Reading 2025 #36: I recently discovered the joys of Audible. Loved this memoir from blogger @frugalwoods about her journey from stressful job in New York to a rural homestead. #amreading #frugal #frugality #bookstagram

Reading 2025 #35 I read this book by Jenny Graham with my jaw permanently on the floor. She cycled round the world, totally unsupported, sometimes sleeping by the side of the road, in her attempt to break the world record. Really inspirational read (and very funny 😁 ) #booksky #cycling #cycle

Reading 2025 #34 Some vintage Sci fi from the Strugatsky brothers. A computer programmer ends up working for a magic institute in the Soviet era. Very funny - reminded me of the Unseen University in the Discworld novels. #amreading #scifi #Soviet #booksky

2025 Reading #33 This book is based on a blog by a former Staffordshire policeman. I didn't agree with many of PC David Copperfield's views, particularly about arming householders, but the book was very entertaining. #amreading #truecrime #police #booksky

Reading 2025 #32 Reading outside my usual genres with this Austenesque novel from Sophie Irwin. I raced through it -recommend! #booksky

Reading 2025 #31 Inherited this from a friend, with a recommendation. Cracking read from @neillancaster66.bsky.social #amreading #crimefiction #bookstagram #scotland #edinburgh #blackisle

Reading 2025 #30 This book by Chris van Tulleken was both horrifying and fascinating. Really made me think about what we are eating #booksky #upf #health

Reading 2025 #29 Loved this book by Diccon Bewes all about the Swiss. Definitely planning a future visit to Switzerland. I enjoyed this book so much that I looked up the author online, only to find that he died of cancer a few months ago. A real loss to travel writing. #booksky #Switzerland

Reading 2025 #25-27: Holiday reading. We were travelling from Edinburgh to Denmark by train so plenty of time for reading. I had a total @cjtudor.bsky.social fest, and read The Gathering, The Taking of Annie Thorne, and The Other People. All fab. #amreading #horror #crimefiction #booksky

Reading 2025 #24: Bought this book by Al Murray (AKA The Pub Landlord) sort of by mistake. I thought it was going to be funny but it was a dead serious historical look at leadership in WW2. Still a very good read though!

Reading 2025 #23: Another instalment in the adventures of Shona McMonagle from @olgawojtas.bsky.social This time Shona is under cover in the city of Venice, investigating strange goings-on amongst the gondoliers. Hilarious. #booksky

Reading 2025 #22: Thoroughly enjoyed this tale of two sisters from Sue Lawrence. Switching between WW1 and WW2 there were lots of secrets slowly revealed. Absorbing. #booksky

Reading 2025 #21 One of my favourite sub-genres is crime fiction set in a slightly off kilter version of our reality. Loved this serial killer police novel by @stuartmacbride.bsky.social set in a world where criminals are lobotomised, and people get infected with VR viruses...

Excellent launch event for Sue Lawrence's new book, Whispers in the Glen. It's going to be a fabulous read! #booksky #ww1 #ww2

Reading 2025 #20: Excellent slice of horror from @paultremblay.bsky.social If you think your daughter is experiencing a demonic possession, is signing up for a reality TV show really the way to go? Highly recommend this book #amreading #horror #booksky

Reading 2025 #19: This book by @christianwolmar.bsky.social was absolutely fascinating. Loved reading about the very quirky history of one of our great British institutions #trains #transport

One of the very best Sandstone books, critically acclaimed, winner and shortlisted for several major awards but now only 5 copies remaining ever. www.amazon.co.uk/Sweet-Fruit-...

Reading 2025 #17: A team of researchers are stranded in Antarctica when nuclear war breaks out. Some super plot twists... Temperature: -69C Life expectancy: 14 days Situation: Bleak #amreading #crimefiction #sci-fi #booksky

Reading 2025 #16: This book from @londonmudlark.bsky.social was absolutely fascinating. I loved the stories of the things found at the sides of the Thames (particularly, of course, the tale of Doves type!) Highly recommend #amreading #london #booksky

Reading 2025 #15: This book from Michael Booth was both hilarious and informative about all things Scandinavian #amreading #travel #bluesky

Reading 2025 #14: Loved this sci-fi/crime novel from Stuart Turton, set on a post-apocalyptic island. Very different from the author's previous book. Very different from everything, actually!

Reading 2025 #13: I love these books so much that I've started to ration myself to one every few months as I don't want to reach the end of the series! #amreading #crimefiction #booksky

Reading 2025 #12: More holiday planning, this time with some less well-known places to visit in #Hamburg from Rike Wolf #amreading #travel #germany

Reading 2025 #11: I totally could not do this, but really enjoyed this memoir about switching off from technology. Now want to read his other book about living without money. #amreading #alternative

2025 Reading #10: Another book from an author who is rapidly becoming a favourite. Very creepy childhood goings-on from @cjtudor.bsky.social Loved it.

2025 Reading #9: A little bit of future holiday planning with this helpful guide from Joseph Pearson. #amreading #travel

2025 Reading #8: Couldn't go to Scandinavia and not read a @jonesboauthor book! This was an excellent tale of a serial killer at large in Oslo. There were plot points involving the roof of the opera house in Oslo, and the new Munch museum, and managed a brief visit to both! #amreading #jonesbo

2025 Reading #7: More snowy reading on my Norway trip, with this gem from Kate Simants. A reality show in the Artic goes badly wrong. A great read. #amreading #artic #snow #ice #crimefiction

2025 Reading #6: Holiday reading while in #Norway, staying in Geilo, a village halfway between Bergen and Oslo on one of the most beautiful railway lines in the world. Loved this book by the former Justice Minister of Norway, Anne Holt. The book was set in Finse, which also featured in #StarWars!

2025 Reading #5: This fabulous novel clearly has the best title I'm going to encounter all year. @sarahbrooks.bsky.social has written a totally epic tale about a terrifying train journey through magical wasteland. Loved, loved, loved this book. #amreading #fantasy #trains #transsiberianexpress

2025 Reading #4: Lovely slice of fantasy from an author I was reading for the first time, @dannythechurch.bsky.social A fabulously self-reliant heroine battles a creature from another world. I raced through this. #amreading #fantasy #greylands #monsters #supernatural #lgbt #England #fiction

2025 Reading #3: A little bit of non-fiction. Very much enjoyed this deconstruction of how the economy works, or more often, doesn't work. #amreading #nonfiction #economics #uk #pauljohnson #economy #Britain #government

2025 Reading #2: 7 days into January and I think I've just read my favourite novel of the year! Snow, conspiracy & a mystery virus. Loved this @cjtudor.bsky.social book. #amending #bookstagram #speculativefiction #fiction #snow #thriller #conspiracy

Reading 2025 #1 My first read of the year was this bit of non-fiction from @standupmaths. An excellent start to the year! As someone who uses Excel every day, I particularly liked the section about the misuse of spreadsheets... #amreading #maths #humour #comedy #spreadsheets #statistics