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  Dear friends.  If you're looking for some holiday reading I've got you covered. There's a gentle and lyrical 5 star read about...

  Dear friends. There's a new narrative around retirement. It's no longer about putting your feet up and going on cruises, with a li...

  Dear friends. A bumper crop of books this month. I'm sure there's something of interest for everyone. I bring you two 5 star reads...

  Dear friends.  My big book update is a monthly one, a smorgasbord of delights,  but I like to bring you an occasional hors d'oeuvres t...

Dear friends. Perhaps not as many books read as usual this month, but they were generally high quality and very different from each other.  ...

  Dear friends. Today sees my occasional update on what I've finished reading, am currently reading, and the new arrivals.  If you click...

 #WOYBS #WHATSONYOURBOOKSHELF Dear friends. A more contemplative selection of books this month, with two outstanding memoirs and a couple of...

  Dear friends. An update for you on books I've recently read, new arrivals, and what's ahead in my mid April round-up. 

Any place where water and land join together is where an alchemical sort of magic occurs. So says Stephen Rutt, author of The Waterlands. It...

 #WOYBS Dear friends. Welcome to another month's reading. It's a varied selection with a 5 star short story collection, a couple of ...

Greetings dear friends.  Here's a quick book update, sharing what I've recently been reading and my new arrivals. You'll see the...

   Dear friends.  February is remarkable for some of the best books I've read for a while. You'll encounter: a wise woman mistaken f...

Dear friends.  I am an avid reader of Tudor history. So much so, I wondered if there was still anything new to learn.  I'm glad to say a...

Dear friends.  It's certainly a time to hunker down with a good book. We've had so much rain. Nearby Epping Forest is saturated. App...

  Dear friends. Today I'm sharing what I'm reading, new arrivals on the Kindle, and what I'll be reviewing shortly. I'll sta...

And #WhatsOnYourBookself    Dear friends. The hype around the film Hamnet inspired me to read the book and then go to the cinema.  I share m...

Dear friends. I like to keep abreast of nutritional trends and research, and today I'm reviewing a new book which explores inflammation ...

  Dear friends. Welcome to one of my occasional what I'm reading posts. I've indicated with an asterisk books I bought myself. The r...

  Dear friends. I'm taking on four book challenges in 2026. This is a step up because I've only ever taken one reading goal, for Goo...

  Dear friends. Welcome to my round-up of books read in December. The two 5-star reads are both a little harrowing and have a theme in commo...