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Reading recommendations – spring 2014
It’s been a while since I posted about recent reading – but I’ve finally got round to some recommendations from the first half of this year. NW – Zadie Smith Taking the Willesden area of London as its...
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Reading recommendations – summer 2014
Some recommendations from the last few month’s reading – wonderful books all: A Woman in Berlin – Anonymous I stumbled across A Woman in Berlin in the history section of the beautiful Scarthin Books in...
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Book recommendations – early 2015
A few quick recommendations from recent reading: The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide This was my first read of the year, and with cats plus Japan it pretty much had my name on it. Quiet, thoughtful, a...
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2015 Reading: The Year in Review
I set myself a goal of 40 books for 2015 and I’m at 43 at the time of writing. I’ve read some fantastic books, old and new, this year – here’s a few recommendations: Emily St John Mandel’s Station...
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Reading recommendations from 2016
Looking back on the year’s reading, below are a few recommendations from books I’ve loved in 2016. The majority weren’t originally published this year and one which I’ve been lucky enough to read in...
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Reading recommendations from 2017
Once again December has crept up, and it’s time to look back on the past twelve months’ reading. For 2017 I set myself a goal of 50 books and at the time of writing I’m up to 46. In the meantime, here...
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Favourite reads of 2019
My favourite reads in – though as ever, not necessarily from – 2019. Unsheltered – Barbara Kingsolver Faber & Faber, 2018 Two families across two centuries navigate radically changing times – from...
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Favourite reads in 2021
Like many others, my reading patterns in 2020 altered considerably, both in terms of the volume (a big drop) and the types of books I found myself drawn to. Whilst I haven’t quite managed to get back...
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Favourite reads in 2022
Reviewing my 2022 reading, I found I’ve read fewer books this year than in almost a decade, in part due to general life events occupying time and headspace, but partly, I suspect, because I’m still...
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Favourite reads in 2023
Each year for the past few years, I’ve hoped to return to my pre-pandemic reading levels. It hasn’t happened this year, and it’s probably time to accept I’m unlikely to do so any time soon. There are...
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Favourite reads in 2024
Much of 2024 has been a flurry of work to deliver my new novel, When There Are Wolves Again, and consequentially my top reads of the year feels a little shorter than usual. Nevertheless, I loved and...
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