Jane Ayrie

@janeayrie.bsky.social

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Novelist, short-story writer, editor, Spoken Word regular, fan of the weird and the spooky. Opinionated old bag, always interested in other people's opinions. Stories, blogs and general stuff here: https://www.janeayrie.com

A picture of a completely shambolic bookshelf. Mea Culpa.
Picture of cat looking scathingly at author's work.
Cover of Bernadine Evaristo's novel Mr Loverman. Under the title in white text, there is an older Black gentleman in a light coloured suit and red flowered waistcoat, with a crisp white shirt and an orange and white patterned tie. He is wearing a smart straw boater with a feather in the band. He is smiling at the camera. He looks very dapper. Behind him is a pale yellow brick wall. The name of the author is written in yellow text in the lower part of the picture. My choice for Day 15 of the challenge to choose a book which has stayed with or influenced you.
The cover of Thornton Wilder's novel 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey'. The title and author's name is at the top, in black lettering on a scroll of faded green. Beneath this, in the foreground, is the stylised figure of a monk, in the same green, with clasped hands. He is standing on a black field with tufts of white. Behind him are trees and a rising mountain in a faded orange, outlined in black. Behind that is a purple sky. My choice for Day 14 of the challenge to post covers of 20 books which have stayed with or influenced you.
Cover of the Penguin Classics edition of 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens. A black and white drawing of a mob rushing past. In the foreground a woman with her back to the viewer raises a sword in one hand while holding a dagger in the other. My choice for Day 13 of the Book Challenge to pick books that have stayed with or influenced you.
The cover of Iain Banks' novel 'The Bridge'. A black and white stylistic representation of a massive steel bridge, with a train crossing it and human figures walking along a pathway beside the track. The image conveys chaos and displacement of the bridge. My choice for Day 12 of the challenge to post covers of books which have influenced or stayed with you.
Cover of of Daphne du Maurier's short story collection 'Don't Look Now and Other Stories'. Image shows a young blonde haired girl in a red coat running towards woodland. My choice for Day 9 of the Book Challenge to post covers of books that have stayed with or influenced you.
Image of a cuddly black and white cat, curled up and head down on a soft footstool. Cat is in disgrace because she threw up on her human's coat. Cat plans to stay like that until human feels guilty and offers her treats.
Image shows cover of Philip K Dick's book 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' On a grey background, the title is written in an elaborate yellow font. Below is a set of black and white photos showing stylised representations of parts of a sheep. This is my choice for Day 8 of the Book Challenge to post covers of books that have stayed with and/or influenced you.
Image shows cover of Italo Calvino's book 'If On A Winter's Night A Traveller', my choice for Day 7 of the Book Challenge for books that have stayed with or influenced you.
Image shows the cover of Ursula K LeGuin's book 'The Left Hand of Darkness'. Image shows white towers reaching into a dark sky, with a large, white full moon behind them. The towers are cold and mechanical, majestic and intriguing. What world is this? My Day 6 choice for books that have stayed with and influenced me.
Cover of Alan Garner's novel 'Elidor', a fantasy for children. Image shows a white unicorn rearing up, with three children in the background. My Day 5 pick for the 20 day Book Challenge.
Picture of the cover of Doris Lessing's book The Four-Gated City