Saturday, 30 November 2024

Books I Read in November 2024

 November - 6

Total to date:  (39 new/15 re-read) 13 *non-fiction

- A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley), Elizabeth George

- Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley), Elizabeth George

- The Burning Shore, Wilbur Smith

- Gently Does It (Inspector George Gently), Alan Hunter

- Geek Girl, Holly Smale

- Call for the Dead (George Smiley), John le Carre

October - 6

Total to date:  (33 new/15 re-read) 13 *non-fiction

- *Essentialism, Greg McKeown

- Trespasses, Louise Kennedy

- *A Street Cat Named Bob, James Bowen

- *You Learn by Living, Eleanor Roosevelt  

- *Daily Rituals - Women at Work, Mason Currey

- *On Fire, Naomi Klein

September - 4

Total to date:  (27 new/15 re-read) 8 *non-fiction

 Mr Mercedes, Stephen King

- The Paris Library, Janet Skeslien Charles 

-  Leave No Trace,  Jo Callaghan

Mrs. Miniver, Jan Struthers

 August - 6

Total to date:  (24 new/14 re-read) 8 *non-fiction

 In the Blink of an Eye, Jo Callaghan

- In the Blink of an Eye,  Jo Callaghan

Girl Waits with Gun, Amy Stewart

- Lady Cop Makes Trouble, Amy Stewart

- Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions, Amy Stewart

- The Little Red Chairs, Edna O'Brien

July - 3

Total to date:  (21 new/11 re-read) 8 *non-fiction 

- The Time in Between, Maria Duenas

- *English Pastoral, James Rebank

*All in One Basket - Nest Eggs by Deborah Devonshire

June - 5

Total to date:  (18 new/11 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

The Kellerby Code, Jonny Sweet

Emma, Jane Austen

The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly

The Herd, Emily Edwards

The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

May - 4

Total to date:  (14 new/10 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

*The End of Food - The Coming Crisis in the World Food Industry, Paul Roberts

Persuasion, Jane Austen

Mansfield Park, Jane Austen

- *History Dudes - Vikings, Laura Buller

April - 9

Total to date:  (12 new/8 re-read) 4 *non-fiction

- *The Year 1000, Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger

- Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons

Kingdom by the Sea, Robert Westall

Blitzcat, Robert Westall

The Last Empress, Anchee Min

- *The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl, Belle De Jour

- Murder in Williamstown, Kerry Greenwood

Death in Daylesford, Kerry Greenwood

Island of the Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

 March - 3

Total to date:  (5 new/6 re-read) 2 *non-fiction

The Ink Black Heart, Robert Galbraith

- *Aristocrats. Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832,  Stella Tillyard

Paris in the Dark, Robert Olen Butler

February - 6

Total to date:  (3 new/5 re-read) 1 *non-fiction

- *The White Album, Joan Didion

The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

- Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith

- Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith

 January - 2

Total to date:  (2 new/0 re-read) 0 *non-fiction

- The Detective's Daughter, Lesley Thomson

The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum

Thursday, 31 October 2024

October 2025 books read

 October - 6

Total to date:  (33 new/15 re-read) 13 *non-fiction

- *Essentialism, Greg McKeown

- Trespasses, Louise Kennedy

- *A Street Cat Named Bob, James Bowen

- *You Learn by Living, Eleanor Roosevelt  

- *Daily Rituals - Women at Work, Mason Currey

- *On Fire, Naomi Klein

September - 4

Total to date:  (27 new/15 re-read) 8 *non-fiction

 Mr Mercedes, Stephen King

- The Paris Library, Janet Skeslien Charles 

-  Leave No Trace,  Jo Callaghan

Mrs. Miniver, Jan Struthers

 August - 6

Total to date:  (24 new/14 re-read) 8 *non-fiction

 In the Blink of an Eye, Jo Callaghan

- In the Blink of an Eye,  Jo Callaghan

Girl Waits with Gun, Amy Stewart

- Lady Cop Makes Trouble, Amy Stewart

- Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions, Amy Stewart

- The Little Red Chairs, Edna O'Brien

July - 3

Total to date:  (21 new/11 re-read) 8 *non-fiction 

- The Time in Between, Maria Duenas

- *English Pastoral, James Rebank

*All in One Basket - Nest Eggs by Deborah Devonshire

June - 5

Total to date:  (18 new/11 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

The Kellerby Code, Jonny Sweet

Emma, Jane Austen

The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly

The Herd, Emily Edwards

The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

May - 4

Total to date:  (14 new/10 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

*The End of Food - The Coming Crisis in the World Food Industry, Paul Roberts

Persuasion, Jane Austen

Mansfield Park, Jane Austen

- *History Dudes - Vikings, Laura Buller

April - 9

Total to date:  (12 new/8 re-read) 4 *non-fiction

- *The Year 1000, Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger

- Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons

Kingdom by the Sea, Robert Westall

Blitzcat, Robert Westall

The Last Empress, Anchee Min

- *The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl, Belle De Jour

- Murder in Williamstown, Kerry Greenwood

Death in Daylesford, Kerry Greenwood

Island of the Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

 March - 3

Total to date:  (5 new/6 re-read) 2 *non-fiction

The Ink Black Heart, Robert Galbraith

- *Aristocrats. Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832,  Stella Tillyard

Paris in the Dark, Robert Olen Butler

February - 6

Total to date:  (3 new/5 re-read) 1 *non-fiction

- *The White Album, Joan Didion

The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

- Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith

- Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith

 January - 2

Total to date:  (2 new/0 re-read) 0 *non-fiction

- The Detective's Daughter, Lesley Thomson

The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum

Monday, 30 September 2024

September 2025 Books Read

September - 4

Total to date:  (27 new/15 re-read) 8 *non-fiction

 Mr Mercedes, Stephen King

- The Paris Library, Janet Skeslien Charles 

-  Leave No Trace,  Jo Callaghan

- Mrs. Miniver, Jan Struthers

 August - 6

Total to date:  (24 new/14 re-read) 8 *non-fiction

 In the Blink of an Eye, Jo Callaghan

- In the Blink of an Eye,  Jo Callaghan

Girl Waits with Gun, Amy Stewart

- Lady Cop Makes Trouble, Amy Stewart

- Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions, Amy Stewart

- The Little Red Chairs, Edna O'Brien

July - 3

Total to date:  (21 new/11 re-read) 8 *non-fiction 

- The Time in Between, Maria Duenas

- *English Pastoral, James Rebank

*All in One Basket - Nest Eggs by Deborah Devonshire

June - 5

Total to date:  (18 new/11 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

The Kellerby Code, Jonny Sweet

Emma, Jane Austen

The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly

The Herd, Emily Edwards

The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

May - 4

Total to date:  (14 new/10 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

*The End of Food - The Coming Crisis in the World Food Industry, Paul Roberts

Persuasion, Jane Austen

Mansfield Park, Jane Austen

- *History Dudes - Vikings, Laura Buller

April - 9

Total to date:  (12 new/8 re-read) 4 *non-fiction

- *The Year 1000, Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger

- Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons

Kingdom by the Sea, Robert Westall

Blitzcat, Robert Westall

The Last Empress, Anchee Min

- *The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl, Belle De Jour

- Murder in Williamstown, Kerry Greenwood

Death in Daylesford, Kerry Greenwood

Island of the Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

 March - 3

Total to date:  (5 new/6 re-read) 2 *non-fiction

The Ink Black Heart, Robert Galbraith

- *Aristocrats. Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832,  Stella Tillyard

Paris in the Dark, Robert Olen Butler

February - 6

Total to date:  (3 new/5 re-read) 1 *non-fiction

- *The White Album, Joan Didion

The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

- Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith

- Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith

 January - 2

Total to date:  (2 new/0 re-read) 0 *non-fiction

- The Detective's Daughter, Lesley Thomson

The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum

Saturday, 31 August 2024

August Books Read

 August - 6

Total to date:  (20 new/13 re-read) 8 *non-fiction

In the Blink of an Eye, Jo Callaghan

- In the Blink of an Eye,  Jo Callaghan

- Girl Waits with Gun, Amy Stewart

- Lady Cop Makes Trouble, Amy Stewart

- Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions, Amy Stewart

- The Little Red Chairs, Edna O'Brien

July - 3

Total to date:  (17 new/10 re-read) 8 *non-fiction 

- The Time in Between, Maria Duenas

- *English Pastoral, James Rebank

*All in One Basket - Nest Eggs by Deborah Devonshire

June - 5

Total to date:  (14 new/10 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

The Kellerby Code, Jonny Sweet

Emma, Jane Austen

The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly

The Herd, Emily Edwards

The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

May - 4

Total to date:  (14 new/10 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

*The End of Food - The Coming Crisis in the World Food Industry, Paul Roberts

Persuasion, Jane Austen

Mansfield Park, Jane Austen

- *History Dudes - Vikings, Laura Buller

April - 9

Total to date:  (12 new/8 re-read) 4 *non-fiction

- *The Year 1000, Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger

- Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons

Kingdom by the Sea, Robert Westall

Blitzcat, Robert Westall

The Last Empress, Anchee Min

- *The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl, Belle De Jour

- Murder in Williamstown, Kerry Greenwood

Death in Daylesford, Kerry Greenwood

Island of the Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

 March - 3

Total to date:  (5 new/6 re-read) 2 *non-fiction

The Ink Black Heart, Robert Galbraith

- *Aristocrats. Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832,  Stella Tillyard

Paris in the Dark, Robert Olen Butler

February - 6

Total to date:  (3 new/5 re-read) 1 *non-fiction

- *The White Album, Joan Didion

The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

- Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith

- Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith

 January - 2

Total to date:  (2 new/0 re-read) 0 *non-fiction

- The Detective's Daughter, Lesley Thomson

The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum

Wednesday, 31 July 2024

July Reading

July - 3

Total to date:  (17 new/10 re-read) 8 *non-fiction 

- The Time in Between, Maria Duenas

- *English Pastoral, James Rebank

- *All in One Basket - Nest Eggs by Deborah Devonshire

June - 5

Total to date:  (14 new/10 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

The Kellerby Code, Jonny Sweet

Emma, Jane Austen

The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly

The Herd, Emily Edwards

The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

May - 4

Total to date:  (14 new/10 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

*The End of Food - The Coming Crisis in the World Food Industry, Paul Roberts

Persuasion, Jane Austen

Mansfield Park, Jane Austen

- *History Dudes - Vikings, Laura Buller

April - 9

Total to date:  (12 new/8 re-read) 4 *non-fiction

- *The Year 1000, Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger

- Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons

Kingdom by the Sea, Robert Westall

Blitzcat, Robert Westall

The Last Empress, Anchee Min

- *The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl, Belle De Jour

- Murder in Williamstown, Kerry Greenwood

Death in Daylesford, Kerry Greenwood

Island of the Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

 March - 3

Total to date:  (5 new/6 re-read) 2 *non-fiction

The Ink Black Heart, Robert Galbraith

- *Aristocrats. Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832,  Stella Tillyard

Paris in the Dark, Robert Olen Butler

February - 6

Total to date:  (3 new/5 re-read) 1 *non-fiction

- *The White Album, Joan Didion

The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

- Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith

- Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith

 January - 2

Total to date:  (2 new/0 re-read) 0 *non-fiction

- The Detective's Daughter, Lesley Thomson

The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum

Sunday, 30 June 2024

June Reading List

  

  June - 5

Total to date:  (14 new/10 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

- The Kellerby Code, Jonny Sweet

- Emma, Jane Austen

- The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly

- The Herd, Emily Edwards

- The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

May - 4

Total to date:  (14 new/10 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

*The End of Food - The Coming Crisis in the World Food Industry, Paul Roberts

Persuasion, Jane Austen

Mansfield Park, Jane Austen

- *History Dudes - Vikings, Laura Buller

April - 9

Total to date:  (12 new/8 re-read) 4 *non-fiction

- *The Year 1000, Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger

- Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons

Kingdom by the Sea, Robert Westall

Blitzcat, Robert Westall

The Last Empress, Anchee Min

- *The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl, Belle De Jour

- Murder in Williamstown, Kerry Greenwood

Death in Daylesford, Kerry Greenwood

Island of the Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

 March - 3

Total to date:  (5 new/6 re-read) 2 *non-fiction

The Ink Black Heart, Robert Galbraith

- *Aristocrats. Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832,  Stella Tillyard

Paris in the Dark, Robert Olen Butler

February - 6

Total to date:  (3 new/5 re-read) 1 *non-fiction

- *The White Album, Joan Didion

The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

- Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith

- Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith

 January - 2

Total to date:  (2 new/0 re-read) 0 *non-fiction

- The Detective's Daughter, Lesley Thomson

The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum

Friday, 31 May 2024

May Reading

 May - 4

Total to date:  (14 new/10 re-read) 6 *non-fiction

- *The End of Food - The Coming Crisis in the World Food Industry, Paul Roberts

- Persuasion, Jane Austen

- Mansfield Park, Jane Austen

- *History Dudes - Vikings, Laura Buller

April - 9

Total to date:  (12 new/8 re-read) 4 *non-fiction

- *The Year 1000, Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger

- Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons

Kingdom by the Sea, Robert Westall

Blitzcat, Robert Westall

The Last Empress, Anchee Min

- *The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl, Belle De Jour

- Murder in Williamstown, Kerry Greenwood

Death in Daylesford, Kerry Greenwood

Island of the Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

 March - 3

Total to date:  (5 new/6 re-read) 2 *non-fiction

The Ink Black Heart, Robert Galbraith

- *Aristocrats. Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832,  Stella Tillyard

Paris in the Dark, Robert Olen Butler

February - 6

Total to date:  (3 new/5 re-read) 1 *non-fiction

- *The White Album, Joan Didion

The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

- Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith

- Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith

 January - 2

Total to date:  (2 new/0 re-read) 0 *non-fiction

- The Detective's Daughter, Lesley Thomson

The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum

Tuesday, 30 April 2024

Books Read in April

 April - 9

Total to date:  (12 new/8 re-read) 4 *non-fiction

- *The Year 1000, Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger

- Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons

- Kingdom by the Sea, Robert Westall

- Blitzcat, Robert Westall

- The Last Empress, Anchee Min

- *The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl, Belle De Jour

- Murder in Williamstown, Kerry Greenwood

- Death in Daylesford, Kerry Greenwood

- Island of the Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

 March - 3

Total to date:  (5 new/6 re-read) 2 *non-fiction

The Ink Black Heart, Robert Galbraith

- *Aristocrats. Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832,  Stella Tillyard

Paris in the Dark, Robert Olen Butler

February - 6

Total to date:  (3 new/5 re-read) 1 *non-fiction

- *The White Album, Joan Didion

The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

- Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith

- Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith

 January - 2

Total to date:  (2 new/0 re-read) 0 *non-fiction

- The Detective's Daughter, Lesley Thomson

The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum

Saturday, 30 March 2024

March Book List

March - 3

Total to date:  (5 new/6 re-read) 2 *non-fiction

- The Ink Black Heart, Robert Galbraith

- *Aristocrats. Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832,  Stella Tillyard

- Paris in the Dark, Robert Olen Butler

February - 6

Total to date:  (3 new/5 re-read) 1 *non-fiction

- *The White Album, Joan Didion

The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

- Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith

- Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith

 January - 2

Total to date:  (2 new/0 re-read) 0 *non-fiction

- The Detective's Daughter, Lesley Thomson

The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum

Friday, 1 March 2024

February Books Read

 February - 6

Total to date:  (3 new/5 re-read) 1 *non-fiction

- *The White Album, Joan Didion

- The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith

- The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

- Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith

- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith

- Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith

 January - 2

Total to date:  (2 new/0 re-read) 0 *non-fiction

- The Detective's Daughter, Lesley Thomson

The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum

Wednesday, 31 January 2024

January Books Read

 January - 2

Total to date:  (2 new/0 re-read) 0 *non-fiction

- The Detective's Daughter, Lesley Thomson

The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum