From Cold Comfort to a Swim in a Pond – books read in 2024
My annual round up of all the books I read in 2024, from Cold Comfort Farm to A Swim in a Pond in the Rain.
Reading diary
This page collects all my Reading diary posts. Most are a series of short reviews of the books I’ve been reading, but some are otherwise.
From the Good Doctor to Antibes: books read in 2023
A reading diary entry about all the books I read in 2023. The first I completed was The Good Doctor, the last was Ett År Runt Antibes.
From Headstones through Time, These Days
A round-up of my reading this third quarter of 2023, from Ian Rankin’s A Heart Full of Headstones to Lucy Caldwell’s These Days.
From Londoners to The Incandescent Ones
A reading diary summing up the 14 titles I read in the 2nd quarter of the year, from Londoners to The Incandescent Ones, with reviews of some.
From Station Eleven via the Wall
A reading diary summing up the 12 titles I read in the first quarter of the year and a brief review of 7 of them including Station Eleven.
To Juneau via Caiette – reading diary
I’m currently reading Passage to Juneau by Jonathan Raban and The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel. Two books anchored in the same place.
From Gravel Heart to Simple Passion: books read in 2022
A reading diary entry about all the books I read in 2022. The first I completed was Gravel Heart, the last one was Simple Passion.
From Fortune Birds to Treacle Future
At last, a reading diary entry that stretches over six months and reaches from The Fortune Men to the Ministry for the Future
Wild Girls on the Salt Path
A reading diary update – a wild selection of brief salty reviews of 5 of the 14 titles I’ve completed reading this first quarter of 2022.
To Milkman from The Mirror: books read in 2021
A reading diary entry about all the books I read in 2021. The last one I completed was Milkman, the first was The Mirror and the Light.