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Posted on December 26, 2023

Advent Reading Challenge Books

Posted on December 25, 2023

Advent Reading Challenge Day Twenty Five

Share a Book Everyone Should Read I've been adapting the challenges all month so why should today be any different?! This is an impossible challenge anyway. There…

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Posted on December 24, 2023

Advent Reading Challenge Day Twenty Four

A Book Set by the Sea I don't think I've hidden the fact that I love the sea, and many of my favourite times have…

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Posted on December 23, 2023

Advent Reading Challenge Day Twenty Three

Your 2024 TBR Pile True story: I judged this book by its cover! The cover illustration is taken from my favourite railway poster. It's of Innsbruck…

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Posted on December 22, 2023

Advent Reading Challenge Day Twenty Two

A Book Set in the Countryside A few days ago, I wrote about meeting and interviewing Sally Magnusson. She wasn't the first BBC journalist I worked…

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Posted on December 21, 2023

Advent Reading Challenge Day Twenty One

A Book with an Animal on the Cover If you know my writing, you'll be aware that one of the things I rant about most…

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Posted on December 20, 2023

Advent Reading Challenge Day Twenty

A Book Set in a Different Country One of the very best things about working in libraries was the opportunity I had to meet authors…

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Posted on December 19, 2023

Advent Reading Challenge Day Nineteen

A Chilling Thriller Thrillers aren't really my thing unless they're along the lines of John Buchan's. Thrillers but in a safe space; whatever the equivalent of…

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Posted on December 18, 2023

Advent Reading Challenge Day Eighteen

A Rom-com Book you'd Like to See Made into a Christmas Film No apologies. I'm cheating here and discussing two books. The first one is another by…

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Posted on December 17, 2023

Advent Reading Challenge Day Seventeen

A Book of Christmas Past: Share a Historical Read I've always liked reading historical novels but, if they're poorly researched or clearly bring modern sensibilities…

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