Over half of Brits want to read more #books - but are too busy in day-to-day life https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/reading-books-travel-holiday-tui-29401152 📖 #Reading #Bookstodon #Booksmstodon
Over half of Brits want to read more books - but are too busy in day-to-day life

One in four say they only get the chance to crack open a book while on holiday - with mysteries and thrillers the most popular genres

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Today's library haul - looking forward to reading these! And the library kindly agreed to let me leave a stack of business cards on the desk which meant it was technically a work outing. #AmReading #booksmstodon

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes review – cosmic wonder https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/19/in-ascension-by-martin-macinnes-review-cosmic-wonder?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

This is going on my list.

“Leigh takes a position on a survey ship called the Endeavour exploring the seabed of the Atlantic Ocean. This voyage uncovers an anomaly: a huge cavity in the mid-ocean floor, a crater so deep that the scientists assume their measuring equipment must be malfunctioning.”
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In Ascension by Martin MacInnes review – cosmic wonder

From the ocean floor to outer space, an astonishing novel examines our place in the universe

The Guardian

Listening to the audiobook Seven moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. Last night I watched the Pixar film Soul and couldn’t stop thinking about the similarity of the context both stories use: waking up dead, wandering among souls, and lookin for a way to connect with the living bodies to finish a task.The audio version narrated by Shivantha Wijesinha is a masterpiece✨

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The phantom of the opera is here… inside my mind. #booksmstodon
Okay, @bookstodon — what’s your plan for your first book of 2023?
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Excited to read this 👇🏽 as my first book of 2023 #booksmstodon

What are you reading today? I’m at the start of Thistlefoot.

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A visit to Aardvark Books in Brampton Bryan. Always good, but more architecture books than ever. #Books #IndependentBookshop #booksmstodon