Hello everyone. It’s a long time since I'd have tried anything as wholesome as a Saturday night book post on that other site. Let’s see what it’s like here… Tonight’s read is the @thebookerprizes.bsky.social winner - ThreadSky

janequinn4.bsky.social•104 days ago

Lovely to see you here…. And your book posts 🥰

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fionamac1.bsky.social•104 days ago

It's so much nicer over here, that other place is a dim and distant memory.

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wrnsveteranks.bsky.social•104 days ago

Lovely to see you in here …a friendly place …here’s a moon post …

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docgsuds.bsky.social•104 days ago

Welcome aboard!

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busygranof6.bsky.social•103 days ago

Lovely to see you here Nicola. It’s much nicer here. Thank you for book advice.

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shirleycm.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hi Nicola. All the best people are here. ❤️

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dazthedon.bsky.social•104 days ago

Welcome aboard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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michael-59.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hi boss , great to see you on here.

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loobyludicrous.bsky.social•104 days ago

Lots of lovely book stuff on here. May your Saturday night book posts remain wholesome!

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plantteaching.bsky.social•104 days ago

Welcome, and thank you for all you do for Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. You were an amazing First Minister and it's wonderful to see you happy.

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magso.bsky.social•104 days ago

Fabulous!

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ampherlaw1.bsky.social•104 days ago

Welcome! I'm deep into Hollinghurst's latest

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roybennett.bsky.social•104 days ago

Found you again, great to see you back

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ninokoart.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hurray ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 you’ve just made this place even better 😊

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simon1968.bsky.social•104 days ago

Good to see you here

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haggaavr.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hi Nicola.

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haggaavr.bsky.social•104 days ago

Can you follow me back please Nicola🏴

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loupgarou.bsky.social•104 days ago

Ooh. I want to read this!

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libham.bsky.social•103 days ago

Waiting for the audiobook on the Libby app, available June 2025 🤪

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indysarah64.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hey lovely to see you here, doing what you love. x😍

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elaineac122.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hopefully you’ll find this place nicer! Certainly been a more positive experience for me….so far. Enjoy the book.

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skylinefilm.bsky.social•104 days ago

Excellent

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dundee89.bsky.social•103 days ago

💙💙💙💙

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charlotteaugst.bsky.social•104 days ago

Just borrowed it from my daughter. One for the train journey ahead.

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shanereaction.bsky.social•104 days ago

Have you read any of the other nominees? Would recommend The Safekeep with every fiber of my being!

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fatima-joji.bsky.social•104 days ago

Nicola in the house!!! Welcome 😊. My current read. I totally recommend it if you haven’t read it yet.

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cheetaramummy.bsky.social•104 days ago

Spending my Sat night with a much thumbed old friend but sometimes that's just what's needed

If you haven't found these pages of wisdom before, I very much recommend #theprophet

With a beautiful independent daughter now at uni, it's good to embrace these words again & to love the arrow which flies

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fatima-joji.bsky.social•104 days ago

Love this! Definitely adding to my list (which keeps growing 😅).

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gaynor1.bsky.social•104 days ago

This book lives on my bedside table, it’s an old friend too.

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paulamacnicol.bsky.social•103 days ago

Looking forward to your Saturday book reviews and updates again Nicola. 📚

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trulyitellyou.bsky.social•104 days ago

A Scottish member of my family has given me a book called bloody Scotland, I am looking forward to reading it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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iaindc.bsky.social•104 days ago

I've had an email from Waterstones to recommend this, must give it a go!

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jockslassie2.bsky.social•98 days ago

So happy to see you here Nicola😘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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ayrshireannie.bsky.social•103 days ago

This one is a belter.

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etkwebster.bsky.social•103 days ago

More books are always a good thing.👍

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survivingboomer.bsky.social•103 days ago

Lovely to see you here Nicola. I'm working my way through Irvine Welsh's 'A Decent Ride'. 😳

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tophergraham.bsky.social•104 days ago

I think you'll find this platform quite a bit less toxic. Welcome aboard! Adding this book to my list - by the way, you should do something like Oprah's Book Club!

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margl24.bsky.social•104 days ago

Nice to see you !

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leerandall.bsky.social•104 days ago

You are in for a treat!

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jill51.bsky.social•104 days ago

Love your book recommendations. Delighted to see you here

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tlazolteotl1519.bsky.social•104 days ago

It's genuinely nice to read through the replies to your post & for them not to consist almost exclusively of screeching, psychotic invective. I hope this place can stay like this!

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fionaswriting.bsky.social•104 days ago

Right? The book truthers have apparently self-selected away from here!

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awheatley24.bsky.social•95 days ago

It really is. Load of banshees squawling at her over there.

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montrose.bsky.social•104 days ago

Awesome

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kayachops.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hello Auntie Nicola, thanks for looking after us during Covid!👍

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graemeturner.bsky.social•103 days ago

Hi Nicola, good to see you on here. Hope you are enjoying life.

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toastietootsies.bsky.social•104 days ago

Great to see you here Nicola!!

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jenmay55.bsky.social•103 days ago

Glad you are here, nice place to be

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linda-r.bsky.social•104 days ago

And it is being received as it ought to be. Welcome.

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macfeagle.bsky.social•104 days ago

Good to see you here, hopefully we can all keep this a civil and enjoyable space.

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scribblingval.bsky.social•103 days ago

We'll just block 'em on sight otherwise, eh?

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smk123.bsky.social•103 days ago

Lovely to see you Nicola x

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alibee9.bsky.social•104 days ago

Great to see you here where you might get some peace, happy reading x

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megscotland.bsky.social•103 days ago

Hi Nicola 👋🏻 💛

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robmunn.bsky.social•104 days ago

👋

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minimegabite.bsky.social•104 days ago

Great to see you on here - looks like a lot calmer place…

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trangpang.bsky.social•102 days ago

I'm glad you're here!

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seileasdar.bsky.social•104 days ago

Yay! You're here, and your book posts, too. Have missed you both! This place feels even better now. And welcome! 💕

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catherine-48.bsky.social•104 days ago

Only been here a couple of days and loving it, great to see you here too Nicola 💛 📖

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katsuze.bsky.social•104 days ago

So cheered to see you here Nicola!

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troybairn.bsky.social•104 days ago

I know! This has made my day ☀️

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elainegribben.bsky.social•104 days ago

Great to see you here. I enjoy seeing your book recommendations.

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fionaalexander.bsky.social•103 days ago

Excellent!
So pleased to see you here!

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banalbanana.bsky.social•104 days ago

Have just requested this from the library - a bit different from my usual tartan noir 📚

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nicafeole.bsky.social•101 days ago

Hello Ms. Sturgeon, I'm also a Nicola but from Texas (not too many of us here). Do post your review! I'm 79th in line at my library but may have to just purchase it!

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wyliehorn.bsky.social•104 days ago

Very glad to see you here.

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helentat.bsky.social•104 days ago

So glad you are back nicola i missed you🩷

Oh and block the haters

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fionaswriting.bsky.social•104 days ago

Lovely to see you here - hopefully this place will be less ridiculous than the other one for all of us!

I'm finally getting to Gideon The Ninth as apparently I'm the last fantasy reader to pick it up. But Babel is the one I keep telling everyone else to read!

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troybairn.bsky.social•104 days ago

Tremendous to see you here Nicola. ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏆

A must-read for every Scot:

Science Fraud: Darwin's Plagiarism of Patrick Matthew's Theory, by Mike Sutton

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catcanny.bsky.social•104 days ago

Going to read that next ! Enjoy , great to see your book posts again . Welcome to 🦋

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karmaunc.bsky.social•104 days ago

Great band.

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pommy1971.bsky.social•104 days ago

Welcome🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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sdem21.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hello, over here then.😊

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julesg7380.bsky.social•102 days ago

Great to see you on here 😀

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kris.scot•103 days ago

I have a request for it at the library, but there's quite a queue. 😁

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lauravennard.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hi Nicola ❤️

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scoularcauthor.bsky.social•102 days ago

I hear it's amazing, but does it feature Drumpellier Country Park, Bothwell Castle, Glasgow Central Station and The Sir John Moore? If not, I've got just the book from a new Uddy based author 😂

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hazowg.bsky.social•104 days ago

Glad you are here, now I can get my fix of books and politics

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nicolagatt.bsky.social•104 days ago

Good to see you here, and great to see a book post

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annmccartan.bsky.social•104 days ago

Decided to give it a go too, seems a more positive place so far!
Looking forward to many more book posts!

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mastermelrose.bsky.social•104 days ago

So glad to see you here.

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weenell.bsky.social•104 days ago

Nice one ... enjoy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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bronaghbell.bsky.social•104 days ago

Just about to start too

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kazzjambo.bsky.social•104 days ago

Good to see you here, it's a much nicer place and a lot more civilised, I hope you have a lovely time and enjoy your book reviews without nutters invading your space, hope you have a lovely day.

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mediaweasel.bsky.social•103 days ago

Hurrah! Good to see you! On my to-be-read list.

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juststuart.bsky.social•104 days ago

Lovely to see you boss.

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lmb64.bsky.social•104 days ago

Good to have you here ❤️

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ladywicket.bsky.social•104 days ago

It’s much nicer here 🦋💗🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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sevorgb.bsky.social•104 days ago

❤️

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emmavardy2.bsky.social•104 days ago

Wow you've started with a juganaught. Nice to see you here Nicola.

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ungagged.bsky.social•103 days ago

One on my book pile...

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jacquiwine.bsky.social•104 days ago

Fabulous choice, Nicola. I love how Harvey oscillates between the micro and macro in such a skilful way.

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bertsbooks.bsky.social•104 days ago

How did you get on? It's a lovely read, I thought.

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jimrw.bsky.social•104 days ago

Here's hoping you enjoy. Nice seeing you on this platform. Enjoy your weekend.

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geexdee.bsky.social•103 days ago

Good to see you on here. Much more pleasant site all together. #ScottishIndependence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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evening48.bsky.social•104 days ago

You've been missed, so it's great to see you here!
This will be my next read.

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brendafoub.bsky.social•104 days ago

Great to see you, Boss 👏👏

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sadofballantrae.bsky.social•104 days ago

Welcome Auntie Nic. x

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sadofballantrae.bsky.social•104 days ago

forgive my greeting, but Ive always regarded you as my fave Auntie from when I was a kid (that's a compliment btw)

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awheatley24.bsky.social•103 days ago

I have Gliff by Ali Smith.

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glesgawife.bsky.social•103 days ago

So happy to be following you from here in the Gorbals!! I’m trying to make a dent in my stacks of unread books. I need some luck!

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ips-cali.bsky.social•104 days ago

Good to see your book recs here 👍

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ang4indy.bsky.social•103 days ago

Great to see you here

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albadross.bsky.social•91 days ago

So good to read lovely comments instead of the bile in the other place. I've always wanted to tell you, but hope you already know, how much the majority of us were (and are) so thankful you were in charge during Covid. Your team was ace.
Power to you, Mrs. Your legacy is untarnished 😘

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m-c-7.bsky.social•104 days ago

Not one mad roaster going off on one or even a swear word to be seen in the replies. Superb!

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astropoet.bsky.social•101 days ago

Good choice - that’s on my list!

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thistle1314.bsky.social•104 days ago

Good to see you. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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almannysbunnet.bsky.social•104 days ago

Only been here a week or so but Bluesky is showing great promise. The ‘other place’ is bad for your mental health.😊

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sandraspice.bsky.social•104 days ago

Nice to see you on here Nicola 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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anniesk.bsky.social•104 days ago

Now don't judge me Nicola. 😉 I've just started reading my fourth Richard Osman book. The Thursday Murder club series. Nice light reading.

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busygranof6.bsky.social•103 days ago

Not got to number four yet but have enjoyed the others.

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anniesk.bsky.social•103 days ago

I read the fourth before the third one. 🙄😂 Bought three of them from the charity shop and couldn't get my hands on the third, so ended up buying it from the Works.

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busygranof6.bsky.social•103 days ago

Reading some JD Kirk at the moment which is very different to my normal reads but quite enjoying them.

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aggiee.bsky.social•103 days ago

He’s my absolute favourite author. I read a lot of crime and nobody does it better. And he’s very funny too 👍

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busygranof6.bsky.social•103 days ago

I’ve actually cried laughing at some of the teams conversation. 🤣

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anniesk.bsky.social•103 days ago

I've to be in the mood for a bit of crime. I go through phases. It's Richard Osman for the moment.

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anniesk.bsky.social•103 days ago

Milly Johnson is another easy read that l like.

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anniesk.bsky.social•103 days ago

I'll have a look and see if they're something I might enjoy.

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aggiee.bsky.social•103 days ago

He’s the best and funniest crime writer bar none. I’ve read all his books twice.

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busygranof6.bsky.social•103 days ago

As you say, really easy reads but great.

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anniesk.bsky.social•103 days ago

I read a couple of chapters every night in bed.

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kitzkatz2.bsky.social•104 days ago

Great to see you here. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🤗

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proudscot1.bsky.social•99 days ago

Hi Nicola, great to see you here 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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wvm66.bsky.social•103 days ago

Welcome to Bluesky! I’m glad you’re here!🙏

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mrskmc.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hello! Nice to see a familiar face here.

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thepaperbackpsych.bsky.social•104 days ago

It certainly seems a lot nice and the book community is thriving!

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bc23scotlandindy.bsky.social•104 days ago

So glad your here hope ur doing ok x

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scottgs01.bsky.social•104 days ago

Good to see you Nicola

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craig1802.bsky.social•104 days ago

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scottdundee.bsky.social•104 days ago

Great to see you here.

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jocallaghankat.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hello, and I can’t wait to read Orbital. Still waiting for my copy to arrive.

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sandratofriends.bsky.social•103 days ago

Welcome Nicola, it's nice to see you. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦄

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pricklythistle.bsky.social•103 days ago

Yay you’re here!! Lookin forward to exciting times ahead!! 🥰💛💛💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

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valmcdermid.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hope you enjoyed it?

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nicolasturgeon.bsky.social•104 days ago

Just started, but enjoying so far

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rickycarroll.bsky.social•102 days ago

Eventually, the Romantic Self realises the detail in the Subject-Object relationship is ‘not’ in the gaze of the spectating tourist looking to see themselves in the picture: it is to be in the picture gazing, thematically, symbolically and critically at oneself spectating.

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