@CathyBikesBook Welcome! You might be interested in the #BikeTooter hashtag, as well as #BikeNite.

@Dailyklappentext Das muss ich mir merken.

THREAD 1/ My book, Drystone - A Life Rebuilt, has been out for only five months. A mere babe in the book world. I’ve just seen that Amazon are currently selling the Kindle edition for £1.99. That means I earn less than 20p if someone buys it.Twenty-fucking-pence.#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Book #Books #Scotland #Publishing

Names for avid readers by language (more in the replies) English/Dutch: Bookworm / BoekenwurmDanish: Reading horse (Lesehest)French: Ink drinker (Buveur d'encre)German: Read-rat (Leseratte)Indonesian: Book flea (Kutu buku)Romanian: Library mouse (Șoarece de bibliotecă)Norwegian: Reading horse (Lesehest)Serbian/Polish: Book moth (Knjiški moljac / Mól książkowy)Greek: Bookeater (βιβλιοφάγος)Finnish: Reading maggot (Lukutoukka)Swedish: Read-louse (Läslus)Vietnamese: Bookwormweevil (Mọt sách) #books #reading

Zuende gehört/gelesen: Martin Walker: Bruno Chef de police (Band 1 der Serie)https://text.tchncs.de/cedara/h2martin-walker-bruno-chef-de-police-h2#books #bucher #martinwalker #krimi #bookstodon #lesekreis #buchstodon

Dies ist vielleicht die geschickteste Art, wie man durch Verhalten beschreiben kann, dass eine Frau es wünscht, von einem Mann berührt zu werden, ohne dass Worte geäußert werden. Sowas muss einem erstmal einfallen: " [Isabelle] stellte die Erdbeeren beiseite, rückte näher zu Bruno und schmiegte ihren Rücken an seine Brust. Bruno legte Isabelle seinen Arm um die Taille, worauf sie sich an ihn kuschelte und, als die Sonne schließlich unterging, seine Hand nahm und unter ihre Bluse führte."Quelle: Bruno Chef de Police von Martin Walker, S. 370. #books #martinwalker #buch #krimi

New year, no reset.A short essay on continuation, constraint, and why ‘fresh starts’ don’t work for everyone.‘For me, and for many, the work is not in beginning again but in continuing. Continuation is far less aesthetic than renewal, harder to commodify, and it doesn't lend itself well to announcements, before and after photos, or public commitments. But it is honest.’https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-not-beginning-again#Scotland #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #Disability #UK #NewYear

HAPPY PUBLIC DOMAIN DAY! And Happy New Year!Books published in 1930 will enter the U.S. public domain, such as:The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett: This novel introduced the world to the famous detective Sam Spade.As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner: A masterpiece of American literature.The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie: This was the first novel to feature the beloved character Miss Marple.#books #literature #publicdomain1/

I like books. They don't scream at you and unravel a 20-page TOS to sign, or assure you your privacy is important. They don't steal your data to override whatever it is you're doing with targetted propaganda. They don't track you.They don't need a battery, or go flat. Durable. Can drop them, kick them, read them in the bath. Hours of knowledge, wisdom and/or entertainment in a small convenient brick. Awesome tech. #books

One broch, two millennia, three murders. ‘Thicker Than Water’ is a compelling murder mystery set in northern Scotland.The fictional Sarclet Broch on the east coast of Caithness south of Wick is the hub around which much of the story revolves and it is where all three of the murders in the book take place. It is closely based on the Broch of Gurness in Orkney, shown in this image.Find out more on my website:https://www.kenlussey.com/ttw/index.html#Books #Bookstodon

Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?38L, Hoot von Zitzewitz, 1967; R, Richard Powers, 1962#scifi #sciencefiction #books

THREAD 1/ As the year wraps up, I want to take a moment to thank you all for the support you’ve given my book Drystone - A Life Rebuilt. Publishers publish books, but it’s readers who make them live. And thanks to you, Drystone is out there quietly living.#Reading #Readers #Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland #Books #ThankYou #Book

'Kleinigkeiten' #FotoVorschlag „Kleinigkeiten“ zum Lesen für die Hemd-, Jacken- oder Hosentasche für Leute mit guten Augen oder einer guten Brille. Eine Auswahl von zehn klassischen Detektivgeschichten im Miniformat, die der @diogenesverlag mal in den 80er Jahren als kleine Büchlein in einem Minischuber herausgebracht hat.Hab ich vor Jahren mal auf einem Flohmarkt ergattert. -> drei Bilder#books #bücher #detektivgeschichten #crimestory #crimestories

Denke darüber nach, welche Romanidee ich als nächste umsetzen will. Große Lust habe ich, eine Geschichte zu erzählen, die Anfang des 4. Jahrhunderts in Trier und im norddeutschen Raum spielt. Interessiert euch das? #bookstodon #bookstodondeutschland #books #bücher #historischeromane #Römerzeit