01. Absolutely obsessed with the podcast Once Upon a Time at Bennington College (thanks to Jenny for the tip). Starting my re-read of The Secret History and Less Than Zero soon. In fact, there will probably be a whole Bennington reading project… Continue reading
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
Here’s my year in books (tomorrow I’ll post my favourites for 2020) – Continue reading
I’ve read 105 Kindle samples this year – downloading sample chapters is better than impulse buying books… I think. Continue reading
Presenting the 2020 Commonly-Agreed-by-the-People-Who-Publish-Best-of-2020-Book-Lists-Before-December-31 top 50 books. Continue reading
It’s that time of the year when newspapers and magazines publish their ‘Best of 2020’ lists. These are the books that we would have been talking about around the water-cooler, had we not been working from home.
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 2020 According to #ALLTHELISTS will be coming soon – stay tuned! (See previous lists here). Continue reading
01. I’m sure Australia’s bushfires have made world news. The stats* are staggering and almost incomprehensible. I won’t turn this into a rant about our government’s lack of action (no, even acknowledgment) on climate change but this article is worth a read.
“Australia is the canary in the coal mine.”
An even spread of excellent books and some truly memorable author events has made 2019 a terrific reading year.
As I’ve done in previous years, I’ll focus on the books that have continued to resonate with me (as opposed to those I gave five stars to as soon as I’d finished reading). Continue reading
Here’s my year in books (with thanks to the Goodreads record keeping tool): Continue reading
It hadn’t occurred to me to make a list of my top ten books of the decade until I saw such lists popping up everywhere. Given that books, blogging and lists go together like sand and sea, it’s ridiculous that I haven’t been working on my list for months! Continue reading