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I don’t like playing favourites – there are too many authors I like, for a bunch of different reasons and whose work has been meaningful for me under various circumstances, none of whom can really be compared to each other. BUT there aren’t a lot of authors whose work I love and who are also among some of my favourite PEOPLE on a personal level. Which is why I decided to use Cait @paperfury‘s book today. ⁣

⁣I’ve known Cait… I don’t even know how long. Probably about six years. Online only so far, since we live on opposite sides of the world, but I live in hope that one day we’ll actually meet. Neither of us can really remember how we started talking, either (a blog chain? A mutual friend?). But the details aren’t really important. We’re friends. We torment each other with our angsty writing. We have similar (though not identical) taste in books. We both keep the other up late because timezones are hard when you’re having a conversation. Etc etc. ⁣

⁣Also, yes, I bought more fake flowers and got POSSIBLY a little bit too excited about them. I also bought these little butterfly embellishments specifically for taking photos of ATPN – when I saw them going cheap, I couldn’t resist, and I chose the packet that had the colour scheme most similar to the cover!⁣

⁣📚 Challenges 📚⁣

#NovInBooks18: favourite author’s debut⁣

How do you like your fictional musicians: tormented, monstrous, sarcastic, or otherworldly? ALL OF THE ABOVE, obviously. (But sarcastic probably wins for me. James Morgan from BALLAD is my fictional best friend.)

#QOTD: Who are your favourite fictional musicians?

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New followers might not be aware, but I played classical violin for ten years, flute for eight, and piccolo for four. I got into folk when I read THE NEW POLICEMAN at the age of about 10, and the rest was history.

Following an overuse injury in 2013 that left me with chronic wrist problems, I now play mostly the tin whistle when I play anything at all (I've got a new set of Syn whistles that I absolutely love). So my relationship with music is a little complicated, because it's tied up with chronic pain and the fact that I can't play the way I used to. But I still enjoy reading about it!

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Background music is Bach! Mostly violin concerti and sonatas. Also yes I covered my entire floor in music and then had to reunite all the violin parts with their piano accompaniments. I'm committed to the aesthetic.

ATPN Appoints Six Zonal Coordinators

The National President of the Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN) announced yesterday during a virtual event the appointment of 6 zonal coordinators for ATPN. The appointed zonal coordinators are Prince Oluwafemi Fadina of Jethro Tours (South West); Musa Sanusi Ahmad of Smart Outliers (North West); Juliana Tongrit of Orit Travel & Tours (North Central); Ugwu Wilson Uche of…

Back in June, Cait’s debut released. I read an ARC in April, and it’s one of my few 5* reads of the year so far, even though apparently some of the copy edits were missing from that one (so I’m sure the final edition is even better). That’s my unbiased opinion, I promise you -- though obviously being friends with Cait suggests we have similar tastes and interests, which might be a factor.

Anyway, ATPN is currently 99p on Kindle, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants a book about music and abuse that will stab them right in the feelings.

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This poster for the Stolen Sisters Memorial March provides an example of how the image of Amanda Polchies, taken by APTN reporter Ossie Michelin has become emblematic of peaceful protests and marches. This poster for a march in Victoria features a variation of this image, with a cloaked figure raising their arm strongly in the air, with an eagle feather clasped in their fist.