#BookerLonglist Book 1 ‘Wild Houses’ by Colin Barrett - chaotic gang life in Ireland - focuses on the kidnapping of a dealer’s brother and the circles of people around it. Compelling characterisation and authentic, raw dialogue.

London - been here for 5 1/2 years and I’ve never felt so at home in any of the 10 places I’ve lived in. I really do love this GD city.

Not been on here since beginning of November. I’ve stepped back in but the toxicity of posts and replies is so disgusting. I’m enjoying my Victorian Studies bubble too much

@TalkingPicsTV @JacquiWine @tvtimesmagazine Love this film.

@Acyn His father just spoke about genetics and how smart he is. Junior inherited the weave - what a shame he didn’t get his father’s ‘genius’

@BarbaraBleiman @GCSE_Macbeth @n8dogg61 @chaoticteach I’ve taught it in IB Lang & Lit & Lit - worked brilliantly. Kids really enjoy it. In post Trumpian politics it has been a little more difficult to not focus on the 21stC context more than Atwood’s contemporary one. Sometimes it feels more politics text but goes over well.

@lostinthewiring @TheHoustonWade @dr__dwayne I absolutely understand that Senators serve six years. Members of Congress serve two and the President starts campaigning again after two.

@PolyglotElsa I was a phew on this one.

@runalongwomble Morning Womble. I’m reading Shadowlands - Joseph O’Connor for fun & Daniel Deronda - George Eliot for my MA Vic Studies Finished up my marking of 5 Extended Projects, about 10000 words each, yesterday so I deserve a day of fun reading before heading back to school tomorrow

This really was a brilliant opening

@RevDaniel Me whenever I hear Footloose! But not in skates.

@fionamsharp @VintageHuddle @vintagebooks The Joseph O’Connor books are superb.

Book 18 of the school year is @vandasymon #Shephard4 in Bound by @OrendaBooks Another great story - read in one captivating sitting on an overnight flight from Singapore.

@alifeinbooks @KirkdaleBooks @Ros_Ellis @BloomsburyBooks Yes - and we’ve already read Chronicle of a Death foretold, The Old Man and the Sea, pieces from Svetlana Alexievich and by then The Spire by Golding. Our Christmas read is The Remains of the Day. They will be ready for this in March. Thanks for answering!

@Acyn I think he means F*scist.

Shopping for books in Singapore came across this little pile on a the YA shelf @HGold_author

@guy_32144570 @Xanax_Ice_Queen @carlbernstein That was enlightening. Thank you for the interaction.

@JamWaterhouse @HelenClarkNZ Is it time for a woman to lead the UN yet? Good grief this makes me mad given we could have had such a brilliant UN Chief instead. 🇳🇿