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Its in Hemel Hempstead. Its Trade only but open certain weekends for anyone to visit. You can wait hours to get in at times though.

Its about a 700 mile round trip for me so don't ask me how I know this 😆
Ah OK, so that's about 170 mile round trip for me 1h 30 each way. That's doable! How do you find out when they will be open, I won't mind queuing
 
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It’s a 528 mile round trip for me and I never ever read actual books, only Kindle versions, but the FOMO I have right now is unreal!
 
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Ah OK, so that's about 170 mile round trip for me 1h 30 each way. That's doable! How do you find out when they will be open, I won't mind queuing
They have a Facebook page with all dates and update queue times on the day 🫶🏻
 
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These were my purchases yesterday. A few in there are for my tweens. They only have baskets so highly recommend a wheelie trolley if you have one knocking about the garage like I did 😆
Somehow, I feel like I'm gonna have to work out how to manage a trip there someday.
 
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currently reading the pairing and coming to the realisation that red white and royal blue will remain the only casey mcquiston i’ve really enjoyed 🤦🏼‍♀️ i mean, it’s fun but the lead characters are annoying and it’s very europe written by an american who does not appear to have been there so everyone is a country stereotype. oh and i don’t know how attractive these people are meant to be but literally everyone they meet is instantly interested and it’s grating 🤣
 
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Finished the short stories collection Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfield today. I've actually tried to slow down and drag it out, and I know I bang on about what a great writer she is, but this collection is superb. Highly recommend it.
And now onto The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, which I'm already thinking how has this been hyped up so much. Will stick with it...
 
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Finished the short stories collection Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfield today. I've actually tried to slow down and drag it out, and I know I bang on about what a great writer she is, but this collection is superb. Highly recommend it.
And now onto The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, which I'm already thinking how has this been hyped up so much. Will stick with it...
i’ve been wanting to read show don’t tell (i love curtis sittenfeld even if i struggled with romantic comedy) - i will definitely pick it up next time i’m in waterstones now 💙
 
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Must admit I didn’t think I could justify a 175 mile round trip when I have so many books on my TBR. I thought I’d call in if I was driving to London thinking I never drive to London, usually get the train. Then yesterday discovered that it was on this weekend and I was due to drive to the StoneX stadium this afternoon 🤔

As much as I’m trying not to spend too much I figured I could spend £30 or so. 26 books later 😳

Some of the non fiction I grabbed to use at work.
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I got talking to a woman who raved about Ben Aaronovitch. I managed to stop myself from buying the whole series based on a random strangers recommendation 😂
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Must admit I didn’t think I could justify a 175 mile round trip when I have so many books on my TBR. I thought I’d call in if I was driving to London thinking I never drive to London, usually get the train. Then yesterday discovered that it was on this weekend and I was due to drive to the StoneX stadium this afternoon 🤔

As much as I’m trying not to spend too much I figured I could spend £30 or so. 26 books later 😳

Some of the non fiction I grabbed to use at work.
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I got talking to a woman who raved about Ben Aaronovitch. I managed to stop myself from buying the whole series based on a random strangers recommendation 😂
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I love the Rivers of London series, great recommendation!

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currently reading the pairing and coming to the realisation that red white and royal blue will remain the only casey mcquiston i’ve really enjoyed 🤦🏼‍♀️ i mean, it’s fun but the lead characters are annoying and it’s very europe written by an american who does not appear to have been there so everyone is a country stereotype. oh and i don’t know how attractive these people are meant to be but literally everyone they meet is instantly interested and it’s grating 🤣
I couldn't get into The Pairing! I actually did like McQuiston's other two, but this felt like a miss.
 
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I couldn't get into The Pairing! I actually did like McQuiston's other two, but this felt like a miss.
i’m struggling with it. it’s very readable but every chapter so far is a rinse repeat of going to a beautiful european city filled with insanely beautiful people who are all bisexual and all immediately dtf 🤣 i also don’t care about the central relationship At All.

(this is where i get annoyed with myself for any buying physical books because i carried this around london in the middle of summer for NOTHING 🤦🏼‍♀️)
 
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Must admit I didn’t think I could justify a 175 mile round trip when I have so many books on my TBR. I thought I’d call in if I was driving to London thinking I never drive to London, usually get the train. Then yesterday discovered that it was on this weekend and I was due to drive to the StoneX stadium this afternoon 🤔

As much as I’m trying not to spend too much I figured I could spend £30 or so. 26 books later 😳

Some of the non fiction I grabbed to use at work.
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I got talking to a woman who raved about Ben Aaronovitch. I managed to stop myself from buying the whole series based on a random strangers recommendation 😂
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Ohhhh both times I’ve ummed and ahhed over the Ben Aaronovitch books. Thats on the list for next time. Good haul Boogs!
 
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i’ve been wanting to read show don’t tell (i love curtis sittenfeld even if i struggled with romantic comedy) - i will definitely pick it up next time i’m in waterstones now 💙
There’s a chunk of one of the stories on the Waterstones blog if you want a warm up. I have it on a tab ready for entertainment the work day but the last few weeks have been so busy my procrastination time has been too short for a shortened short story 🙃
 
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Does your library use BorrowBox? I don’t know where you’re located, but in Ireland, at least, if you have a library card, you can use BorrowBox. You can borrow up to five ebooks and five audio books at one time. I heard about it during the first lockdown in 2020, and hand on heart, it has been revolutionary.

I also have an Everand subscription. It’s basically like Netflix for audiobooks and e-books - you have unlimited use of what’s available. I pay €10.99 a month and I think you can try a 30-day free trial. It supplements BorrowBox well, but can be quite US-centric.

I feel the same about Audible. I’ve been an intermittent subscriber for years, but might cancel it altogether soon.
Oh thank you! Making a note of these. Yes I do have borrow box with my library and had completely forgotten about it. Thank you!
 
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Currently reading What If This Were Enough - book of essays by Heather Havrilesky and loving it. It’s such a bloody great book about connections, modern life and how far removed we’ve become from what makes us happy. It’s everything I wanted Gia Tolentinos book to be (felt really let down by Trick Mirror and honestly cannot remember a single thing from it except that it felt rushed).
 
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