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Reader, artist, more to come

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On my 2026 tbr. A must!

30.12.2025 02:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Such pretty lights

24.12.2025 02:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've only read The Professor's House, but it was great. An interesting mash of styles.

09.12.2025 22:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Those hardcovers do look nice

07.12.2025 20:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New batch from the NYRB sale

07.12.2025 00:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Greer Gilman mentioned!

06.12.2025 01:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Doomed to a partial set from 3 editions ago

02.12.2025 01:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You've got those Higgs Boson Blues

28.11.2025 01:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love those Sparks

27.10.2025 02:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I need to start reading Stella Gibbons. I've always liked Dean Street's covers. Wanted to get Alison Lurie in them.

15.09.2025 01:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apologies to my mail carrier

13.09.2025 20:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've thought of starting with Invitation to the Waltz or Dusty Answer, but this sounds really interesting too.

09.09.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I still think about Jawbone

05.09.2025 23:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Picked up a few books

04.09.2025 21:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Planning to read Cem in November. Very excited.

03.09.2025 03:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Stack of books for Spinster September. They are:

A Start in Life by Anita Brookner 
Tea With Mr Rochester by Frances Towers 
Guard Your Daughters by Diana Tutton 
Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair 
Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym 
Miss Hargreaves by Frank Baker
Salka Valka by Haldor Laxness
A Jest of God by Margaret Laurence
Mary Olivier by May Sinclair
Rhine by Ann Schlee

Stack of books for Spinster September. They are: A Start in Life by Anita Brookner Tea With Mr Rochester by Frances Towers Guard Your Daughters by Diana Tutton Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym Miss Hargreaves by Frank Baker Salka Valka by Haldor Laxness A Jest of God by Margaret Laurence Mary Olivier by May Sinclair Rhine by Ann Schlee

Ten recommendations from me for #SpinsterSeptember with a particular focus on books I've read and loved in the last couple of years.
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01.09.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
The shrink-wrapped pallet of copies of the Libroj Books US edition of Dorothy Richardson's 13 chapter-volume novel, Pilgrimage, as it arrived at Asterism Books in Seattle.

The shrink-wrapped pallet of copies of the Libroj Books US edition of Dorothy Richardson's 13 chapter-volume novel, Pilgrimage, as it arrived at Asterism Books in Seattle.

The second batch of 100 sets of the new US edition of Dorothy Richardson's Pilgrimage has arrived @asterismbooks.bsky.social and are available for sale. Look for our ad in the next issue of the NYRB.

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29.08.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Sounds good. The new Virago is gorgeous too.

25.08.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I assume you saw the trailer for the upcoming Blue Moon with Ethan Hawke as Hart.

23.08.2025 03:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tempting to go bankrupt collecting all of these

17.08.2025 19:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They came out so great.

13.08.2025 23:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some offerings for women in translation month!

08.08.2025 23:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They look like self help books from the early 90s.

31.07.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just received my new editions of Dorothy Richardson's Pilgrimage. Love them!
Thanks @neglectedbooks.com and @asterismbooks.bsky.social

23.07.2025 23:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I got so nervous for a second wondering what upcoming edition this was.

13.07.2025 03:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm really anticipating the trilogy.

08.07.2025 00:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so looking forward to it.

08.07.2025 00:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NYRB sale has arrived πŸ™

07.07.2025 23:42 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

I've gotten a third of the way through getting the last reissue 🫠

28.06.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 36: The Country of the Pointed Firs Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca as they discuss THE COUNTRY OF THE POINTED FIRS by Sarah Orne Jewett, and chat about their current reading. For our next epis…

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Try our latest episode, on Sarah Orne Jewett's delightfully affirming THE COUNTRY OF THE POINTED FIRS
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