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				<title>Matthew Brown edited the blog post You web writers have taught AI some truly terrible writing habits in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek</title>
				<link>https://lordmatt.co.uk/reflections/writing-and-storytelling/you-web-writers-have-taught-ai-some-truly-terrible-writing-habits/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:50:38 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=4007" rel="nofollow ugc">You web writers have taught AI some truly terrible writing habits</a></strong><a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=4007" rel="nofollow ugc"><img loading="lazy" src="https://lordmatt.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2025/04/usb-flash-7468224_1280-300x199.jpg" /></a> Web writers, the AI has been trained on your public work, and it shows. You all have taught AI some truly terrible writing habits    HFY writers have <a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=4007" rel="nofollow ugc"><span>[&hellip;]</span></a></p>
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				<title>Matthew Brown edited the blog post How to add a no-fuss &quot;thoughts&quot; custom paragraph style to LibreOffice in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:08:34 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3987" rel="nofollow ugc">How to add a no-fuss &quot;thoughts&quot; custom paragraph style to LibreOffice</a></strong><a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3987" rel="nofollow ugc"><img loading="lazy" src="https://lordmatt.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/07/Screenshot-from-2026-07-04-16-21-19-118x300.png" /></a> This quick and easy guide is mostly for my fellow writers and anyone else who occasionally needs special paragraphs in their document.    Imagine this. <a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3987" rel="nofollow ugc"><span>[&hellip;]</span></a></p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2022 historical mystery; tenth in Huber&#8217;s Lady Darby series<br />
(post-Regency amateur detection). The Gages are staying at a remote<br />
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100</pubDate>

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salvager, but there&#8217;s a hole in the side of her ship and her suit air<br />
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				<title>Blog: Dooneen by Keith Ridgway review – uncanny visions of dark times in Dublin from Books &#124; The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews</title>
				<link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/25/dooneen-by-keith-ridgway-review-uncanny-visions-of-dark-times-in-dublin</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:00:07 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ireland is trembling with nascent social unrest in this labyrinthine tale of one man’s homecomingIrish author Keith Ridgway’s latest novel deals, both mis [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Blog: Foyles Pride Fest: Sarah Waters in Conversation with Chloe Michelle Howarth from Hachette UK in the group We love Sarah Waters</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:50:09 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Location: The Auditorium (Level 6) at Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road, London</p>
<p>Date: Saturday 27th June 2026</p>
<p>Time: 6-7pm</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2026 short science fiction novel, eighth in the Murderbot series.<br />
Murderbot is visiting a huge space habitat with the goal of rescuing<br />
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				<title>Blog: ‘Beautiful and terrifying’: the best American LGBTQ+ books, chosen by Samuel R Delany, Kaveh Akbar, Eileen Myles and more from Books &#124; The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews</title>
				<link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/jun/24/best-american-lgbtq-books-authors</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:00:40 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From 20th-century classics to little-known treasures, queer authors share their favorite books about LGBTQ+ life‘Sheer outrageousness’: writers on their fav [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Blog: The Family Man by James Lasdun review – the killings that shocked America from Books &#124; The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews</title>
				<link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/24/the-family-man-by-james-lasdun-review-the-killings-that-shocked-america</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:00:38 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alex Murdaugh’s conviction for the murder of his wife and son was recently overturned. Where does the truth lie?In March 2023, 54-year-old Alex Murdaugh received t [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Burty Burtman edited the blog post 5 SciFi prompts in the group Writing prompts and inspirations</title>
				<link>https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/5-scifi-prompts/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:42:52 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/?p=5061" rel="nofollow ugc">5 SciFi prompts</a></strong>Rob Bignell shared these five sci-fi what-if style prompts.</p>
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				<title>Blog: Reader, I married him: couples tell us how books brought them together from Books &#124; The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews</title>
				<link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/23/reader-i-married-him-couples-tell-us-how-books-brought-them-together</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:36 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From book club meet-cutes to shared English Literature lectures, romance has blossomed beyond the page for these bibliophilesDua Lipa and Callum Turner have been [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Blog: Obsidian Prey, Jayne Castle from RogerBW&#039;s Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed</title>
				<link>https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/06/Obsidian_Prey__Jayne_Castle.html</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:03:00 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2009 romance/SF/mystery; sixth of its series but effectively<br />
stand-alone. Lyra Dore found a trove of a rare sort of amber, and the<br />
Company took it off her. And she [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Blog: Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck review – an outsider’s guide to British politics from Books &#124; The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews</title>
				<link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/23/fantastic-kingdom-by-helene-von-bismarck-review-an-outsiders-guide-to-british-politics</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:00:34 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This stranger’s-eye-view of an eccentric nation promises insight but delivers only conventional wisdom‘Continental people have sex lives; the English have hot [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Blog: Awake Awake by Fiona Mozley review – in pursuit of false memories from Books &#124; The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews</title>
				<link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/23/awake-awake-by-fiona-mozley-review-in-pursuit-of-false-memories</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:00:33 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From the Booker-shortlisted author, a tantalisingly unreliable account of childhood, history and mental uncertaintyThe historian and novelist Fiona&nbsp;Mozley [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Blog: A Mexican Mystery, W Grove from RogerBW&#039;s Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed</title>
				<link>https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/06/A_Mexican_Mystery__W_Grove.html</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:03:00 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1888 scientific romance novella. A new self-fuelling railway<br />
locomotive turns out to be rather more effective than anyone had<br />
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				<title>Blog: The Leveret By Anna Goldreich review – a hare mends the pain of baby loss from Books &#124; The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews</title>
				<link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/22/the-leveret-by-anna-goldreich-review-a-hare-mends-the-pain-of-baby-loss</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:00:50 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This bold debut about a woman finding healing after a late miscarriage is written with utter convictionBirth. “A detaching, a loosening of something, then the p [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Blog: The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow review – the real price of artificial intelligence from Books &#124; The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews</title>
				<link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/22/the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai-by-cory-doctorow-review-the-real-price-of-artificial-intelligence</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:00:52 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A vivid and entertaining polemic on the economics of the tech revolution, filled with righteous ireAs former Google CEO Eric Schmidt &nbsp;could tell you, AI is a hard [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Blog: M John Harrison: ‘If we met a real alien we’d have no clue what they thought’ from Books &#124; The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:00:29 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At 80, SF author M John Harrison is producing some of his best work. He talks about finding his voice, alien intelligence and the advice from Iain Banks that still [&hellip;]</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Correspondent by Virginia Evans became a word-of-mouth bestseller last year and recently won the Women’s Prize for Fiction. It is an epistolary novel told e [&hellip;]</p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:14:10 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week I read nine books!!!!44. Jurassic Park. Michael Crichton. 1990. 466 pages. [Source: Library]<br />
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>44. Jurassic Park. Michael Crichton. 1990. 466 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, adult science fiction, dinosaurs, action/thriller]First sentence: The tropical [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Blog: The Killing Code, J D Kirk from RogerBW&#039;s Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2019 police procedural mystery, tartan noir, third in the Jack<br />
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				<title>Blog: The Fairy Godmother, Mercedes Lackey from RogerBW&#039;s Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed</title>
				<link>https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/06/The_Fairy_Godmother__Mercedes_Lackey.html</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2004 fantasy, first of a series. Elena Klovis has a wicked stepmother<br />
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				<title>Blog: The Kiss Curse, Erin Sterling from RogerBW&#039;s Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed</title>
				<link>https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/06/The_Kiss_Curse__Erin_Sterling.html</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:02:00 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2022 urban fantasy romance, second of a trilogy. Llewellyn (&quot;Wells&quot;)<br />
Jones goes back to Graves Glen, as much to get away from his static<br />
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				<title>Matthew Brown edited the blog post Let&#039;s invent words: Glimfleeble in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author)</title>
				<link>https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/reflections-and-thoughts/inventing-words/lets-invent-words-glimfleeble/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:34:33 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/?p=175531" rel="nofollow ugc">Let&#039;s invent words: Glimfleeble</a></strong><a href="https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/?p=175531" rel="nofollow ugc"><img loading="lazy" src="https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/Screenshot-from-2026-06-15-11-33-34.png" /></a> Glimfleeble is now a word, I decided.    Glimfleeble adj. Something that looks or sounds impressive and/or important because you have no idea what it is or how it works.</p>
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				<title>Blog: Hornblower in the West Indies, C. S. Forester from RogerBW&#039;s Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed</title>
				<link>https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/06/Hornblower_in_the_West_Indies__C__S__Forester.html</link>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1957 Napoleonic naval fiction, ninth written and eleventh by internal<br />
chronology. Ten years after the war ended, Admiral Hornblower, in<br />
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				<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week I read five books!42. The Midnight Library. Matt Haig. 2020. 288 pages. [Source: Library] [adult fiction, adult science fiction, fantasy]43. The Midnight [&hellip;]</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/?p=4876" rel="nofollow ugc">The humans were not intimidated</a></strong>To: Admiral Zazizch;By: Encrypted Proxy 92a-256;Re: Your plan failedThe humans were not intimidated at all. Send reinforcements. Encounter log attached.    (first blogged here)</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>43. The Midnight Train. Matt Haig. 2026. 296 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, adult speculative fiction, adult romance]First sentence: Wilbur Budd died around [&hellip;]</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1965 historical fiction for young people. Phaedrus the gladiator wins<br />
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>42. The Midnight Library. Matt Haig. 2020. 288 pages. [Source: Library] [adult fiction, adult science fiction, fantasy]Premise/plot: The Midnight Library is a [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Humans always wore encounter suits with mirrored visors, but on day two-hundred and six of the thirteenth-hundred cycle of Vark by the Baralian reckoning, Tharg learned exactly why. It all started when… in the group Writing prompts and inspirations</title>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/?p=4871" rel="nofollow ugc">Humans always wore encounter suits with mirrored visors, but on day two-hundred and six of the thirteenth-hundred cycle of Vark by the Baralian reckoning, Tharg learned exactly why. It all started when…</a></strong>(first blogged here)</p>
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				<title>Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Please, dear HFY writers, no more stories starting with &quot;Bob sat on the bridge of the Earth Ship Big Birtha&quot; in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek</title>
				<link>https://lordmatt.co.uk/reflections/writing-and-storytelling/please-dear-hfy-writers-no-more-stories-starting-with-bob-sat-on-the-bridge-of-the-earth-ship-big-birtha/</link>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3617" rel="nofollow ugc">Please, dear HFY writers, no more stories starting with &quot;Bob sat on the bridge of the Earth Ship Big Birtha&quot;</a></strong><a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3617" rel="nofollow ugc"><img loading="lazy" src="https://lordmatt.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/06/eneida_mattou-firefighters-4573674-200x300.jpg" /></a> Why do so many HFY stories start with the OC standing somewhere waiting for the opening thing to happen? I&#8217;ve lost track of the stories I&#8217;ve listened to or <a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3617" rel="nofollow ugc"><span>[&hellip;]</span></a></p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When doing the thing feels too much, give yourself permission to do a tiny bit. If that is all you do, you have done infinitly more than if you did nothing.</p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:51:42 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week I read eight books!!!! 40. After My Brother Sam. James Lincoln Collier. 2026. 144 pages.<br />
[Source: Library] [1 star, mg historical fiction, why does this [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Matthew Brown edited the blog post Fixing my ActivityPub and WebMention comments to make them play nicely. in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek</title>
				<link>https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/coding-and-development/fixing-my-activitypub-and-webmention-comments-to-make-them-play-nicely/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:39:32 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3609" rel="nofollow ugc">Fixing my ActivityPub and WebMention comments to make them play nicely.</a></strong><a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3609" rel="nofollow ugc"><img loading="lazy" src="https://lordmatt.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/06/image-1-214x300.png" /></a> I was struggling to get both comments and replies to post while only showing &#8220;facepile&#8221; for likes and boosts. I had no one to blame but myself as I coded <a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3609" rel="nofollow ugc"><span>[&hellip;]</span></a></p>
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				<title>Adam Bassman joined the group Self care and motivation</title>
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				<title>Matthew Brown edited the blog post The email, social media, and IndieWeb Node I need (that will probably never exist), that I think authors would love in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek</title>
				<link>https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/the-email-social-media-and-indieweb-node-i-need-that-will-probably-never-exist-that-i-think-authors-would-love/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:40:30 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3511" rel="nofollow ugc">The email, social media, and IndieWeb Node I need (that will probably never exist), that I think authors would love</a></strong><a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3511" rel="nofollow ugc"><img loading="lazy" src="https://lordmatt.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2025/04/brain-4723976_1280-300x173.jpg" /></a> I need a special blend of stuff that might never exist. This is my attempt to dream out loud in the hope that this is the idea someone steals and runs <a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3511" rel="nofollow ugc"><span>[&hellip;]</span></a></p>
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				<title>Blog: 41. Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews from Becky&#039;s Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers</title>
				<link>https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/41-song-after-song-musical-life-of.html</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:27:34 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>41. Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews. Julie Hedlund. Illustrated by Ilaria Urbinati. 2023. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, picture book, [&hellip;]</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:39:23 +0100</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Matthew Brown edited the blog post Jukka&#039;s blog and email list journey in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek</title>
				<link>https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/the-internet/blogs-and-blogging/focus-on-others/jukkas-blog-and-email-list-journey/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:36:40 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3486" rel="nofollow ugc">Jukka&#039;s blog and email list journey</a></strong><a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3486" rel="nofollow ugc"><img loading="lazy" src="https://lordmatt.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/06/image-163x300.png" /></a> Every now and then, I like to share the love by focusing on a blog I have found and enjoyed. Today I&#8217;d like to share Jukka&#8217;s blog.     Jukka is a business <a href="https://lordmatt.co.uk/?p=3486" rel="nofollow ugc"><span>[&hellip;]</span></a></p>
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				<link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/03/ambivalence-by-brian-dillon-review-an-odd-man-out</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:00:46 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The critic’s memoir’s is a portrait in determination to go against the grain and ‘pursue a life in words and ideas’Brian Dillon lost his parents early, his mother [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Blog: Wimmy Road Boyz by Sufiyaan Salam review – an electric debut set on Manchester’s Curry Mile from Books &#124; The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews</title>
				<link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/03/wimmy-road-boyz-by-sufiyaan-salam-review-an-electric-debut-set-on-manchesters-curry-mile</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:44 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Written in breathless multilingual prose, this coming-of-age meets state-of-the-nation novel is an incredible literary performanceThree twentysomethings “drive a [&hellip;]</p>
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				<link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/02/what-were-reading-writers-and-readers-on-the-books-they-enjoyed-in-may</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:39:16 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Madeleine Thien, Sufiyaan Salam and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the commentsLately I have loved [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Blog: Harbour Street, Ann Cleeves from RogerBW&#039;s Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed</title>
				<link>https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/06/Harbour_Street__Ann_Cleeves.html</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2014 contemporary police mystery, sixth in Cleeves&#8217; Vera Stanhope<br />
series. A few days before Christmas, an old woman is stabbed on the Tyne<br />
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