BooksyBoff
@bookcboff.bsky.social
Reader, cyclist, runner, alotmenteer
July was an excellent month for reading. Who suggested I read the Vlautin? Wow! The Garrick year felt dated even to old me. Mothering Sunday beautiful- read in one sitting. Beloved is incredible and a traumatic read.
Re-run of @backlisted.bsky.social podcast here:
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Re-run of @backlisted.bsky.social podcast here:
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August 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM
July was an excellent month for reading. Who suggested I read the Vlautin? Wow! The Garrick year felt dated even to old me. Mothering Sunday beautiful- read in one sitting. Beloved is incredible and a traumatic read.
Re-run of @backlisted.bsky.social podcast here:
www.patreon.com/backlisted/p...
Re-run of @backlisted.bsky.social podcast here:
www.patreon.com/backlisted/p...
Longest read that occupied me from May to June was Midnight’s Children but my tenacity and engagement was rewarded. Heat and Dust a contrast as discussed in the Booker Posh Bingo discussion by @backlisted.bsky.social on Patreon. Hild was a slog. How to build a boat a refreshing change.
August 28, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Longest read that occupied me from May to June was Midnight’s Children but my tenacity and engagement was rewarded. Heat and Dust a contrast as discussed in the Booker Posh Bingo discussion by @backlisted.bsky.social on Patreon. Hild was a slog. How to build a boat a refreshing change.
In May and June most of my reading was prompted by @backlisted.bsky.social sourced from charity shop, library, Audible, Kindle and a dramatisation of Hotel du Lac on BBC Sounds.
August 28, 2026 at 1:46 PM
In May and June most of my reading was prompted by @backlisted.bsky.social sourced from charity shop, library, Audible, Kindle and a dramatisation of Hotel du Lac on BBC Sounds.
Looking back over recent months’ reading: April benefited from @backlisted.bsky.social new Backlisted Readers’ choices. I also loved my daughter-in-law’s brilliant YA novel in verse
August 28, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Looking back over recent months’ reading: April benefited from @backlisted.bsky.social new Backlisted Readers’ choices. I also loved my daughter-in-law’s brilliant YA novel in verse
I am in awe of this woman who rides a similar bike to mine. How has she conquered one of the toughest climbs in the Tour de France. Reader, I donated.
Extraordinary day supporting 84 year old Ann Jones scaling Alpe d’Huez in support of @amostrust.bsky.social’s work in #Gaza, and riding with two of the Gaza Sunbirds Paralympic team.
Truly inspirational 🙌🍉🇵🇸🙏
Please do support if you can: www.justgiving.com/page/anne-m-...
Truly inspirational 🙌🍉🇵🇸🙏
Please do support if you can: www.justgiving.com/page/anne-m-...
May 29, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I am in awe of this woman who rides a similar bike to mine. How has she conquered one of the toughest climbs in the Tour de France. Reader, I donated.
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THREAD. Today I'm giving away 3 signed hardbacks of my latest book, each with fab linoprint bookmarks, made by my mum Jo.
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You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time
All shares much-appreciated.
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You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time
All shares much-appreciated.
April 19, 2026 at 5:21 PM
THREAD. Today I'm giving away 3 signed hardbacks of my latest book, each with fab linoprint bookmarks, made by my mum Jo.
Repost & reply to enter.
You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time
All shares much-appreciated.
Repost & reply to enter.
You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time
All shares much-appreciated.
A wonderful thread on Persuasion. My favourite JA novel and my favourite adaptation
In part inspired by @bakerdphd.bsky.social, but fully driven by my own Austen-mania, I'm about to watch the Root/Hinds Persuasion (1995), an artful, thoughtful adaptation of my favorite Jane Austen novel. It is not quite so lovable as P&P; it has edges, and conscience, and true melancholy. Beautiful
April 19, 2026 at 7:53 AM
A wonderful thread on Persuasion. My favourite JA novel and my favourite adaptation
In March I revisited the Inheritors and Offshore. Loved Elidor, terrified by Death of Grass and drunkenly lurched between reading and listening to Under the Volcano. Thank you @backlisted.bsky.social
April 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM
In March I revisited the Inheritors and Offshore. Loved Elidor, terrified by Death of Grass and drunkenly lurched between reading and listening to Under the Volcano. Thank you @backlisted.bsky.social
Bit late to say this is what I read in February. All were rewarding, I needed Audible to get through the Evenings. Absolutely loved The Safekeep
April 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Bit late to say this is what I read in February. All were rewarding, I needed Audible to get through the Evenings. Absolutely loved The Safekeep
My “content vessel” overflows.
AKA my Patreon subscription to @backlisted.bsky.social
Sometimes it feels like that Magic Porridge Pot but I’m not shouting “Stop”
AKA my Patreon subscription to @backlisted.bsky.social
Sometimes it feels like that Magic Porridge Pot but I’m not shouting “Stop”
March 29, 2026 at 1:47 PM
My “content vessel” overflows.
AKA my Patreon subscription to @backlisted.bsky.social
Sometimes it feels like that Magic Porridge Pot but I’m not shouting “Stop”
AKA my Patreon subscription to @backlisted.bsky.social
Sometimes it feels like that Magic Porridge Pot but I’m not shouting “Stop”
In 1965 I was 8 years old and a regular reader of Treasure Magazine. I loved these observation tests. Score = 8
An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
Can you spot 12 deliberate mistakes?
From Treasure magazine, 1965
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
Can you spot 12 deliberate mistakes?
From Treasure magazine, 1965
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
March 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
In 1965 I was 8 years old and a regular reader of Treasure Magazine. I loved these observation tests. Score = 8
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That’s it for now. After ten years, we are taking a long break. But our Patreon is alive and well and full of great stuff. Join us there for new writing, chat and online events, plus 250 ad-free shows and 150 episodes of Locklisted. www.patreon.com/backlisted
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February 10, 2026 at 7:16 AM
That’s it for now. After ten years, we are taking a long break. But our Patreon is alive and well and full of great stuff. Join us there for new writing, chat and online events, plus 250 ad-free shows and 150 episodes of Locklisted. www.patreon.com/backlisted
January was rubbish for cycling but excellent for reading. Rounded off the month with Iris Murdoch. How have I not read her until now? Thanks to @backlisted.bsky.social for prompting this with another excellent podcast.
February 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM
January was rubbish for cycling but excellent for reading. Rounded off the month with Iris Murdoch. How have I not read her until now? Thanks to @backlisted.bsky.social for prompting this with another excellent podcast.
I very much enjoyed this. Loved Charlotte’s imagined love life. Sadly, she has sacrificed her life for others. Thank you to @backlisted.bsky.social and many others for suggesting it.
A bit disappointed with the wrinkled scuffed copy that World of Books listed as very good £6.60
A bit disappointed with the wrinkled scuffed copy that World of Books listed as very good £6.60
January 20, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I very much enjoyed this. Loved Charlotte’s imagined love life. Sadly, she has sacrificed her life for others. Thank you to @backlisted.bsky.social and many others for suggesting it.
A bit disappointed with the wrinkled scuffed copy that World of Books listed as very good £6.60
A bit disappointed with the wrinkled scuffed copy that World of Books listed as very good £6.60
I have been rootling through my shelves to find a TBR selection for the new year . Couldn’t decide where to start - then - On the Calculation of Volume arrived. I consumed it in one day (appropriately). Beautifully written, unsettling, so much to think about.
January 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I have been rootling through my shelves to find a TBR selection for the new year . Couldn’t decide where to start - then - On the Calculation of Volume arrived. I consumed it in one day (appropriately). Beautifully written, unsettling, so much to think about.
First book I read this year. A very enjoyable follow up to Bookworm
January 10, 2026 at 6:21 PM
First book I read this year. A very enjoyable follow up to Bookworm
Last year I enjoyed reading more Brookner: Providence, Family and Friends and the truly superb Latecomers. And Eleanor Bron was the perfect voice for Falling slowly
January 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Last year I enjoyed reading more Brookner: Providence, Family and Friends and the truly superb Latecomers. And Eleanor Bron was the perfect voice for Falling slowly
I enjoyed revisiting this brilliant audio experience again. Now a Christmas tradition.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
BBC Sounds - The Dark Is Rising - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Dark Is Rising on BBC Sounds.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I enjoyed revisiting this brilliant audio experience again. Now a Christmas tradition.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
A first edition of Absolute Beginners may interest followers of @backlisted.bsky.social I am more a reader of books than a collector of 1st editions but this is the Hospice Charity bookshop where I volunteer.
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A first edition of Absolute Beginners may interest followers of @backlisted.bsky.social I am more a reader of books than a collector of 1st editions but this is the Hospice Charity bookshop where I volunteer.
This is incredibly good. I’m trying to read more slowly as I near the end. Thanks to @backlisted.bsky.social for introducing me to Joan Barfoot. Out of print, I think, but found in Oxfam.
June 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This is incredibly good. I’m trying to read more slowly as I near the end. Thanks to @backlisted.bsky.social for introducing me to Joan Barfoot. Out of print, I think, but found in Oxfam.
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These have arrived! - the finished, hardback copies of a little book I've written about the joyfully unpredictable experience of producing Father Ted.
Publication is Feb 20th but I'd like to give away two copies early - RT by Saturday 6pm and my dog Watson will pick the winners.
Publication is Feb 20th but I'd like to give away two copies early - RT by Saturday 6pm and my dog Watson will pick the winners.
January 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
These have arrived! - the finished, hardback copies of a little book I've written about the joyfully unpredictable experience of producing Father Ted.
Publication is Feb 20th but I'd like to give away two copies early - RT by Saturday 6pm and my dog Watson will pick the winners.
Publication is Feb 20th but I'd like to give away two copies early - RT by Saturday 6pm and my dog Watson will pick the winners.