Yesterday I got author copies of my most recent book, a collection of short stories titled Where Rivers Go To Die. They look lovely and the red tones make me want to change my favourite colour from blue to red. You can find yourself a copy of this book on online stores.

These are stories I've written over twenty years, since the earliest I first wrote circa 2003-4

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I can't get the damn picture to flip! Oh well, highly recommended book of the day is The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Steve Brusatte. Companion to the Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs.

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I had created a thread on Twitter a while ago about #books on #Bangalore, but given how Twitter has been behaving over the past few months, I thought it best to archive it at another place too. You can see the full list of books or articles on Bangalore that I have enjoyed at https://bharathpalavalli.com/booksonbangalore.html. In case you are curious about the Twitter thread, it is currently available at https://twitter.com/bharathmp/status/1134422130387443713?s=20. #bookstoot #bookstadon #urbanism

"'CONSTANTVIGILANCE!'"

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This book is amazing!! 💙💙
Currently reading the second book of Neal Shusterman's trilogy!! 🔥

Scythe https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28954189-scythe

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If you were to spend Valentine's Day with a character from your current read, who would your date be? 💕

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"'When in doubt, go to the library.'"

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The truth cannot be erased, and the walls behind which it is hidden are brittle and fractured, ready to tumble down and smother its keepers at any time.

Books do not burn.

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Last book of 2022 was @IcySedgwick 's The Necromancer's Apprentice and after that cliffhanger on a simple novella, I'm already downloading the sequel... #books #bookstoot #bookstodon

My reading challenge for 2023 - my first and truly punishing challenge but if I stay focused, and get your support, I might just make it.

I'll note which books I read or reread and where appropriate finish! At the time. 😂

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Denna djupt vemodiga julafton söker jag tröst och stöd i litteraturens alltid lika välkomnande värld. Då känns det också rätt att läsa om Hogfather - Terry Pratchett får mig alltid att skratta. 🥰 #boktok #bookstoot #fantasy #terrypratchett

Early reviews for CRIP UP THE KITCHEN are starting to come in.

Preorder links can be found at https://julessherred.com/crip-up-the-kitchen/

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I love how everyone collectively remembers #Dickens at this time of year. I was hoping to reread #AChristmasCarol, but time is getting away from me, and the Great Winglebury Duel came out of the jar, so here we are. #TheGreatWingleburyDuel is a masterpiece of mistaken identity and confusion, very much in the spirit of pantomime and vaudeville. The Steam Excursion is my least favourite of the two; it's quite funny in places, but it didn't really grab my attention.

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Recommended: Clare Clark's debut novel 'The Great Stink' (but maybe for after the holidays ;-) A Washington Post Book of the Year

Unsavory but completely absorbing, Clare Clark's debut novel is set in a Victorian era sewer: crumbling, rat-infested, & laden with cholera.

Characters range from human and animal scavengers to the reformers promoting public hygiene after an 1858 Act of Parliament called for rebuilding of the sewer system.

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A small, new, and bookish tattoo. Ten imaginary house points to anyone who can guess the book?

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I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I really loved this book. Both Claudia and James are wonderfully annoying and confident, and the idea of running away to the Metropolitan Museum Of Art is inspired. Who wouldn't want to live in a museum? In many ways Mrs. Basil E. is more childish than the children, certainly more mischievous. I love how her involvement is revealed at the end, and how the plot comes together.

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The Green Man Of Eshwood Hall is slow and timeless, rather like a walk in the woods. It has everything an old-fashioned adventure should have: a big old house, a child who is often left alone, ghosts, and of course the Green Man. In this respect, the story feels like a classic folk tale, but it's not a story for children.

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#bookishAdvent Day 2:
What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah.

#shortstories w/ #magicalrealism #futurism #scifi themed on #relationships #Home . Wants to perfect the art of short stories? this is your textbook. Genius writing.
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Harper Lee's To Kill A Mocking Bird had such an impact on me in my childhood; it remains my favourite book. But I couldn't get through Go Set A Watchman. The few pages I read reeked of racism and my heart sank.
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@Allanahinnz
The Murderbot diaries are truly incredible

They really make a good gift 🎁 idea for yourself or for others

Even folks who are usually non-readers can get into these short, punchy stories

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