theguardian.com/commentisfree/… It's very simple - reading is GOOD FOR YOU, as well as fun ...

Missing from this list? Hard Times. Where to start with: Charles Dickens theguardian.com/books/2022/dec…

#otd #onthisday the novelist George Eliot died in 1880, at the age of 61. Fun fact: one of my English teachers was called Mary Ann Evans, which was in fact "George's" real name ... #books #readingforpleasure #Literature

#otd #onthisday we said goodbye to Beatrix Potter in 1943, at the age of 77. #books #readingforpleasure #Literature #ChildrensBooks

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a jolly'ol sing-song.

#happybirthday Carol Ann Duffy, 67 today. As a collection, I think 'The World's Wife' is my favourite ever. Smart, sassy, sexy and often scary. #poetry #otd #onthisday #LiteraturePosts #gcseenglish #poets

Ohhhhh dear. Stand well back! Ignore the purists – listening to a book instead of reading it isn’t skiving or cheating | Gaby Hinsliff theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

#booktwt is trending, so I had a look, and I'm gutted but also a bit embarrassed, because as a 52yo male, I'd feel very icky looking for 'mutes' there. Who should I be following, or which groups should I be part of, instead? #BookTwitter #readingforpleasure

There's still time to get some decent ghost stories read before the nights shorten! #books #readingforpleasure #booktwitter #literature #BookReview upstarttuition.com/post/the-haunt…

"If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you ..." - it feels like it could have been a personal motto at times in 2022! #otd #onthisday in 1865, Rudyard Kipling was born in India. #books #readingforpleasure #Literature #BookTwitter

I grew up in #Luton. Please don't judge the place by the racists and misogynists in the news. It doesn't deserve the high-profile mouth-breathers associated with the town. Appalled to think that people might believe this is representative of a place full of decent people ..

Not a fan of what I call 'the tyranny of numbers', but do like to be aware when my reading grinds to a halt. It's usually a symptom of a wider malaise ... So, I've pledged to read 52 books for the Goodreads 2023 Reading Challenge! goodreads.com/user_challenge… via Goodreads

I've been tracking my reading on a spreadsheet for a decade now. Decided to celebrate with a little infographic on my 2022 in #Books, including my Top 10 Reads from last year... #reading #readingforpleasure #literature #BookTwitter

Almost there! I really want my signed first edition, so please join me in supporting this ... Help support The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition by Stefan Stern at @Unbounders unbound.com/books/the-lady… #macbeth #Shakespeare #BookTwitter #readingforpleasure

It's National Orwell Day today ... every year #GeorgeOrwell and #AldousHuxley become more relevant - between them, they nailed the mess we are in, so go and read them!

Eight years already. Still can't bring myself to read The Shepherd's Crown. #RIP #TerryPratchett #GNUTerryPratchett

I've just supported William and the Werewolf by @MythicalBritain at @Unbounders unbound.com/books/werewolf…