Sometimes your reading all comes together in a theme and that’s what happened at the beginning of the month, with several books on the theme of place and belonging. Then it all got a bit random. Map Addict – Mike Parker I confess I bought this because a couple of years ago we went to… Continue reading October reading round up
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September reading round up
I have a stack of non-fiction that really needs tackling. I buy non-fiction with good intentions and these books look interesting, about things I would like to learn of, and then I invariably choose something else to read. But this is silly so non-fiction autumn awaits. Or, at least, more non-fiction that I normally read.… Continue reading September reading round up
Holiday reads: this is how we should be
July reading round up
The 600+ page whopper I start this round up with seems to have dominated the month, both in terms of the length of time it took to read, the reminders from it in other books or reads I picked up to counter balance it. Caledonian Road – Andrew O’Hagan Last year I read an article… Continue reading July reading round up
June reading round up
I don’t think I’ve had such a busy month for a while – it’s all been school trips and and optician and dentists and exams and weekend trips where we indulged our inner nerds (at EM Con and then as Jane Austen cosplay, because we’re nothing if not versatile) and new initiatives at work and… Continue reading June reading round up
April reading round up
A month of beautiful spring weather, a week off work and a series of theatre and cinema visits has perked me right up. And there has also been some good reading. Travelling Light – Ewald Arenz A recommendation from BBC Radio 4’s A Good Read and this is from indie publisher Orenda Books. Set in… Continue reading April reading round up
March reading round up
A month of lighter mornings and joy at spring flowers, coupled with an ongoing existential crisis at the state of *waves hand* well, most everything else. Thank goodness there are still books. A Life of One’s Own – Joanna Biggs I actually read this in February and forgot to mention it in last month’s roundup.… Continue reading March reading round up
2024: the reading year in review
I greet you with a traditional December reading round up post. This year my reading aim was to try and crack through as many books in my tbr pile as possible. Even writing this, I realise it sounds both ambitious and futile. But I was feeling stuck with my reading and wanted to move through… Continue reading 2024: the reading year in review
November reading round up
Two months to go to get through the tbr pile and I realised I’d not read a lot of non-fiction this year, which is a lot of what’s left. So I tried non-fiction November, with some fiction thrown in because I just can’t limit myself to facts all the time. Reading Lessons – Carol Atherton… Continue reading November reading round up
October reading round up
I love autumn but mainly in September. October is too unpredictable and, these days, dominated by spooky season. I don’t care. I don’t care for ghosts or cats or creepy or pumpkin space latte. Halloween has been fun since I had a child but it’s a day, a single day. It doesn’t have to be… Continue reading October reading round up
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