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Moray_Reads
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Today is the end (finally!) of #NoBooksNovember, my self-imposed book buying ban. What better way to mark the occasion than the arrival of this much-anticipated beauty. Signed and numbered (299/1250) and gorgeous. #PratchettPosse

TricksyTails 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 7y
Kalalalatja Beautiful! 7y
rubyslippersreads This is absolutely gorgeous! I haven't read any Pratchett yet, and I still want it! 😂 7y
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Moray_Reads @rubyslippersreads it's just objectively beautifully, whether you've read Discworld or not 😉 7y
Heideschrampf I am super jealous! 7y
vivastory If I didn't like you, I'd be seriously contemplating a book heist 😜 7y
LeahBergen I broke my ban this week but I HAD to ... my best friend was in town and we went book shopping. 😂 7y
saresmoore Better keep an eye on @vivastory ‘s reading habits. If he starts doing a lot of true crime and/or heist thrillers, it might be time to install an alarm system. But seriously, what a wonderful book! 7y
vivastory @saresmoore I might be watching Oceans Eleven this weekend 😂 7y
saresmoore @vivastory I was actually picturing a scene from Ocean‘s Eleven as I typed that last comment! 😂 7y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore @vivastory If that's the case I'm going to have to watch Home Alone (for the first time ever) to pick up some bobby trap tips! 7y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads Ahahahaha! Oh, Home Alone. If that movie teaches us anything, it‘s a recent history lesson on a generation of terrible American parenting and too much TV. 7y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore My parents hate it so it was always banned when we were children and I've never had the inclination to watch it as an adult. But I have heard the booby (best the autocorrect this time!) are effective! 7y
Moray_Reads @vivastory I cottoned on to the trick in Ocean's Eleven very early on in the film, you'll have to get up early than that to get past me! 😉 7y
elkeOriginal Oh, you got the fancy edition! Gorgeous!! 7y
Moray_Reads @elkeo I couldn't resist it, but it was a major reason for having a book buying ban in November. Thank goodness that's over! 7y
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You're a Winner, Charlie Brown! | Charles Monroe Schulz
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This is the most exciting email I've had for a while, I'm HarperCollins Reader of the Month! And free books couldn't be more welcome than now, in the midst of #NoBooksNovember.

rockpools How exciting! 7y
bookloo Wow! 🎉🎉🎉 7y
rubyslippersreads 🎉📚🎉📚🎉🎉🎉 7y
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readordierachel Yay! 🎈 7y
LeahBergen Awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
MemoirsForMe Way to go! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
RohitSawant That's fantastic!! 7y
Kalalalatja Amazing! Lucky you 👏👏👏 7y
LauraBrook 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 7y
saresmoore Your perseverance has paid off! 7y
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A special #signedsunday this week to showcase my lovely deluxe collector's edition of Sigurd and Gudrún, a story that inspired so much of Tolkien's legendarium. It might not be signed my the great man himself but this is the next best thing. This book is almost solely responsible for #NoBooksNovember. I'll have l gaze upon its beauty whenever I'm feeling weak 😍😬

elkeOriginal GORGEOUS!!! 7y
JazzFeathers Oh. My. Goodness 😱😱😱😍😍😍😍 7y
Kalalalatja Wowsa! 😍😍 7y
LeahBergen It's worth it!! 👍🏻 7y
vivastory A real treasure! 7y
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Winter: A Novel | Ali Smith
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It's a thing of beauty. I was tempted to read it immediately but in saving it for the weekend so I can savour every word ❤❤❤

merelybookish Is she doing a book for each season? 😍 7y
Booksnchill It‘s out??!!! 7y
Moray_Reads @Booksnchill Just today! 7y
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Moray_Reads @merelybookish Yep. Four books each with a Hockey cover 😍 7y
saresmoore I am FILLED with envy. I mean, vicarious joy. Yes, of course that‘s what I mean... 7y
merelybookish @Moray_Reads That's exciting news! 7y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore Haha 😉 This doesn't count as breaking my #NoBooksNovember because I ordered it in March. And that's the story in sticking to 7y
susanw Very jealous! 7y
minkyb Beautiful. 7y
LeahBergen Gah! Thanks for reminding me of my own #NoBooksNovember. I'm calling mine #NoNoNovember. 😂 7y
Moray_Reads @LeahBergen we'll get through it together ✊ 7y
youneverarrived Ohh I didn‘t know it was out yet! 😍 gorgeous cover and I love your pic. 7y
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Baba Yaga Laid an Egg | Dubravka Ugresic
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A brilliant multi-layered retelling and analysis of the Slavic myth of the hag-witch Baba Yaga. Ugresic rails against the treatment of women, particularly elderly women while also celebrating the power of their socially transgressive positions. It's clever, it's poignant, it's funny and it's angry. Its part Angela Carter and part Catherynne M Valente and @Kalalalatja I think it's right up your street if you haven't already read it!

monalyisha Holy crap. This sounds amazing!!! 7y
Moray_Reads @monalyisha it's very, very good! 7y
Kalalalatja I need this! I'm putting it on my Christmas wishlist (if I can wait that long!) 7y
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monalyisha Also, what‘s going on with the wall behind you? It‘s very cool! Is this in your house? 7y
Moray_Reads @monalyisha it's one of my bedroom walls, just covered with illustrations from books and art that focuses on books/readers 😊 7y
monalyisha @Moray_Reads It looks great! Are they postcards/framed? Your girl needs details. 🙌🏻 7y
Kalalalatja Okay, I couldn't wait. Went to look at BookDepository, and now I have ordered it 😳😄 7y
Moray_Reads @Kalalalatja 😂 you lasted 7 minutes. I'd say that's pretty impressive! 7y
vivastory I second @monalyisha At the risk of sounding intrusive, I'd love pictures of your wall of postcards 🙂 7y
Kalalalatja I think it might be longer than when you recommend Maresi, but it's close 😂 7y
vivastory @Kalalalatja I was just about to say you should order it! Easiest peer pressure 😂 7y
Moray_Reads @monalyisha they're just pictures I gathered on the internet and Pinterest and then had developed using a photo printing service. I think I used Snapfish but there are a whole load to choose from. Then I just stuck them on the wall! 7y
Moray_Reads @monalyisha @vivastory I think all the images I have are from my Pinterest board. And there are quite a few others too. Feel free to steal! (it's not like they're mine 😓) https://pin.it/lDhnL4g 7y
TheWordJar I'm just going to second everyone here...need the book, love the wall! 7y
Kalalalatja @vivastory haha you don't say! I have been on a bit of a book buying ban, so it doesn't take much for me to crack 😂 7y
Moray_Reads @Kalalalatja I am definitely having a book buying ban in November and I really need to stick to it! The only books I'm allowed are Christmas presents for other people and books I've already pre-ordered. I'm dreading it already 😣 #NoBooksNovember 7y
Kalalalatja With both birthday and Christmas coming up, I don't really feel like I can buy a lot of books, in case I get them as a present. But it is haaaaard 😖 7y
LeahBergen I've just put myself on a book-buying ban until Christmas, too! 😬😬 @Moray_Reads @Kalalalatja I'll need you two to help me stick to it! 😆 (edited) 7y
Moray_Reads @LeahBergen @Kalalalatja we're going to need a support group! 7y
Kalalalatja @LeahBergen @Moray_Reads I'm all in for a support group! So no more awesome reviews!! 😄😄 7y
batsy Lovely! I'm so glad I already have this :) The one book I read by her and loved is this one 7y
UrsulaMonarch @Moray_Reads thanks for directing me here! I'm rewarded with a great review AND pic! 👍👍 7y
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There I was breathing a sigh of relief because there was nothing that particularly caught my eye on the Folio Society Christmas Collection. And then this landed...
Why, oh why can't they take pity on my poor bank balance? #foliofreaks #foliofriday

saresmoore I have nothing to say about this that wouldn‘t be considered enabling. 7y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore well, enabling assumes that I haven't already bought it (which I have 😳). It's definitely going to be #NoBooksNovember for me 7y
saresmoore 🙌 Oh, good! Please do share photos of it when it arrives so I can drool over them. 🤤 7y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore at this rate I may have to start charging a fee! 7y
saresmoore Hahaha! Now, there‘s an idea! 7y
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