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Calling all cat lovers! I was delighted to receive a copy of 'Feline Folk Tales' by AM Hellberg Moberg with art by Ele Marr. It’s a paws-itively riveting read filled with tricksters, shape-shifters, demons, and folklore cats of every stripe! Pre-order a copy from @THP_Folklore

Calling all cat lovers! I was delighted to receive a copy of 'Feline Folk Tales' by AM Hellberg Moberg with art by Ele Marr. It’s a paws-itively riveting read filled with tricksters, shape-shifters, demons, and folklore cats of every stripe! Pre-order a copy from @THP_Folklore

#OnThisDay in 1469 Cecily of York, Viscountess of Welles as wife of John Welles, daughter of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville was born. Read more in 'Red Roses' by Amy Licence: buff.ly/bad21ZN #womenshistory #womeninhistory

L'Île de Prospero Lawrence Durrell editions-bartillat.fr/fiche-livre.ph…

The Art of #Spring: 10 Paintings to Mark the Season artandobject.com/slideshows/art… Art by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Alphonse Mucha, Frances Macdonald Macnair and Alma Thomas.

Ooh just in time for spring and spreading its own glamour and fairy dust. Looking forward to my copy arriving soon.

Remembrance by Marta Orlowska

In the summer of 2023, Nidhögg slithered up from the abyss to nibble upon Yggdrasil’s roots in central Stockholm (Nidhögg has no shame). 1/2

“And the spring arose on the garden fair, / Like the spirit of love felt everywhere.” Shelley, The Sensitive Plant #springequinox

It’s been a rather difficult six months and I am in desperate need of a proper mountain adventure. Although, given my current malaise, I doubt even if I spent the rest of my years among the mountains in blessèd solitude would be enough to cure me of this blasted Weltschmerz.

The Lady of the Lake from The Mabinogion art by Alan Lee

Thank you for your valident and ferocious posts, dear Bibliophiles! See you next week on #BookologyThursday 🎨William Stout

"The March wind roars Like a lion in the sky, And makes us shiver As he passed by. When the winds are soft, And the days are warm and clear, Just like a gentle lamb, Then spring is here." - Author Unknown #BookChatWeekly

4:30pm TODAY on ⁦@BBCRadio4Extra⁩ A Dewey Decimal Shaun Wallace investigates Melvil Dewey's book organisation system for libraries - and the impact of the internet. From 2007. #Libraries #BookchatWeekly bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…

#BookChatWeekly Loic Jouannigot

9:30am TODAY on @BBCRadio4Extra Just So Science s2, Ep 5 of 5, The Elephant's Child Vivienne Parry with the science behind Kipling's stories - like muscular hydrostats. Readings by Samuel West. From 2014. #BookchatWeekly bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04…

“Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil.” — Reginald Heber (1783–1826) Today is the Spring Equinox, when day and night are held in perfect balance. From this moment, the light grows stronger, and the earth answers as buds swell and flowers unfold.

In Irish folklore, Mis went mad from grief when her father, Dáire Dóidgheal died. Fleeing to the Sliabh Mis mountains, she grew long fur, feathers & claws- killing anyone who came near. The kind harper Dubh Ruis found & took care of her. #FolkloreThursday 🎨 by Hans Hoffmann

Ellison Hoover 'Dancers in a Moonlit Garden' #GothicSpring

#BookChatWeekly Monica Carretero art