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July 17, 2018
Monday Mystery Mime
It’s that time of the week again where our friends at Feathers and Toast perform a mysterious mime for your guessing pleasure.
Last week’s mime was an icecream melting. Well done to Abi Martin and Paul Uhler, who both guessed correctly.
Do you think you know what this week’s mime might be? Pop your answer in the comments!
Talking Torsos
It’s the return of #mememonday, and another week of Talking Torsos, brought to you by A. M. Leibowitz, C H Clepitt and your Newsnibbles team.
If you have a questions you would like our torsos to answer, pop it in the comments and we’ll see what we can do.
This week’s question was asked by Jane. Hopefully our torsos have fully addressed the issue.
July 10, 2018
Monday Mystery Mime
It’s that time of the week again where our friends at Feathers and Toast perform a mysterious mime for your guessing pleasure.
Last week’s mime was Fireworks, and well done to Sue Rhodes, Linda Henderson Eubanks, Aline Andrade and Michele Morrison, who all got it right.
There’s no clue for this week’s just pop your answer in the comments. We might well give it to the best wrong answer, so try and come up with something really good…
Talking Torsos
It’s the return of #mememonday, and another week of Talking Torsos, brought to you by A. M. Leibowitz, C H Clepitt and your Newsnibbles team.
If you have a questions you would like our torsos to answer, pop it in the comments and we’ll see what we can do.
July 3, 2018
Monday Mystery Mime
It’s that time of the week again where our friends at Feathers and Toast perform a mysterious mime for your guessing pleasure.
Last week’s mime was the net in the world cup! Janet Martin and Micehhel Falerne were the winners.
This week’s clue is July 4th. Answers in the comments before Friday to be in with a chance of winning.
July 2, 2018
Talking Torsos
It’s the return of #mememonday, and another week of Talking Torsos, brought to you by A. M. Leibowitz, C H Clepitt and your Newsnibbles team.
If you have a questions you would like our torsos to answer, pop it in the comments and we’ll see what we can do.
June 30, 2018
Sparkly Badgers Recommend
Sunday July 1st is #IndiePrideDay, where independent authors (or authors published by small presses) come together and celebrate pride that they did it all by themselves.
There is still a lot of stigma around being an independent author. People say it’s badly edited, or contains plot holes. Well, that is simply not true of Sparkly Badgers. Anyone who has read anything by a badger will know it’s quality, so, we have pulled together a list of our recommended reads. These are honest opinions from authors who genuinely admire each other. Some of the books will be on offer for #IndiePrideDay, so make sure you click the link and get a bargain!
So, without further ado, here are the Sparkly Badger’s Recommendations:
Claire Buss:
Would recommend the writing of C H Clepitt
Curtain Call – a heartfelt novella, delicately written. (99c/99p 1/7/18 only)
Pilot: The First in the Crew Chronicles – excellent world-building with humans, aliens and fairies in space.
Everything’s Better With A Cape – fast-paced, amusing scenario. A highly enjoyable book.
Leland Lydecker
Brhi Stokes’ Caligation: Is a fresh (and really good) spin on urban fantasy. Her characters are detailed and lifelike; my favorite was Zero.
I’ve also read a short story by N C Stow, and more of her work is on my to-read list. She writes excellent Siberian folklore-inspired fantasy.
J C Steel
‘With rich characterisation and world building guaranteed to make you think, Caligation makes a great addition to any urban fantasy list.’
C H Clepitt
Debbie McGowan – To Be Sure: “The characters are brilliantly drawn, and the tone of the narration carries a subtle humour throughout that makes fun of the characters the way best friends might make fun of one another.”
Joanne Van Leerdam – The Silver Feather: “A very dark and creepy read that had me on the edge of my seat.”
Rose Montague – Norma Jean’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: “The skill this writer has is to draw you in from the beginning and weave action into even the most mundane encounter.”
Claire Buss – The Rose Thief: “This is a brilliantly clever book that had me gripped from the beginning.”
Chloe Hammond – Darkly Dreaming: “Chloe Hammond has managed to create a novel that is tense, exciting, emotional, scary and funny. ”
N C Stow – Voopyre: “I was soon swept up in the beautiful imagery and the stylistic writing which absolutely screamed “fairy tale”.”
Chloe Hammond
I Wore Heels to the Apocalypse by C H Clepitt: “Funny, raunchy, and probably exactly what the apocalypse would really be like’.
Debbie McGowan
Curtain Call by C H Clepitt
“A lovely romantic story with some deep and serious events offset by ‘LOL’ moments, great characters and a fascinating plot.”
The Rose Thief by Claire Buss
“A hilarious mix of the extraordinary and the mundane, the sublime and the utterly disgusting.”
Who Loves You by Emily Alter
“A refreshing change from the usual boy-loves-boy. I love Claude! Enbies FTW!”
Anthem by A.M. Leibowitz
“Amazing read that had me alternately swearing and ‘aww’-ing at my Kindle – actual, real LGBTQ+ fiction with strong bisexual main characters.”
A M Leibowitz
The Gaia Effect by Claire Buss – brilliant commentary on the present and future of parenting and the value of open-mindedness.
I Wore Heels to the Apocalypse by C H Clepitt– laugh-out-loud hilarious and weird in all the best ways as it pokes fun at human foibles.
The Making of Us by Debbie McGowan – a love story that’s sweeter than ice cream and tackles some big (pun intended) issues.
David Bridger
Debbie McGowan – The Making Of Us. “I fell in love with Jesse and Leigh. Their story opened my mind and touched my heart, and on the evidence of this book I believe the author’s mind must be a pleasant place to live.”
Margena Adams Holmes
Only The Few by LN Denison. Sharp and intense, don’t read it if you’re trying to go to sleep. It keeps you turning the pages to the end! (99p/99c this weekend)
June 27, 2018
Monday Mystery Mime
Yes, it’s Wednesday, but it’s VERY hot. Also, we gave you torsos on Monday, so don’t moan.
Anyway, once a week our friends at Feathers and Toast perform a mysterious mime for you to guess. None of you ever bother, yet we repeat week in, week out.
Here’s this week’s, it’s based on some sporting thing, apparently…
June 25, 2018
Talking Torsos
#MemeMonday is back. The team that brought you The Grumpy Badger Guide to Dinosaur Erotica and The Grumpy Badger Guide to Book Covers has returned to bring you Talking Torsos. Every week our educational torsos will teach you something new. Do you have a question that can only be explained by a torso? Pop it in the comments below and one of our torsos will get back to you.
June 18, 2018
Monday Mystery Mime
It’s that time of the week again where our friends at Feathers and Toast perform a mysterious mime for you to guess. Put your answer in the comments before Friday for a chance to have the mime of your choosing performed.
Congratulations to last week’s winners, Melissa Spors Hubbard, Aline Andrade, Linda Henderson Eubanks, Joe Pranaitis, Janet Martin, Judith Evans and Abbey L Craig who all correctly guessed Cocktail Umbrella.
This week’s mime is a bit trickier, your clue is:
Something that may happen as you sit on your deckchair in britain over the summer months especially during a weekend.
Good luck, Nibblers.
