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Love visiting Chesil Beach and reading books. In fact, I’ve probably got my head in a book while you’re reading this. ⬆️And yes, this is my Backlisted bookshelf. ⬆️
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My birthday present to myself is here! Finally decided to invest in a decent art pen. After looking at a few options, I chose a Tom’s Studio sage coloured fountain pen with a titanium flex nib, and a pot of deep black ink. It’s beautiful but I’m nervous to use it as it’s so fancy!

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Three Bristol bookshops in this list. Congrats from me, especially to Storysmith and @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social!

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I wonder if Elizabeth von Armin will feature on Backlisted one day?

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Took my other half to the new Heron Books in Clifton, and I picked up a copy of The Visitor by Maeve Brennan, and he chose a couple of Alice Oswald poetry collections.

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Also found a copy of One Train Later by Andy Summers in the Oxfam bookshop

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Struck gold in the British Heart Foundation books and music shop this morning

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Gang’s all here! Backlisted 233. @backlisted.bsky.social

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The extra round of squares are all attached. Going to do set of rainbow stripes and then finish off with a white border.

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@tomgauld.bsky.social nailing it again!

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Saturday reading

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Chesil Beach. Where I get my username from and my favourite place in the world.

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My next @backlisted.bsky.social book lucky dip pick

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Finished the Simon Armitage translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and for someone who is often averse to verse, I bloody loved it. I read the introduction afterwards, and loved finding out about the technique and style of the original poet. Thanks again @backlisted.bsky.social

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It’s taken me over a week to read Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard but it was worth it. There’s so much to take in, but absolutely fascinating and thought provoking. Another great @backlisted.bsky.social book.

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Finally, on to Max Minervas where I had some translated fiction book club books set aside for me, Spanish Beauty by Esther García Llovet tr. by Richard Village (@foundryeditions.bsky.social), and The National Telepathy by Roque Larraquy tr. by Frank Wynne (@charcopress.com)

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Next stop was in @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social where I picked up my pre-order of Don’t Make Me Laugh by @jnraeside.bsky.social (@bedsqpublishers.bsky.social). Also my February subscription book, Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon, which I was going to treat myself to for my birthday soon anyway!

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First big book acquisitions of the year! First stop was at Heron Books new shop, where I collected I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together by Maurice Vellekoop (@pantheonbooks.bsky.social). I thought it would be the perfect book to spend the book token on that @janets.bsky.social gave me for Christmas

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Found this on the shelf a while back. One my partner read back when it was published in 2002 but had passed me by. Read it today and it was very moving. Despite the sadness and quiet horror of the narrators story, there is humour there too, and beautifully written.

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Remember I was crocheting a blanket that I was definitely going to finish last year? Never happened, but I have completed the next round of blocks that are ready to join.

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Sarra’s romcoms are right up my street and I loved this one. It was unexpected and fun, and wrapped up in a very satisfying way. Treat yourself!

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I’ve already looked up two words today. Discalced - barefoot or wearing sandals, often used in reference to certain religious orders, and oriflamme - a red pointed banner flown from a lance in by the King of France in the Middle Ages

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Talking to someone this week about a book we’d both read and I mentioned that cattails was the American name for bulrushes, and she had no idea. It struck me that I can’t read a book without looking up words I don’t know. Do you look up words when reading?

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