Reading is life......Life is reading. Follow only a few so I have time to read books not Twitter. he/him see pinned tweet for Bluesky and Mastodon identities
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I am here less and less often, better to follow me on Bluesky. @booksandjohn.bsky.social OR Mastodon @[email protected]
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On the Calculation of Volume , book 5, by Solvej Balle, Trans by Sophia Hersi Smith & Jennifer Russell, starts with 41 pages for “day” 4541 which catches up the story since the end of book 4, and reminds me what is going on. Superb so far
ALT Book cover, showing empty seats in an auditorium
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Just finished reading Emily St John Mandel’s new novel: Exit Party. I was blown away by the last 100 pages, which pulled everything together in a fantastically satisfying way. Very likely to be my Book of the Year.
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Many thanks to Charlotte at #onemorechapter.notts who got me a chair to sit on at the crowded book event this afternoon #thanks
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I really enjoyed the latest Tim Sullivan book about George Cross, the Tailor. I am old enough to remember how much I enjoyed wearing a good suit to work. Not interested any more, but the book nicely brought back the feeling.
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Apologies if this is already known. But I dine out on my friendship with Lucy
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I am really excited by @naomialderman’s Couch to 5k programme for getting back to reading. She explains on Substack naomialderman.substack.com/p… naturally I thought I would follow track 3 but when I saw the level of reading she set out, i decided that track 2 was better 😀📖
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Very excited to be at @waterstonesng to hear the historian @hallierubebenhold her book The Five is one of the VERY best books i have ever read
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My annual offer to buy an ice cream for any follower who joins me at Love Gelatto before I finish
ALT Two scoops of ice cream
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Volume 4, On the Calculation of Volume, by Solvej Balle, translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell takes up almost the entire tweet. Just to say it is wonderful, nice return to the small, more ish chapters, and a real plot twist at the end. Can’t wait for vol 5: Nov
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Very excited to learn that volume 4 of the sequence On the Calculation of Volume is now awaiting me at @BromleyHouseLibrary. Just need to plan my reading, past volumes have been very “more ish”
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Very excited to learn that volume 4 of the sequence On the Calculation of Volume is now awaiting me at @BromleyHouseLibrary. Just need to plan my reading, past volumes have been very “more ish”
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Very excited to learn that volume 4 of the sequence On the Calculation of Volume is now awaiting me at @BromleyHouseLib Just need to plan my reading, past volumes have been very “more ish”
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Last year my favourite event at @brightonfringe was the @bitesizeplays breakfasts: coffee, croissant, strawberry, six short plays. I went twice, separate programmes. So when I found out that they were coming back this year, that determined the dates for this year’s trip. #excited
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Good news
We're excited to unveil our programme for Brighton Festival 2026 on Wed 18 Feb - mark your calendars!
Starting on Thu 26 Feb at 10 AM, tickets will be up for grabs 📅
(Members priority booking opens Thu 19 Feb)
We can't wait to mark our 60th edition with you all! Looking forward to seeing you in May 🎉
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Late, but here are my Best Books of 2025
Crime/Thriller Pleasers
Zoe SharpThe Girl in the Dark
Jo CallaghanHuman Remains
Simon Mason A Voice in the Nightj
Henry PorterThe Enigma Girl
Secret BarristerCutThroat Trial
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Non Fiction
Maureen Callaghan Ask Not: the Kennedys and the Women they Destroyed
Ben MacintyreThe Siege
Hallie RubeholdThe Story of a Murder
Polly ToynbeeAn Uneasy Inheritance
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