All the books I read 2019
A list of all the 50+ books I read 2019 together with their authors and links to authors’ websites or similar
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.
Selected Poems In Flanders Fields – two reviews
A sort of review of Selected Poems of Robert Graves and In Flanders Fields, two books I’ve been reading in tandem since the weekedn fo 11th November 2018.
From Reality to Espedair Street – a reading diary
From Reality to Espedair Street – a reading diary covering the period from mid-August to the end of September 2018: 4 titles reviewed, 4 more touched on.
From Dunstan to Apex – a reading diary entry
From Dunstan to Apex – a reading diary entry with reviews of six or seven novels (depending how you count) and links to a half-a-dozen more.
I am reading The Lucky Galah and Händelser vid Vattnet
I am reading The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorensen and Kerstin Ekman’s Händelser vid Vattnet. More on the joys of reading two very different books in tandem.
Reading on the rails – a reading diary entry
Reading on the rails – a reading diary entry with reviews of 3 novels and links to half-a-dozen more. Also more train references than anyone really needs.
At the sign of the Alchemist – a reading diary
At the sign of the Alchemist – a new Reading Diary entry: reading strategies, Nostromo by Joseph Conrad, Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, Yarden by Kristian Lundberg, White Trash Nancy Isenberg. And two double macchiatos.
A farewell to Ursula K Le Guin 1929-2018
Ursula K Le Guin has died at the age of 88. Some thoughts and memories associated with a lifetime of reading her work. Illustrated with an attempted digital drawing of her as a young and old woman with the map of Earthsea – arguably her greatest creation.
From Putin to Martin in 13 stages – a reading quarter
My quarterly reading round-up – all the books I’ve read in the first quarter of 2017 from Putin via Patti Smith and Jonas Hassan Khemiri to George RR Martin.
All the books of 2016 – Part 2
All the books I read in 2016 as I kept my New Year resolution. This article is Part 2 of 2. The second half of the year – but more books than in Part 1. I think I was getting into the swing of things. (Also re-reading which usually makes for a quicker read.)