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Books I read in 2023

I got back into audiobooks in a big way in 2023, after a total break from them last…
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Books I read in 2022

The best of what I read in 2022, in the order in which I read them. Gilead –…
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Things I read in 2020

I know I sound snooty when I say I read more than I watch Netflix, but it’s true.…
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2016: A return to reading

This year, I made a few resolutions, a couple of which revolved around writing. I committed to writing weekly for the novel I’ve wanted to write since I was 13, and for this blog. I also realised that it had been years since I’d been much of a reader - how I used to love it! - and that my writing was struggling to flow as a result. So I committed to reading a book a month in 2016. I’ve read 30 and will probably get a couple more in before the year is out. Setting this reading goal has helped me enjoy reading again, as well as pushing me to reflect on the kind of writer I would like to be. So for you readers out there, here are the books that impacted me this year: