The true horror of gingerbread, revealed...

A ramble through the trashier end of Victorian lit - including banging the drum for Dr. Penny_Stressful (Nicole C. Dittmer) British Library Publishing Penny Bloods collection youtu.be/4u4pvii-GeE?si…

A reading, with permission, of Mark Laba's poem 'Killmaster-Arms of Vengeance' from The Inflatable Life, Anvil Press 2019 - youtu.be/B2dmLDi0bFE?si…

Various ways "trashy books" are bad for you, as reported in the press - harvested from The British Newspaper Archive searches (Video: youtu.be/5d3lbXfz3PI?si… )

A bargain for 6d! What on earth was it? 'An enchanter's little wand, that, on being fired, becomes to the receptive as a Medium which quickens the fancy ... leading the captive to that ladder the top of which reaches through the clouds to the borders of fairyland.' 1892.

A look at Penny Bloods, a fascinating collection edited by Dr. Penny_Stressful (Nicole C. Dittmer) from British Library Publishing youtu.be/PPdceGTvQpE?si…

'Dickens' Whisky: Used by the Late Charles Dickens' - sounds legit 🤔 (The Bulletin, 12/631, 1892, via Trove )

Very timely as I'm currently reading Bulwer Lytton's The Last Days of Pompeii 🌋

Terrible news.

Just finished The Muslim Cowboy by Bruce Omar Yates (from Dead Ink Books ) ***** some quick reactions.... (in a nutshell, loved it) youtu.be/LxozfRv_J6E?si…

Hey it's Jennie reading 'Revelations 01/01/2022' by Jane Burn great poem from collection The Apothecary of Flight Nine Arches Press | youtu.be/SASeBWrg-cg?si…

Mail Call! Bound in Blood ed. ohsinnerman _ - great roster of authors and an intriguing themes - pub. Titan Books

Mail Call! Marple: Expert on Wickedness by Mark Aldridge - the perfect companion to our read- and watch-'em-all plan.

Charles Dickens depicted in Parley's Penny Library, allegedly sketched by Mrs Parley. Immediate followed by a reworded precis of Barnaby Rudge. (His beard has been summarised away.) Page size approx A6.

Disappointingly, Queen Victoria did not actually write a serialised sensation novel, but it's great that people thought it might be true (1863).

An initial foray into Victorian yellowbacks and related yellow things 💛 youtu.be/aCL41Yd2_0k?si…

Who could resist a bag of coffee with an ISBN? Well played SOLO BORG available from pre-order now #fantasycon

Really enjoyed Red Sonja: Consumed by Gail Simone 💙💛 - some thoughts 📺 youtu.be/TFa8Lk5LNNw?si…

I must have read over a dozen adaptations, pastiches and knock-offs of Dickens A Christmas Carol but have yet to tire of it [video] youtu.be/9eCseGBVQcw?si…

A #WomensHistoryMonth micro history using material from The British Newspaper Archive youtu.be/LsHrCKYL-MA?si…