Hello and how is 2023 treating you? I must say I found it very easy to transition to writing 2023 which I can only assume meant that I’d had quite enough of last year. It’s not been a bad start to the year’s reading, including three books about books. Let’s start there: An English Library… Continue reading January reading round up
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Review: In the Blink of an Eye – Jo Callaghan
“It was great to see a female detective be respected by her peers and superiors, and be allowed to be good at her job.”
Reading challenges – love ’em or hate ’em?
Happy New Year! New year, same old complaints about reading challenges. Even the Guardian published a piece this year telling people not to worry about reading more, but reading better. Well yes. I confess I do wonder why people take reading challenges so seriously. The things we choose to care about. I mean, if you’re… Continue reading Reading challenges – love ’em or hate ’em?
December reading round up
I hope this festive period is treating you well. This post is always an odd one to send out after the annual reading round up, and especially odd this year as I’ve really struggled getting through books this month. But here we are: A Town Called Solace – Mary Lawson A Town Called Solace! Ooh-ooh-ooh-yeah!… Continue reading December reading round up
Books of the year: 2022 reading round up
How has 2022 been for you? I have read a lot of books, and even starting writing things again, which feels like an exciting step. However, in prepping this post, I did get a suspicion that the reading hasn’t been great this year. Let’s look at the numbers: As ever, they vary depending on which… Continue reading Books of the year: 2022 reading round up
Reading round up: November
The worst month. So dark. Not yet Christmas. No firework display this year. But at least the books are here to help brighten the gloom. Notes to Self – Emilie Pine This is a book of essays that someone somewhere raved about and I bought on idle curiosity. But it’s quite marvellous. I have no… Continue reading Reading round up: November
October reading round up
This has seemed a long month – looking at the books I read at the beginning of October feels like I read them sooooo long ago. And perhaps it was a different time, a different Prime Minister and all sorts. Anyway, it’s been a good reading month on the whole, though I did have a… Continue reading October reading round up
Review: Starling by Sarah Jane Butler
Some years ago I was on a writing course with what was then the Unthank School and one of my classmates was Sarah Jane Butler who was starting to write a book – that book has become Starling. Starling and her mother Mar are travellers, moving around the country, living off the land, and often… Continue reading Review: Starling by Sarah Jane Butler
September reading round up
Is it just that ‘events’ seem to be happening so fast or did September just fly by? We’re into autumn proper now and the season change is my favourite time of year. It helps being a September baby, I guess. Anyway, here’s my reading round up for the month – a bumper crop. A Thousand… Continue reading September reading round up
August reading round up
Happy beginning of autumn! I am an autumnal person and always feel my energy rising at this time of year. Don’t you just love pulling the first cardigan on? And conkers. This month, I’ve had some time off work so tried to adjust my reading to be more holiday suitable where I could. Kololo Hill… Continue reading August reading round up
Susan E Barsby 