My thoughts on An Insect A Day by Dominic Couzens & Gail Ashton and published by @batsfordbooks.bsky.social. Thank you to them for sending me a copy
halfmanhalfbook.co.uk/review/an-in...
Book 30: Common People
Three (yes, only three) recent purchases
Two books recently collected from the Library
Thank you to Steph of Eland Publishing for sending copies of Saints of Sind by Peter Mayne and News From Tartary by Peter Flemming
Thank you to Sam from @eandtbooks.bsky.social for sending a copy of Farewell to Russia by @joelucbarnes.bsky.social
Thank you to @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social of @blpublishing.bsky.social for sending copies of The Black Fox by Gerald Heard and The New Flesh edited by Mark Morris
Thank you to @helenmccusker.bsky.social from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social for sending a proof copy of Treasures on Earth by Jeremy Harte
Thank you to Amelia from Icon Books for sending a copy of Travelling Anxiously by Tom Sykes
Three (yes, only three) recent purchases
Two books recently collected from the Library
Thank you to Steph of Eland Publishing for sending copies of Saints of Sind by Peter Mayne and News From Tartary by Peter Flemming
Thank you to Sam from @eandtbooks.bsky.social for sending a copy of Farewell to Russia by @joelucbarnes.bsky.social
Thank you to @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social of @blpublishing.bsky.social for sending copies of The Black Fox by Gerald Heard and The New Flesh edited by Mark Morris
Thank you to @helenmccusker.bsky.social from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social for sending a proof copy of Treasures on Earth by Jeremy Harte
Thank you to Amelia from Icon Books for sending a copy of Travelling Anxiously by Tom Sykes
It wasn't really my sort of thing. Quite a good plot though
Book 29: Medusa
My February 2026 Review:
halfmanhalfbook.co.uk/book-musings...
Thank you for the repost, @glawrence.bsky.social
Thank you for the repost, @marinasofia.bsky.social
Thank you for the repost, @bluebookballoon.bsky.social
It's #worldbookday so I feel compelled to write something. Every book I've ever read made me want to be an author. Books change lives.
Today, join a library, a book group or go into a bookshop, none of them will disappoint.
My February 2026 Review:
halfmanhalfbook.co.uk/book-musings...
An intricate octopus cut from a single piece of paper
Japanese artist Masayo Fukuda hand-cut this life-sized octopus from one sheet of paper. Known as Kirie in Japanese (translated as “cut picture”), the art form involves cutting intricate forms from a single sheet of white paper and then contrasting it against a black background to reveal the design.
That's astonishing!
Book 28: The Future of Agriculture
The cover of JITTERBUG by Gareth L Powell features a stylised rocket silhouette at the centre of an orrery, with a space suited figure dangling in its wake
THANK YOU for helping me launch Jitterbug with all your good wishes and reposts today! Hugely appreciated!
Ten Longbarrow hardbacks, arranged diagonally, spines facing outwards.
Special offer from Longbarrow Press: any 3 hardbacks for £32. Includes collections by Steve Ely, Angelina D'Roza, Rob Hindle, Peter Riley, Nancy Gaffield, Mark Goodwin, Matthew Clegg, Chris Jones, Fay Musselwhite, 'The Footing' anthology, and more
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Book 27: The Lost Stradivarius
