but I absolutely LOVED it. Now to also start the @talkscaredpod.bsky.social deep dive episodes.
Three of the best books of the year! So excited for this - join us!
Absolutely incredible event - powerful, inspiring and full of hope and joy. Len is both an astonishing poet and wonderful person.
