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Clare Hooley
LordWoolamalooComing soon to the blog - poppies, memories, a spaceship and more. It’s nice to be back reading at pace again!
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Womble of Liverpool - loves reading, science fiction & fantasy - also reviews at www.runalongtheshelves.net
@RunalongWomble Hi Womble, today's read was Volume 1 of The School for Extraterrestrial Girls by Jeremy Whitely.
@RunalongWomble just about to start some the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde, as seemed rude for this not be my next book after he gave a free talk at the local library (https://mastodon.me.uk/@clare_hooley/116777452573767408). Bit worried I’m not well read enough for the series but hey, will give it a go (love Shades of Grey and Red Side Story).
Clare Hooley (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Yep, Jasper Fforde was really engaging. He was taking about starting writing as starting off with setting yourself a ‘literary dare’ (e.g. a world without chairs) and his top tip was if you want to write make sure you keep a journal (as it happens, I do). Mind, I’m not a writer at my age and another point was writers are people driven to write. Finally, he promises he won’t die on us before we get ‘Wide Blue Yonder’, our sequel to Red Side Story! #bookstodon #writing
@RunalongWomble Howdy, Womble. Am about halfway through Hyperion by Dan Simmons, which is a classic I've meant to read for ages. As someone picked it for our SF Book Group this month, it's finally in front of my eyes, and I am totally engrossed by it.
And as it is the weekend here is this week’s Wombling Along of reviews, articles and discourse to have with a cuppa https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/6/20/wombling-along
Wombling Along! — Runalong The Shelves
Helloooo! Welcome to Wombling Along! This is the blog’s weekend supplement where I share the review and other online articles that caught my eye this week. My day job has this week finally become more day job again which while I know may not last long has finally allowed my brain to read again. Un
I had much more fun reading There Is No Antimemetics Division bh qntm https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/6/19/there-is-no-antimemetics-division-by-qntm
There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm — Runalong The Shelves
Publisher – Penguin Published – Out Now Price –£18.99 hardback £7.99 ebook An antimeme is an entity with self-censoring properties. Some are benign; but others, less so… These entities can feed on your most cherished memories, the things that make you you – and you’ll never even know anyth
On the blog this week - I read Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - I conclude you do not have to! https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/6/14/dungeon-crawler-carl-by-matt-dinniman
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman — Runalong The Shelves
Publisher – Its complicated Published - it’s complicated Price - don’t waste your money You know what's worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what's worse than that ? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structu
aspeed, a/k/a Dumpster Peacock@RunalongWomble Started reading Morsel by Carter Keane
Dr Alice Violett@RunalongWomble May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry. It's beautifully written but I keep wincing when the archivist character wears gloves!
Derry Lawlor@RunalongWomble Hi almost finished The Coroners Daughter by Andrew Hughes,