Author Buzz | Kent Index | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/kentindex/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Kent Index is a member. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:26:34 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 9baaf7b9cd20650819d8cd18fed96856 Blog: 69. I Am A Good Dog (Dogtown #3) from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/10/69-i-am-good-dog-dogtown-3.html Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:51:32 +0100 69. I Am A Good Dog (Dogtown #3) Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko. 2026. 345 pages. [Source: Library] [animal fantasy, series book]First sentence: I was […]

]]> 0 83f769826304c080b0e1c1efaf03a0d4 Blog: 68. Westfallen: The World at Midnight from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/10/68-westfallen-world-at-midnight.html Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:18:46 +0100 68. Westfallen: The World at Midnight. Ann and Ben Brashares. 2026. 384 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, MG speculative fiction, series book]First sentence: It’s […]

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]]> 0 06fe74a4cf6b44c9d97b029a323ff3ad Blog: Week in Review #42 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/10/week-in-review-42.html Sat, 10 Oct 2026 22:54:55 +0100 This week I read some books! 66. Xenocide. Orson Scott Card. 1991. 592 pages. [Source: Library] 67. Daughter of Egypt. Marie Benedict. 2026. 352 pages. [Source: […]

]]> 0 3b9c1f3f97552cf594e4d3acc26c26fc Blog: 67. Daughter of Egypt from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/10/67-daughter-of-egypt.html Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:30:21 +0100   67. Daughter of Egypt. Marie Benedict. 2026. 352 pages. [Source: Review copy] [adult historical fiction, dual narratives, 3 stars]First sentence: The Saloon glows […]

]]> 0 79a96472cf4c6beaef81cf10562b1732 Matthew Brown edited the blog post My book and my site are made without AI in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/ai/my-book-and-my-site-are-made-without-ai/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:22:25 +0100 My book and my site are made without AI When I started The Fictional Dictionary of Bad Language (2014 or thereabouts), AI was for games, and LLMs had yet to be invented. Every part of my book was […]

]]> 01ff2664a38d522771872a918bab1a60 Blog: 66. Xenocide from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/10/66-xenocide.html Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:26:09 +0100 66. Xenocide. Orson Scott Card. 1991. 592 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Today one of the brothers asked me: Is it a terrible prison, not to be able to […]

]]> 0 6a5a1d07876a6cea313f2cdd3be9bbff Jason Latnar edited the blog post Brandon Sanderson Officially Defends George R.R. Martin’s 15-Year ‘Winds of Winter’ Delay in the group Outside News https://news.authorbuzz.co.uk/bookish-news/author-news/2026/10/05/brandon-sanderson-officially-defends-george-r-r-martins-15-year-winds-of-winter-delay/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:43:00 +0100 Brandon Sanderson Officially Defends George R.R. Martin’s 15-Year ‘Winds of Winter’ Delay Few authors understand the expectations surrounding a gigantic fantasy series better than Brandon Sanderson, but even he isn’t interested in judging […]

]]> 4a44f2cf301f68b269768784d4c4df8b Blog: Week in Review #41 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/10/week-in-review-41.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:09:40 +0100 This week I read some books! 65. Westfallen. Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares. 2024. 384 pages.
[Source: Library] [5 stars] [MG speculative fiction, MG science […]

]]> 0 5df97c29572ad55a7414f10e9da9d352 Blog: 65. Westfallen (book #1) from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/10/65-westfallen-book-1.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:39:34 +0100 65. Westfallen. Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares. 2024. 384 pages.
[Source: Library] [5 stars] [MG speculative fiction, MG science fiction,
MG dystopia, TIME […]

]]> 0 a98a266e54fdfaeb9d22d6b45d22b44a Blog: September Monthly Reflections from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/09/september-monthly-reflections.html Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:33:01 +0100 In September, I read nine books. Will I read more in October? Maybe. Maybe not. Books reviewed at Becky’s Book Reviews64. Speaker for the Dead. Orson Scott Card. […]

]]> 0 395830d87e303adac529a12a7c176eb5 Blog: Century of Viewing, September from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/09/century-of-viewing-september.html Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:23:27 +0100 September I watched twenty-four things….but only two were five-star movies! I DID finish my Century of Viewing challenge! My two five star movies were Beginning […]

]]> 0 ecd47f486ac06a5aaaf0ef0052164497 Matthew Brown edited the blog post I'm checking up on a small bug in the group Help and Support https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/09/28/im-checking-up-on-a-small-bug/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:19:18 +0100 I'm checking up on a small bug There appears to be an issue with ActivityPub on some blogs, including Author Buzz HQ. It should not break the site (as far as I can tell), but it […]

]]> 8fa6e0bae267c209b2e6c43135ebeeb1 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Fediverse Book Fair (#FediBookFair) in the group Author Buzz HQ https://authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/09/28/fediverse-book-fair-fedibookfair/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:59:27 +0100 Fediverse Book Fair (#FediBookFair) A social media book fair is being organised on the Mastodon (and ActivityPub) social media network. It is free to participate, but you may, if you wish, […]

]]> 426fb17d6a09116745481c0a81987915 Blog: Week in Review #40 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/09/week-in-review-40.html Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:02:25 +0100 No books finished this week.Century of Viewing #401920s1920 Why Change Your Wife? Gloria
Swanson is always enjoyable to watch. The plot of this one, well, is […]

]]> 0 364517ee3dba677da932a51a3972db46 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Keeping Your Side Characters Distinct - Brandon Sanderson's Writing Lecture (2025) in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2026/09/keeping-your-side-characters-distinct-brandon-sandersons-writing-lecture-2025/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:12:58 +0100 Keeping Your Side Characters Distinct – Brandon Sanderson's Writing Lecture (2025)

]]> ef335786d9b0a5e94fcf5bfe74d3e23c Blog: Books I Read in August 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/09/17/books-i-read-in-august-2026/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:29:50 +0100 The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout is a stand-alone novel separate from the Olive Kitteridge universe and has been longlisted for this year’s Booker P […]

]]> 0 c0651f554843a5dc80489fe7417fe743 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Did Baroness Benjamin just classify forums as social media? in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/reflections/law-and-legality/did-baroness-benjamin-just-classify-forums-as-social-media/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:33:53 +0100 Did Baroness Benjamin just classify forums as social media? It is entirely possible that Baroness Benjamin has placed Author Buzz UK on the chopping block without meaning to. I grew up watching Floella Benjamin […]

]]> c25c11077dc2c82642a95d48d7dbd981 Blog: Week in Review #38 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/09/week-in-review-38.html Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:24:36 +0100 I didn’t finish any books this week. Century of Viewing #381920s1924 Girl Shy. A
stuttering shy man with no experience at all even slightly with women
writes a […]

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]]> 8fa1e58c17d0a5727383a89e7cd67d15 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Brainstorming: New uses for Webmention - books, sports, debates, votes, bands, and more in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/the-internet/brainstorming-new-uses-for-webmention-books-sports-debates-votes-bands-and-more/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:31:51 +0100 Brainstorming: New uses for Webmention – books, sports, debates, votes, bands, and more Webmention is a great idea. An idea that could be used for even more things than it is used for right now. These are some wild and unfettered ideas I had […]

]]> 3312094d9279ec5c476ed11e087e51e0 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Having a disability NEVER became cool, Poppy; being cruel did. in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/replying-to-things/having-a-disability-never-became-cool-poppy-being-cruel-did/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:32:20 +0100 Having a disability NEVER became cool, Poppy; being cruel did. So, I saw a weird headline on social media today: “How having a disability became cool”. Oh dear lord, here we go again. Another author of “news” that is […]

]]> a03137221c1ae06c9de9d86228fcaf89 Blog: Week in Review #37 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/09/week-in-review-37.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:46:01 +0100 This week I reviewed two books. 68. Scaredy Squirrel. Melanie Watt. 2008. Kids Can Press. 42 pages.
[Source: Bought] [5 stars, picture book, emotions and feelings, […]

]]> 0 84e08a5343c1b6892c59ee82dd2ea4ef Blog: August Monthly Reflections from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-monthly-reflections.html Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:32:00 +0100 This August I read twenty-three books! Books Reviewed at Becky’s Book Reviews50. The Knife of Never Letting Go. (Chaos Walking #1) Patrick Ness. 2008. 512 pages. […]

]]> 0 60f650b58136e146548868697158685a Blog: Week in Review #36 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/week-in-review-36.html Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0100 This week I reviewed two books.63. Thank You, Sun. Douglas Florian. 2026. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [children’s poetry, 4 stars]20. Connect: How to Grow Your […]

]]> 0 922cff7243d0a042959cf79c0d501f8e Blog: Twenty Year Blogoversary from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/twenty-year-blogoversary.html Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0100 Becky’s Book Reviews turns TWENTY today! Can you believe it?! In some ways, 2006 feels like yesterday, and, in other ways it feels like it’s ages ago. Well, maybe […]

]]> 0 ea8c25af390c9c4e27877f725889b2ca Blog: Century of Viewing, August from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/century-of-viewing-august.html Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:00:09 +0100 I watched twenty-one things in August! Two were K-dramas. 5 star movies and shows:4-D ManThe Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseAgent Kim ReactivatedBack to the […]

]]> 0 9437866379e733267652dbf8efaccb0a Blog: 63. Thank You, Sun from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/63-thank-you-sun.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:03:47 +0100 63. Thank You, Sun. Douglas Florian. 2026. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [children’s poetry, 4 stars]First sentence: Thank you, sun. You give us light. You shine all […]

]]> 0 0260e1dd29fd80d296c70e5a43690acb Blog: Books I Read in July 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/08/23/books-i-read-in-july-2026/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:00:46 +0100 Departure(s) by Julian Barnes is the Booker Prize-winning author’s final novel, published earlier this year on his 80th birthday. I included it in my list of Bo […]

]]> 0 4e78c1c4f0a2cade8cd988e885facfa7 Blog: Week in Review #35 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/week-in-review-35.html Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:15:24 +0100 This week I read seven books! 61. Old Man’s War. John Scalzi. 2005. 318 pages. [Source: Library] [adult science fiction, 5 stars, military science fiction]62. In […]

]]> 0 62ca4f4e974121a1abaea8383d252d5b Blog: 62. In the Red from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/62-in-red.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:07:08 +0100 62. In the Red. Christopher Swiedler. 2020. [March] 288 pages. [Source: Library]First
sentence: By Friday afternoon, after a week of careful thought, Michael […]

]]> 0 1fa3e1b5c89087006b830aed9d1992d2 Blog: 61. Old Man's War from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/61-old-mans-war.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:59:34 +0100 61. Old Man’s War. John Scalzi. 2005. 318 pages. [Source: Library] [adult science fiction, 5 stars, military science fiction]John Perry, our narrator, is a great […]

]]> 0 bcce76858eadb4ed0f9a810e8f9bdf29 Blog: Week in Review #34 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/week-in-review-34.html Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:11:35 +0100 This week I read three books!58. Every Time a Bell Rings: The Legacy of It’s a Wonderful Life,
America’s Most Beloved Holiday Film. Emily St. James and Lauren […]

]]> 0 43b583e1fa23db77a5d00b69c20ab83f Matthew Brown replied to the topic My status is vanishing in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/my-status-is-vanishing/#post-5273 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:11:27 +0100 Something flagged it as spam. I’ve unspammed it.

]]> 186b70d6db78043b74ad995c009e19a8 Matthew Brown replied to the topic My status is vanishing in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/my-status-is-vanishing/#post-5272 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:04:56 +0100 It shouldn’t do that.

Leave it with me, I’ll try to figure out what went wrong.

]]> cacea5ae25b42c364716770e37c39590 Sam Smith started the topic My status is vanishing in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/my-status-is-vanishing/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:03:38 +0100 I’ve posted about my new book twice, and it is gone. Twice. Help!!

]]> 27eb8e4e1b17d4926b1e657e0cc65efe Matthew Brown edited the blog post Is my idea good enough? in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2026/08/is-my-idea-good-enough/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:58:11 +0100 Is my idea good enough? As you sit down to write that story that’s been burning in your mind, it is not unusual to ask, “Is this idea any good?” As questions go, few others […]

]]> 00bc5246e8d62efe2dd29879ed89d743 Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Author Buzz HQ: We've got a lot of forum groups with very little activity. I […] https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18708/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:36:57 +0100 We’ve got a lot of forum groups with very little activity. I was thinking that I should maybe fold some forums into general chat for now. Thoughts?

]]> 0 d4857e84d7e4387798cc17bf9b194e59 Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Author Buzz HQ: So, I streamlined the front page because it looked nasty on mobile. https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18675/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:17:25 +0100 So, I streamlined the front page because it looked nasty on mobile.

]]> 0 50e9914351f1cf28c96d8d679d46fdd7 Blog: 58. Every Time a Bell Rings from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/58-every-time-bell-rings.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:39:39 +0100 58. Every Time a Bell Rings: The Legacy of It’s a Wonderful Life, America’s Most Beloved Holiday Film. Emily St. James and Lauren Theisen. 2026. 304 pages. [Source: […]

]]> 0 6bde132023511c76e20bd69ce0e46408 Blog: Week in Review #33 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/week-in-review-33.html Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:15:05 +0100 This week I read eleven books! 50. The Knife of Never Letting Go. (Chaos Walking #1) Patrick Ness. 2008. 512 pages. [Source: Library]51. Rash. Pete Hautman. 2006. […]

]]> 0 d7641f9ff4469e135d85d385d063adf8 Blog: 57. This is Christmas from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/57-this-is-christmas.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0100 57. This is Christmas: Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Holiday Hits. 2023. 224 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, Christmas, music appreciation]First sentence: […]

]]> 0 ce65446cdc740678e0ba6a5961708f71 Blog: 56. Paperboy from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/56-paperboy.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:41:00 +0100 56. Paperboy. Vince Vawter. 2013. Random House. 240 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, MG fiction, coming of age, MG historical, based on true story]First sentence: […]

]]> 0 290d37706a62af3c81dc55540ba01dfc Blog: 55. The Future of Us from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/55-future-of-us.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:26:00 +0100 55. The Future of Us. Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler. 2011. 356 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, YA fiction, YA science fiction, coming of age]First sentence: I […]

]]> 0 9a5cc38cbd56172a64fa105a4ee4b63d Blog: 54. The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/54-good-fortune-of-miss-robbins.html Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:08:00 +0100 54. The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins. Melanie Dickerson. 320 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, clean romance, historical romance, Jane Eyre wannabe]First sentence: […]

]]> 0 b2aa435d6311c968314a85983794bb4a Blog: 53. The Best Bear in All the World from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/53-best-bear-in-all-world.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:37:00 +0100 53. The Best Bear in All the World. Paul Bright, Brian Sibley, Jeanne Willis, Kate Saunders. 2016. 115 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, audio book, Winnie the […]

]]> 0 4abaf744c29b0fcebedc696bd49b0ebf Blog: 52. Prey from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/52-prey.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0100 52. Prey. Michael Crichton. 2002. 507 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Things never turn out the way you think they will. Premise/plot: Jack Forman, our […]

]]> 0 cbf6c1419dd60b991ed314be8e8cab8e Blog: 51. Rash from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/51-rash.html Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:35:00 +0100 51. Rash. Pete Hautman. 2006. 256 pages. [Source: Bought] [5 stars, YA dystopia, YA fiction, YA futuristic; YA Sports]First sentence: Gramps, who was born in 1990, […]

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