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I’m waiting for… 2026 edition

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Proving that I don’t actually care about my never-really-shrinking-TBR-list are these upcoming 2026 releases that I intend to add to my bookshelf. Continue reading →

My Best Books for 2025

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I did away with ‘top tens’ a few years ago, and instead I finish the reading year with a recap of the books that are still speaking to me (less about four and five-star ratings, more about what has stuck). Continue reading →

The Top 48 from the Best Books of 2025 List of Lists

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Presenting the 2025 Commonly-Agreed-by-the-People-Who-Publish-Best-of-2025-Book-Lists-Before-December-31 top 48 books.

(This is my annual community service to book-bloggers – a list of the books that appear most frequently on the 54 lists that I listed on Best Books of 2025 – A List of Lists – enjoy!). Continue reading →

Best Books of 2025 – A List of Lists

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It’s that time of the year when newspapers and magazines publish their ‘Best of 2025’ lists. Lists usually begin appearing early November and keep going until the end of the year – I will keep adding as they are published.

The Best of 2025 According to #ALLTHELISTS will be coming very, very soon – stay tuned! (See previous lists here). Continue reading →

Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week

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01. Yay! MTC’s 2026 season launch. I was thrilled to hear Joanna Murray-Smith speak about her new play, an adaption of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. And cannot wait for the stage production of Forster’s A Room With a View. Continue reading →

My Best Books for 2024

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I did away with ‘top tens’ a few years ago, and instead I finish the reading year with a recap of the books that are still speaking to me (less about four and five-star ratings, more about what has stuck). Continue reading →