My Best Books for 2022

Posted by Kate W in Fiction, Non-fiction, Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with 2022, Beth Ann Fennelly, book list, Chloe Hooper, Claire Keegan, Claire Thomas, Douglas Stuart, Gabrielle Chan, Hannah Kent, John Boyne, Julia Armfield, Julia May Jonas, Katherine May, Louis Theroux, memoir, Natasha Sholl, novella, Patricia Lockwood, Patrick Radden Keefe, Sinéad O'Connor December 31, 2022

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 →

My Latest Listens

Posted by Kate W in Fiction, Non-fiction and tagged with 2022, Albania, audiobook, grief-lit, Julia Armfield, Lea Ypi, Lisa Taddeo, nonfiction, reading challenge May 23, 2022

Free by Lea Ypi Continue reading →

Six Degrees of Separation – from Our Wives Under the Sea to Double Love

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with eighties, Emily Henry, film, Francine Pascal, Hadley Freeman, jennifer egan, Julia Armfield, Kimberley Allsopp, movie, Peter Carey, Robin Hardwick, Six Degrees of Separation April 2, 2022

It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up.

This month we begin with Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield. Continue reading →

Six Degrees of Separation – from The End of the Affair to Wellville

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Dani Shapiro, Graham Greene, John Irving, Julia Armfield, Kat Arney, Michael Ondaatje, Patrick Radden Keefe, Six Degrees of Separation, T.C. Boyle, TBR March 5, 2022

It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up. Continue reading →