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May 2026 book blog

I spent a lot of time at fairs and markets in May, and read a lot during the downtime when there weren’t any customers around. My first May book was Janny Wurts’ short story collection ‘That Way Lies Camelot’. This … Continue reading

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April 2026 book blog

Reading the whole of Maas’s Crescent City in March didn’t put me off the big books, and I dived straight into a re-read of Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ It’s been eleven and a half years since I last re-read this … Continue reading

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March 2026 book blog

I kicked off the month with ‘Night Shift’ another King re-read, and his first short story collection. A re-read. How many times now? I have no idea. I remember buying this copy at Blackwell’s book shop in Liverpool, near the … Continue reading

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November 2025 book blog

I began the month with a Terry Pratchett book, because why the hell not. The Fifth Elephant is the companion book to Carpe Jugulum. It’s the other Uberwald book, with vampires and werewolves up to no good, but instead of … Continue reading

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October 2025 book blog

The last few months have been a bit scrambled in my head, and I didn’t always log the right dates when I read a book, but I’m pretty sure that October was the month that I re-read Dennis Etchison’s ‘Cutting … Continue reading

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September 2025 book blog

I kicked off the month with ‘The Burning Girls’ by C J Tudor. Having read and enjoyed a book by this author fairly recently, I leapt at the chance to buy this book at a fundraising event. Honestly, I didn’t … Continue reading

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August 2025 book blog

My reading list in August was pretty diverse, and consisted only of new reads. I read two books that I’ve been anxious to read for a while now, a Datlow anthology that I bought last year, three books by indie … Continue reading

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July 2025 book blog

I kicked off the second half of the year with a re-read from the bookshelves. Pamela Zoline does not write accessible stories. She’s a writer, an artist, an activist and a caretaker, and her words reflect the complexity of her … Continue reading

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June 2025 book blog

I’ve had a busy June, visiting libraries, taking my books to sales, and organising more events, so I didn’t read many books. I started with Caroline Blakes’ murder mystery. I’ve met Caroline a few times now, and I picked this … Continue reading

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March 2025 book blog

March’s reading was very much a mixed bag, with three library books, one December book, and two re-reads. After the fun of the Elysium Cycle, I decided to widen my horizons a little and picked up Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s ‘Mexican Gothic’ … Continue reading

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