Colin Murtagh

I've loved all of these. Is there a way of buying the audiobook that doesn't involve Audible?

Been promising myself one of these for ages, so as I'm having a bad day, just ordered volume 1.

Lego set of flowers and plants in a yellow vase. Set number 40588

Two small non lego builds. One of an angle poise lamp. The other of an open book on a book rest with a couple of books on a shelf next to it. Both builds are shown on a bookshelf

Two little weekend builds. One #lego. One not. Got to say for a cheap couple of kits the lamp and books came together well. And the bulb in the lamp does work

Books read in 2026

I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin

How many rants can you fit in one novel?

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Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead by KJ Parker

Another Parker series, but the characters may feel familiar

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Midnight and Blue by Sir Ian Rankin

Good story, but he's 70 now, let him retire.

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As a Scot living in Wales, may I wish everyone a Happy St Davids Day, and no, am not trying it in Welsh

Funny coincidence. Got a copy of that at the weekend

I mix it up a lot

Cover of the Hardback copy of And The Corpse Wore Tartan. Novel by Stuart MacBride

Signature page showing the authors signature in Red Ink. This is underneath a cartoon mouse standing up wearing baggy trousers and a sports bra, holding a mug

Book post part the Second
Been away for a few days, but a couple of interesting things to come back to.
Secondly, the newest Stuart MacBride has arrived. I did pre-order the signed edition, and isn't that a pretty signature page

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Two paperback books. The Knives of Villalejo and Whatever you do, just don't. Both collections of Poetry by Matthew Stewart

Book post part the first.
Been away for a few days, but a couple of interesting things to come back to. First of all a couple of Poetry collections courtesy of @roguestrands.bsky.social Looking forward to getting into these

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Subscription got renewed this week, best present I ever got

And mine is the Welsh one :)

Love that book, and the series

I've never read him, but by coincidence someone at work today was talking about Last Call so I've just picked it up

Lego adult and child panda set

Had a bad day so cheered myself up with some #lego

We share a birthday. I hope next year is kind to you

I was offered an English Haggis last week. Didn't know whether to be insulted or scared

Tinned Haggis is awful. Not sure how they get them in there

You can take my freedom but you'll never take my Haggis

Colin Murtagh's review of Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Volume 35) 5/5: I've been getting these books for about 20 years, and they never let me down. A global competition to show the best in photography. No AI, no staging, everything just nature as it is, captured by...

Books read in 2026

Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio 35

Another of my favourite traditions. Been getting these books for over 20 years and will never stop. Proper wildlife photography. No tricks, No Ai, No staging.

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Colin Murtagh's review of Private Eye Annual 2025 5/5: There is something really comforting in the annual tradition of Private Eye releasing a best of the year. And the worse the world gets, the better the Eye gets. As always there's the satirical c...

Books read in 2026

Private Eye Annual 2025

One of my favourite traditions. Satire, Parody, humour and cartoons, what more can you need.

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Inside title page of Robert Burns Poetical works, The people edition from 1896 with a full page illustration of the poet

Cover of the poems and songs of Robert Burns. People Edition

Meant to post this yesterday for #Burns Night. One of the oldest books I own. The peoples edition of Burns Poetry and Song from 1896. As I'm getting old I can't read it now without a magnifying glass as the print is so small

Happy Birthday. Just seen your newsletter. My condolences on your loss

It is used to separate bricks, there's a nice instruction page on the lego website. It's also quite useful for lining up stickers to put on bricks
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Lego snails set

Such a cute little build

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Haven't seen a made simple book in years, got me through some problems at school

Colin Murtagh's review of The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (The Library Trilogy, #1) 4/5: This is a difficult book to review without giving too much away. We start with a young girl in the Dust. Basically a large desert type area, where life is tough, and little can be done to keep b...

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The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence

Complex fantasy novel about books, and found families.

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Thats one I've never seen, off to eBay I go

That is so useful thank you. Its identified it as a Eurasian Sparrowhawk which given the number of Sparrows we attract isn't a surprise