I’m going to start posting this on my Substack too, with an eye to wrapping this site up over the next few months, simply as it seems ridiculous to run two sites. So, please do join me: Susan E Barsby | Substack It will remain free of charge to read. Here’s August’s reading round up… Continue reading August reading round up
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July reading round up
I’d had a short period of time where my reading pile had really shrunk, to maybe fewer than 30 books to read. I’m afraid to say that is no longer the case and a day wandering around book and stationery shops in London really didn’t help. But it’s all good. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd… Continue reading July reading round up
Whistler – Ann Patchett
I confess that I still haven’t got round to reading Ann Patchett’s best known book Bel Canto but her recent works, including the book of essays, These Precious Days, have really made me love her, demonstrating as they do, the work of a writer who is covering the subjects close to her heart as she… Continue reading Whistler – Ann Patchett
May reading round up
Well, I thought January was a long month but May seems to have gone on forever. Is it because I’ve read the longest novel I’ve ever read? Is it because work is difficult right now? Is it because there’s been lots going on outside work? Who knows. But here’s what I read this month anyway.… Continue reading May reading round up
Review: Waiting on a Friend – Natalie Adler
Where to start with this? If you’re in the market for a first person narration set during the AIDS crisis in New York, exploring grief, community and friendship but with a sprinkling of Ghostbusters, then you’re in luck. And even if you don’t think you’re in the market for this, I recommend it anyway. Waiting… Continue reading Review: Waiting on a Friend – Natalie Adler
April reading round up
I ended April with all the books I had on order at the library arriving at once, including one that’s been on order for months and has 1,460 pages. But here’s what I’ve got to this month before I start to tackle that… The Names – Florence Knapp This debut novel had A LOT of… Continue reading April reading round up
March reading round up
It’s been a stop start month for reading. I put two books down half read because they weren’t doing it for me. I bought a few books, I cleared a few out and sold them to World of Books. And it feels like a long time since I read the first two books in this… Continue reading March reading round up
January reading round up
When I was younger, a new year took a few weeks to get my head around; just writing it and thinking about it as the present felt odd and I would have to actively focus on writing the date correctly and so on. That doesn’t happen any more and here we are and it already… Continue reading January reading round up
Film review: Hamnet
October reading round up
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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