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@saveredlandlibr.bsky.socialHelping their friends to read can boost children’s attainment
@saveredlandlibr.bsky.socialBook quiz: can you guess these popular novels just from their first lines?
A challenge for all book lovers!
@saveredlandlibr.bsky.social📖 “John Updike: A Life in Letters” edited by James Schiff
#JohnUpdike - The man incapable of writing a bad sentence
Friends, enemies and lovers animate more than 60 years of the author’s remarkable correspondence
@saveredlandlibr.bsky.social"I give up my life for these books": why Min Jin Lee's 📖 ‘American Hagwon’ is the epic novel of our time
The literary superstar Min Jin Lee, beloved by Barack Obama & the Queen, returns with a new novel exploring family, belonging & the cost of striving for a better future
@saveredlandlibr.bsky.socialEvery millennial should read Sense and Sensibility
A new adaptation of Austen’s debut novel is a reminder that the book might as well be a moral fable for the social media generation
@suesconsideredt.bsky.social@saveredlandlibr.bsky.socialThe secret lives of men who read romance books: ‘My life is full of love, so I’m drawn to them’
It’s often assumed straight men are not interested in romantic fiction – but many are sharing their passion in forums online
@saveredlandlibr.bsky.socialPeter May, who has died aged 74, was the bestselling author of more than 30 books, including the Lewis Trilogy in which he powerfully captures the island’s atmosphere, traditions and customs
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@forgottenbeauty.bsky.social3/3 I am a jack-o'-lantern
With terrible teeth
And the children know I am fooling.
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@forgottenbeauty.bsky.social1/3 I spot the hills
With yellow balls in autumn.
I light the prairie cornfields
Orange and tawny gold clusters
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@bevanthomas.bsky.social@bevanthomas.bsky.social@bevanthomas.bsky.social@bevanthomas.bsky.social@saveredlandlibr.bsky.socialThe men-only book clubs that are forging friendships over fiction
Reading clubs are often associated with middle-aged females – but there are plenty of men interested in bonding over books, too