'It won’t, of course, do: as an account, I mean, of what took place. I tried, I tried for so long to reconcile, to find a style that would express it, to find a system that would excuse me, to construct a new meaning, having kicked the old one out..' #BookSky jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/t...

I was never going to leave behind a book with this dustjacket www.stuckinabook.com/turn-again-h...

Nobody did it better. Catherine O'Hara is such a terrible loss.

I was never going to leave behind a book with this dustjacket www.stuckinabook.com/turn-again-h...

Lordy. OK. Unsurprisingly, as a tutor, I have thoughts. I'm in a crash, so forgive me if I just splurge them without lots of coherence. I come from a relatively low income home. I received grants to go to university, and, crucially, before that, when I was in sixth form, I received EMA +

Some thoughts on Children at the Gate by Lynne Reid Banks www.stuckinabook.com/children-at-...

Top 10 Tuesday: authors I discovered in 2025 www.stuckinabook.com/top-ten-tues...

A novel to fill you with hope - Douglas Bruton's extraordinary Hope Never Knew Horizon: www.stuckinabook.com/hope-never-k...

A novel to fill you with hope - Douglas Bruton's extraordinary Hope Never Knew Horizon: www.stuckinabook.com/hope-never-k...

Why I loved The Dutch House by Ann Patchett: www.stuckinabook.com/the-dutch-ho...

So many great reading ideas here!

New ep: Our top 10 books of 2025! www.stuckinabook.com/146-our-top-...

New ep: Our top 10 books of 2025! www.stuckinabook.com/146-our-top-...

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett totally beguiled me. I started thinking it was fine... but she drew me in and I will be so sad to leave this world (in 60pp's time)

A great read from @blpublishing.bsky.social - "Stories for Lovers" by a collection of excellent mid-to-late-20th-century writers librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/b... #booksky 📚💙

A new blog post today. My thoughts on STORIES FOR WINTER AND NIGHTS BY THE FIRE featuring authors such as Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Bowen, Shirley Jackson and more. readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/s...

"Nadhim Zahawi, a few years ago you tweeted: 'I'm not British born Mr Nigel Farage, I'm as British you are. Your comments are offensive and racist. I would be frightened to live in a country run by you'" Nadhim Zahawi has just joined Reform.

Some thoughts on Joan O'Donovan's 1959 novel The Visited (and why she should really have picked one genre) www.stuckinabook.com/the-visited-...

Announcing Reading Independent Publishers Month 6! #readindies kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/a...

Some thoughts on Joan O'Donovan's 1959 novel The Visited (and why she should really have picked one genre) www.stuckinabook.com/the-visited-...

I have literally never seen a Private Eye cover I found funny. When will I age into this demographic??

The books I bought over new year, and why... www.stuckinabook.com/the-books-i-...

Just finished reading Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None'. One of my all-time favourite Christies. Many readers have rated this as Christie's greatest book. My review is here. #AgathaChristie #ClassicMysteries vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/b...

The books I bought over new year, and why... www.stuckinabook.com/the-books-i-...

Feeling quite excited about my book group's list of reads for the year - skewing surprisingly modern for us! The Dutch House by Ann Patchett If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller by Italo Calvino 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff Hagseed by Margaret Atwood Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri [1/2]

You were all absolutely right about On The Calculation of Volume www.stuckinabook.com/on-the-calcu...

Happy birthday, #StellaGibbons! I'm sure what you'd want for your 124th birthday present is me reposting my ranking of your novels: www.stuckinabook.com/unnecessary-...

You were all absolutely right about On The Calculation of Volume www.stuckinabook.com/on-the-calcu...

Light Sleeper by Bess Atwell is by some distance my most-listened album in 2025. Endlessly beautiful and interesting. open.spotify.com/album/4wmalP...

The new #Taskmaster line-up is INCREDIBLE.

How many books did I read? Male/female authors? Best, worst, and most confusing title? Strange things that happened in the books I read? You'll find it all in my 2025 reading stats! www.stuckinabook.com/2025-some-re...

How many books did I read? Male/female authors? Best, worst, and most confusing title? Strange things that happened in the books I read? You'll find it all in my 2025 reading stats! www.stuckinabook.com/2025-some-re...

Today on the blog, starting 2026 with Barbara Comyns: “I suppose we don't know much except from the books we have read, but at least we want to live.” (Barbara Comyns, A Touch of Mistletoe) madamebibilophilerecommends.co.uk/2026/01/03/i...

Aaaand here are my 10 favourite books from 2025! www.stuckinabook.com/top-books-of...

I can't believe these #BookSky people posting their books of the year before today. What if you read your best book on New Year's Eve? Well, I didn't, now you mention it, but it's been a good year. Here's what I got up to in 2025.

Aaaand here are my 10 favourite books from 2025! www.stuckinabook.com/top-books-of...

My annual roundup of the three best old #CanadianLiterature reads, along with three recommended books that should be returned to print forthwith. Publishers take note! brianbusby.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

Highlighting MY BEST BOOKS OF 2025 one last time. readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/m...

My thoughts about a couple of wintery novellas by Susan Hill and Paul Gallico www.stuckinabook.com/two-wintery-...

My thoughts about a couple of wintery novellas by Susan Hill and Paul Gallico www.stuckinabook.com/two-wintery-...

I am finishing Gyles Brandreth's new biography of A A Milne - and look at the acknowledgements, @thecaptivereader.bsky.social !!!

In the first Dingle All The Way Awards, Lizzie and I look back over the highs and lows of #Emmerdale in 2025! From best performance to most ridiculous moment, here are the only soaps awards worth hearing... open.spotify.com/episode/0kJi...

Reading and listening on a quiet, chilly Sunday morning.

Owning up to my failure to meet the fine example set by @stuckinabook.bsky.social and #Project24: brianbusby.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

My dad has put on Bob Dylan's Christmas album, and I don't think even AI could conjure up a voice less pleasant to listen to

Latest Dingle All The Way ep, looking back fondly and not so fondly on the past weeks of #Emmerdale, now liiiiive open.spotify.com/episode/6xh1...

Latest Dingle All The Way ep, looking back fondly and not so fondly on the past weeks of #Emmerdale, now liiiiive open.spotify.com/episode/6xh1...

How long before Walliams becomes a cherished figure by the far-right, one wonders...

This book is the perfect Christmas read. Entertaining, lovely, and predictable enough that you can read in bursts between all the busyness of the season (or curl up in front of a fire and read in one sitting)

A reminder of the loveliest, chillest Christmas album of recent years. Music by Kathryn Williams, lyrics by Carol Ann Duffy open.spotify.com/album/4qDU7l...