Books

Stasiland Anna Funder

Books I Read in July 2024

RC Verma

August 19, 2023 · 9:49 am Stasiland by Anna Funder won the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction in 2004 (now ...

The Marriage Portrait Maggie O’Farrell

Books I Read in August 2024

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September 9, 2023 · 12:28 pm The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell is a fictionalised account of the marriage of ...

The Fraud Zadie Smith

Books I Read in September 2024

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October 13, 2023 · 7:54 pm The Fraud by Zadie Smith weaves together three storylines based on true events in ...

Nine Pints Rose George

Books I Read in November 2024

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November 15, 2023 · 11:57 pm Nine Pints by Rose George is a non-fiction about “the mysterious, miraculous world of ...

The Ministry of Time Kaliane Bradley

Books I Read in June 2024

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July 27, 2024 · 3:58 pm Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein won the first Women’s ...

The Running Grave Robert Galbraith

Books I Read in October 2024

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November 17, 2023 · 8:26 pm The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith is the seventh outing for Cormoran Strike and ...

Wasteland Oliver Franklin-Wallis

Books I Read in December 2023

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January 11, 2024 · 8:51 pm I often seek out the books which receive rare positive reviews in Private Eye ...

Romantic Comedy Curtis Sittenfeld

My Books of the Year 2024

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January 12, 2024 · 6:34 pm         One of the stand-out novels I read in 2023 was ...

Wellness Nathan Hill

My Most Anticipated Books of 2024

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January 13, 2024 · 11:57 am         My list of books to read continues to expand and ...

Wellness Nathan Hill

Books I Read in January 2024

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February 16, 2024 · 9:53 am Wellness by Nathan Hill is set in the 1990s when Jack and Elizabeth meet ...

Original Sins Matt Rowland Hill

Books I Read in February 2024

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March 19, 2024 · 6:29 pm A Life of One’s Own by Joanna Biggs is a blend of literary criticism ...

Christ on a Bike Orla Owen

Books I Read in March 2024

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April 20, 2024 · 12:47 pm A Tomb With a View by Peter Ross is a fascinating book about graveyards ...