Book 24 was Doctor Who: Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories by 13 authors and read by almost as many narrators.

The absolute standout for me was the Twelfth Doctor story, Lights Out by Holly Black – a small tale that packs a huge punch.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9613024b-9e96-407d-b0d7-6cd813eb39c6

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Doctor Who: Thirteen Doctors 13 Stories by Eoin Colfer, Charlie Higson, Richelle Mead, Alex Scarrow, Derek Landy, Holly Black, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Naomi Alderman, Marcus Sedgwick, Neil Gaiman, Michael Scott, Malorie Blackman, Naomi Alderman

Our #Christmas campaign with Craigmillar Literacy Trust is under way: we have a selection of gift tags with suggestions for books for children who rarely receive them, which you can buy as a donation for the Trus (you can pick something, or of course we're happy to suggest a title)

https://craigmillarliteracytrust.org.uk/

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #CraigmillarLiteracyTrust #BookDonation #Charity #bookshops #librairies #bookstodon #LiteracyTrust

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Explaining how the Craigmillar Literacy Trust charity book buying donation scheme works in the Edinburgh Bookshop

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A showcard advertising the annual Christmas book donation scheme for the Craigmillar Literacy Trust, in the Edinburgh Bookshop

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Bookshelves with gift tags attached to them, each suggesting a possible book choice for the Craigmillar Literacy Trust Christmas book donation for children , closer up image than previous pic

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Bookshelves with gift tags attached to them, each suggesting a possible book choice for the Craigmillar Literacy Trust Christmas book donation for children

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLg_d__l_vQ

hm, this book (Talonsister by Jen Williams) doesn't seem to be published outside the UK right now

its not on the Kobo ebook store, Book City, and its not in the Toronto Public Library system and seems to only be available from third-party sellers on amazon.ca

(and Elliot talks about this in the video as well)

I'm adding it to my TBR but its gonna be low priority since I can't easily get hold of the book

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Anyone got recs for a recent (< 5 years) sci-fi series with the well-used formula of "gradual rediscovery of the powers of ancient advanced civilization"? Maybe something archaeological or with an engineering slant.

My last several vague theme/mood requests have all born fruit with new books for me to read, so #bookstodon is my go-to recommendation engine at this point. 🤗

#books #ScienceFiction

This newsletter (on Substack, FYI) is smart and human ... and about book publicity. This issue is about sitting with discomfort during the querying process and in life.

https://pinestatepublicity.substack.com/p/a-filing-cabinet-of-miscellany

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#BookWyrmSocial is just painfully slow, can the #Fediverse recommend me a better instance?

Edit: I'm talking about https://bookwyrm.social, the main instance.

#FediHelp #BookTok #Bookstodon #Books #Book

Book 23 was My Name is Philippa by Philippa Ryder (narrated by Jackie Meloche).

The author shares her life story, warts and all. Her journey to become her authentic self is full of heart and hope.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3ad540b5-55ec-435d-9fc6-8e7901f1d160

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My Name is Philippa by Philippa Ryder (narrated by Jackie Meloche). My listening supports The Portal Bookshop Libro.fm

Book 22 was Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum by Una McCormack (narrated by Robert Petkoff).

This is a powerful story with an important message about oppression and marginalised groups. Reading this during Trans Awareness Week made it hit extra hard.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/db66775c-3c45-4efa-9252-57ef6b518efd?redirect=true

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum by Una McCormack (narrated by Robert Petkoff). My listening supports The Portal Bookshop Libro.fm

#PattiSmith #BreadofAngels #photography #bookstodon

Opened the book to this:

Obstacles are our wings.
Nikolai Gogol

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Me holding book with coffee

In case you missed it, I pulled together 25 wide-appeal books that would make great gifts for the holidays for those hard to shop for folks in your life.

From cute witches and isolated aristocrats to lesbian scientists and sports heroes, this list has everything: https://xoxo.zone/@Ashedryden/115589192763997325 #FridayBookRecs #bookstodon

Book 21 was The Stars Provide by Lilian Zenzi.

I think this little prequel is best suited to people who have read the rest of the series.

You can get the whole series here: https://www.lilianzenzi.com/books/

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The Stars Provide by Lilian Zenzi.

Book 20 was The Suspect by L. R. Wright (by Peter Outerbridge, Kristin Kreuk & John Nelles).

After an old man’s body is discovered in his home, Mountie Karl is tasked with finding the killer. Except this is not a whodunnit.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4a218603-dac3-49f8-91ff-d76f02ca9d57

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The Suspect by L. R. Wright (by Peter Outerbridge, Kristin Kreuk & John Nelles).

Book 19 was The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett (narrated by Nigel Planer).

Hmmm. Not Sir Pterry’s finest.

While he eventually came out swinging for gender inclusivity, his early works do have some cringy misogyny.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/120b1bfa-abc6-46b0-b07c-d7b30b5b2903

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The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett (narrated by Nigel Planer)

Last night I finished my re-read of La Belle Sauvage, so this morning dived headfirst into The Secret Commonwealth.

I've not read it since it was first published, and have almost no memory of the story, so I'm enjoying being back in Lyra's world.

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Book 18 was 12 Ways to Kill Your Family at Christmas by Natasha Bache (narrated by Lucy Price-Lewis & Kristin Atherton).

Is the story believable? No. Are the characters likeable? Also no. Will it keep you turning the page? Yeah, and that’s what counts.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9a49b380-e56e-45cb-be41-61d4f1ae1f3b

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12 Ways to Kill Your Family at Christmas by Natasha Bache (narrated by Lucy Price-Lewis & Kristin Atherton).

Love a work in translation, love a prize. Congrats to Christina MacSweeney, who won the Cercador Prize for her translation of The Queen of Swords by Jazmina Barrera.

https://lithub.com/the-2025-cercador-prize-goes-to-the-queen-of-swords/

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I finished Automatic Noodle (by @annaleen ) a few days ago.

I'm bad at writing reviews (I like to read, not write!) but I wanted to share how much I enjoyed it. I'm still thinking about it!

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Book 17 was Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond written and read by Alice Roberts.

Fascinating glimpse into the lives and deaths of seven medieval people (and others like them).

Very short review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/c00211d6-d08f-4919-b596-3755085b1060?redirect=true

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Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond written and read by Alice Roberts.

Finished "Exiles" by Mason Coile, the nom de plume for Andrew Pyper who, sadly, passed away earlier this year.

A crew of three humans is enroute to Mars to help build a future human colony when the robots sent ahead of them to assemble their base and help them land go dark. Figuring out what has happened slowly transitions this story from sci-fi to horror and it's a great blend.

4.5 stars, rounded up to 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222683916-exiles

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