Cathy Browne

Writer, booktuber and reader. I'm here for all the book chat 📚

[Cathy Browne @CathyABrowne]

Little snippet from October's Reading Journal - three reasons why I love H. G. Well's writing. And yes, The Island of Doctor Moreau really did give me nightmares.

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Some people really waste the opportunity of being rich and famous. Heidi Klum is not one of those people.

[Variety @Variety]

Heidi Klum and her husband Tom Kaulitz — dressed as Medusa and the Greek soldier she turned to stone — on why it’s still “important to do live art” amid the rise of generative AI:

“This is only good for the night. Tonight. Everything goes down the drain, so to speak, in the shower… There still needs to be people that create moments with real people.”

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What bliss is this? Everyone else still asleep, rain tapping on the window, a cat on my lap, and I've just reached the opening chapters of The First Men in the Moon in my H. G. Wells collection

A very good start to November!

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Part 2 of working my way through The Artist's Way. Definitely had to adapt the rules a bit but still got a lot from this process.

I really enjoyed having the encouraging teacher voice again. Took me back to the best Creative Writing lessons at Uni.

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I am in awe of this woman's courage and her commitment to bringing the truth to light.

[Fiona goddard @fionagoddarduk]

My response to Jess Phillips, I don’t know why she is saying my claims are untrue when she knows I have the evidence to prove it

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Decided to give myself a writing re-set by working through The Artist’s Way. Morning pages, artist dates and some unexpected results
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Full vlog here: https://t.co/LGSpbam9tc

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September Reading Journal - with an accidental book haul and celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary with a caving date in Stump Cross Caverns.

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Millennial parent goal reached: introducing your child to the Fellowship of the Ring. It was everything I could have hoped for.
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Reviewing 100 'classic' books based on nothing but my own precious opinion. Very satisfying to air my grievances against some of these books, *ahem* Atonement *ahem*
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I actually love this. Watched a vlog of someone putting together a personal curriculum the other day. Think learning for learning's sake is beautiful

[Ella Dorn 唐棠 @elladorn_]

Really interesting thing on TikTok where the "dark academia" obsession has led a certain set of influencers into designing and following "personal curricula" - basically reverse-engineering the autodidact Victorian miners. Overwhelmingly positive, I think

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My 9yo piled up her squishmallows by the kitchen door so she could read her book whilst listening to the rain.

Bookworm in training!

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Here's how my August went: Trip to Ireland, saw the Book of Kells, camping in the Yorkshire Dales, and lots and lots of reading
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Squeezing this in before the 'ber' months begin. Here's how I got on with my book girl summer challenge!

Contemplating making a new challenge for Autumn because this was a lot of fun
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Little walk in Skipton Castle Woods today. Then lunch at the castle Inn and mooch round shops. Now home with plenty of snacks. Planning a Ghosts marathon tonight.

In short, my Saturday is better than yours

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Re-reading Jurassic Park again. I love how the physical horror of the dino attacks is perfectly mirrored in the mental panic in the control room as the park engineers realise little by little that all their perfect security and safety measures have failed. It's brilliantly done

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We asked ourselves 13 questions to find out how much we are being influenced by book social media.

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Re-reading the Wheel of Time, The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan - spoiler filled reaction and review.

I enjoyed WoT the first time round, but re-reading it is such a different and rewarding experience. I can see why people obsess about this series so much!
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And it should be illustrated. Set in the 1930s/40s. Nick Frost should voice the North Polar Bear. BBC production. Broadcast on Christmas Eve. I've got it all figured out

[Tolkien Universe @tolkienzone]

Which Tolkien book deserves a new adaptation?

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Came across this amazing sculpture of Nelson, Lancashire's shield today. As far as town mottos go, 'By industry and integrity' is a rather good one, especially for a town born out of the industrial revolution