#BooksOf2025 Book number 75 The Chemist by A A Dhand An absolutely propulsive read, I couldn’t put it down. Highly recommended! Features Idris Khan, every GPhC inspector’s worst nightmare!

#BooksOf2025 Book number 74 So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 72 One Boat by Jonathan Buckley #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 72 One Boat by Jonathan Buckley #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 71 Clown Town by Mick Herron Another fabulous outing for the Slow Horses #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 70 The Vipers by Katy Hays I slipper, twisting tale, set in sun soaked Capri. #BooksSky

BooksOf2025 Book number 69 Park Avenue by Renée Ahdieh A rip roaring drama that races across the globe, another great recommendation from @strongwordsmag.bsky.social !

Just watched “Megalopolis” Do NOT waste your valuable time

#BooksOf2025 Book number 68 So Late In The Day by Claire Keegan Small, but perfectly formed fiction. #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 67 The Hard Switch by Owen D Pomery Hooked on Owen’s books after reading ‘Victory Point’ #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 66 Saltwater Mansions by David Whitehouse A non-fiction book I was totally obsessed with. Another great recommendation from the excellent @strongwordsmag.bsky.social !! #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 65 The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas I absolutely devoured this novel, an absolute page turner. Highly recommended! #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 64 10 minutes 38 seconds in Thos Strange World by @elifshafak.bsky.social Working my way through Elif Shafak’s back catalogue, every novel is a joy to read.

Victory Books by @odpomery An impulse selection at my local library. Such a beautiful and perfectly formed book. Highly recommended! #BookSky

@dantebanks.bsky.social Happy Birthday fella Hope you have a good one! (At least Spurs are flying high)

#BooksOf2025 Book number 62 The Treasure Hunt by Andrea Camilleri Another Montalbano, read in the glorious Oxfordshire sunshine ☀️ #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 61 Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst My first Alan Hollinghurst novel, can’t wait to delve into his back catalogue #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 60 Human Remains by Jo Callaghan Another gripping page turner that I zipped through. How long until the next book??

#BooksOf2025 Book number 59 The Seventh Floor by David McCloskey

I have High hopes for the Trump - Putin Summit The “hopes”

#BooksOf2025 Book number 58 Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico A story of our times #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 57 Never Flinch by Stephen King The latest Holly Gibney novel #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 56 Eurotrash by Christian Kracht #BookSky

Just got age verified on here They examined my face & immediately agreed I was over 18

#BooksOf2025 Book number 55 The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji Fabulously engrossing family drama. #BookSky

I’m gonna get an early night England: #EngvsIta

What's everyone reading this weekend?

#BooksOf2025 Book number 54 Sunstruck by William Rayfet Hunter Ideal read for your vacation with your extremely wealthy friends #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 53 FLESH by David Szalay Enjoyed this one 👌🏻 #BookSky

Paul Young’s on #LiveAid and Gino’s busy robbing his house 🏠

Howard Jones on #LiveAid

#BooksOf2025 Book number 52 Going to the Dogs by Pierre LeMaitre #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 51 All Fours by Miranda July #BookSky

What's everyone reading this weekend?

15 years since the release of I Am Kloot's Mercury Prize nominated album "Sky At Night" . Here's "Northern Skies" performed for Guardian music youtu.be/slmJAr8ejIQ

#BooksOf2025 Book number 50 Room on the Sea by André Aciman A small, but perfectly formed novel. #BookSky

Due to mishearing the radio this morning, I’ve been wondering what the fudge Bob Dylan said at Glastonbury yesterday. I don’t even know he was there …

#BooksOf2025 Book number 49 Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

Just arrived back in the UK You guys ok?

#BooksOf2025 Book number 48 Murder At Mt. Fuji by Shizuoka Natsuki #BookSky

Nick Drake is playing in the restaurant in Hiroshima Hilton , what a shame he’ll never know how far his music has travelled.

#BooksOf2025 Book number 47 Hunted by Abir Mukherjee #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 46 Strange Pictures by Uketsu A different take on a murder mystery, very satisfying #BookSky

Travelling done properly, with @strongwordsmag.bsky.social

#BooksOf2025 Book number 45 Aristotle’s Cuttlefish by Matthew Dooley Such a beautiful, funny and touching book from the prize winning author of ‘Flake’ #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 44 The Dance Of The Seagull by Andrea Camilleri Back in Sicily again, for another Montalbano 👌🏻 #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 43 The Pitards by Georges Simenon An inspector Montalbano recommendation (mentioned in the text of a novel) #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 42 Vicious by V.E. Schwab Something a little different for me, from a newsletter recommendation. #BookSky

#BooksOf2025 Book number 41 The leftovers by Tom Perrotta Just started the TV series, so thought I’d read the original novel. #BookSky

Morning all, how’s your weekend been? Thanks to everyone there at last week’s shows in Norwich and Colchester, loved them both. This Saturday I am returning to Bath Fringe Festival. Loved the show there last year, tickets starting to get low… 🎟️ bathfringe.co.uk JB xx