Caro // Turn Up For The Books

It gives me enormous pleasure to learn that Paul Giamatti is a bookaholic. #comment" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">telegraph.co.uk/films/2024/01/…

Wait... WHAT?! How did I not know this? Mark Billingham, crime writer, was Gary in the greatest children's television programme of my generation, if not ever! I've met Mark. He signed my Harrogate crime festival programme. I wish I'd known this then so I could've mentioned it.

Jilly, Sophie, and now Joanna. Huge losses to literature. ❤️ Source: The Guardian search.app/yReww

So thrilled to see that 'How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women' by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi (@witchesofscotl1) has won the History & Biography award in the @goodreads Choice Awards. Their talk at @edbookfest has really stuck with me. 👏📕🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This brilliant book is just 99p today! I loved it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Naked Light - Bridget Collins amzn.eu/d/3sF6y4D

Good morning. Today Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession is launched nationwide across the UK on @BBCTwo Huge thanks to the writers Richie Conroy and Mark Hodkinson and to the crew, actors, producers and you the readers for spreading the word! bbc.com/mediacentre/me…

"People who read books not only live longer than people who don’t, they also have a longevity advantage compared to those who read newspapers or magazines, even after adjusting for variables such as age, education level, wealth and health." telegraph.co.uk/gift/9ab03fd52…

@bemusedwithlife Just catching up. Noooo. Sorry it didn't go as planned. Teeth are the absolute worst (followed closely by feet and the whole reproductive system). Hope you're managing to keep comfortable until you can be seen again. 💕

@StaceyTrip Ah, that's very similar to me. Big company, rigid sickness absence policies. My line manager has been brilliant, thankfully. I'm doing OK now, physically and mentally, thank you. Just finding it hard to acknowledge my body is getting older and a little defective! 🫠 Take care xx

@TurnUp4TheBooks The managers etc are supportive but it's a big company and their sickness policy is very set so you end up in a meeting no matter why you were off or if you have a DR's note etc. Hope you're feeling better now xx

Had to call in sick to work bc I'm just in such a horrible place with my mental health atm. Had a week off at the start of the year with flu and got a warning bc they're strict af with absences so not sure this will have a very good outcome 🤦‍♀️

@bemusedwithlife You're back! 😀 Sorry to hear about the tooth. I've had two extractions but have clearly repressed all memory of what I ate in the aftermath. What I do remember, however, is eating Skips and Maltesers (not together) when I had an abscess, because they melt in the mouth!

Looking to expand your knowledge on traditional and contemporary bookbinding techniques? Caroline Bain, The Book Professional will be sharing her expertise with a demonstration and a free drop in bookbinding activity 📅Saturday 4 October 2025, 10am - 4pm #WhatsOnLincoln

@johnmurrays @BaskervilleJMP This sounds right up my street! Thank you again for the auto approval status on NetGalley - already downloaded to the Kindle! 😃

An ancient manuscript, a secret to kill for 👀📜 Request The Burning Library on NetGalley now: brnw.ch/21wVSfK #JMPFictionZine26 @baskervillejmp

@Lou_Bookmarks Oh, wow! I might be tempted, too! I'm more of a Smirnoff Ice girl - always pick up a bottle when we go away on a self-catering holiday as a treat! 😁

What a nostalgic blast from the past. Just saw Bacardi Breezers in the Co-op. May buy an orange one tomorrow for over the weekend. What was your fave flavour?

It's Agatha Christie's birthday today, and we're delighted to announce a major exhibition on the Queen of Crime, coming autumn 2026 🕵️‍♀️ Find out more: bit.ly/BL-AgathaChris… #AgathaChristie #CrimeFiction

@SuperLaurenLove Depending on what you want from your Kindle, I'd advise against a Kindle Fire. I mainly wanted it because they have a colour screen, but I do find it a bit slow sometimes and heavy to hold. If you just want a Kindle for books, I wouldn't get one.

Any recommendations on kindles? Best and most affordable? Please 🙏😂

My mum, of course, is far more excited by the publication of Mick Herron's next book in the 'Slough House' series, which falls on my birthday. I might get it for her as a 'congratulations for giving birth to such an amazing daughter 39 years ago today' present! 😂

September! The best month. The advent of autumn, of jumpers, of 'back to school' mentality, and... my birthday! And I am being thoroughly spoiled by everyone. A new Dan Brown novel, @JaniceHallett's latest book, AND the Downton Abbey film - all released around my 39th! 🎈🍰📚🎞️

Looking like another beautiful day to pop a Vitamin D tablet and stay inside with a book.

This is Latte. He does not know how many books you have read. But knows for a fact that he has read more. 12/10

Just been catching up with @EdBookFest and suddenly realised how much Maggie O'Farrell and Cariad Lloyd look alike*. *Caveat: I often say 'oh, doesn't so-and-so look like such-and-such?!' and my partner tells me that they very rarely do, but on this one, I think I'm right! 😅