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A novel to fill you with hope - Douglas Bruton's extraordinary Hope Never Knew Horizon: www.stuckinabook.com/hope-never-k...
Hope Never Knew Horizon (2024) by Douglas Bruton
You might have seen by now that Blue Postcards by Douglas Bruton was one of my favourite reads of the past year. Bruton himself happened to stumble across me talking about it, and very kindly sent …
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January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
A novel to fill you with hope - Douglas Bruton's extraordinary Hope Never Knew Horizon: www.stuckinabook.com/hope-never-k...
Hope Never Knew Horizon (2024) by Douglas Bruton
You might have seen by now that Blue Postcards by Douglas Bruton was one of my favourite reads of the past year. Bruton himself happened to stumble across me talking about it, and very kindly sent …
www.stuckinabook.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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)
January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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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 📚💙
January 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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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.
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Stories for Winter and Nights by the Fire – Angela Carter, Shirley Jackson, Katherine Mansfield & more…
Published as part of the British Library Women Writers series, Stories for Winter and Nights by the Fire gathers a marvellous collection of winter-set stories.  Alongside established literary …
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January 13, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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"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.
January 12, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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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-...
The Visited (1959) by Joan O’Donovan
The Visited (1959) by Joan O’Donovan is yet another book that I’ve read because of a post by Brad. Well, if he starts a post by talking about ‘misfit spinsters’, you know I&…
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January 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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-...
The Visited (1959) by Joan O’Donovan
The Visited (1959) by Joan O’Donovan is yet another book that I’ve read because of a post by Brad. Well, if he starts a post by talking about ‘misfit spinsters’, you know I&…
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January 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I have literally never seen a Private Eye cover I found funny. When will I age into this demographic??
This made me laugh much more then it strictly should have done.
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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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

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Book Review – And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
The next book I decided to read in my Agatha Christie adventure was ‘And Then There Were None’. It is one of my all-time favourite Christies and one of my all-time favourite crime myste…
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January 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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
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January 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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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-...
Unnecessary Rankings! Stella Gibbons
My ‘Unnecessary Rankings!’ series have quickly become my favourite blog posts to write, and I love reading your comments – sometimes in agreement, but usually not, and that’…
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January 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Light Sleeper by Bess Atwell is by some distance my most-listened album in 2025. Endlessly beautiful and interesting.

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Light Sleeper
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January 4, 2026 at 9:57 PM
The new #Taskmaster line-up is INCREDIBLE.
January 4, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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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...
2025: Some Reading Stats
It’s time for some reading stats! Always such a fun post to put together, and I love reading other people’s – do pop a link in the comments if you’ve done something similar.…
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January 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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...
2025: Some Reading Stats
It’s time for some reading stats! Always such a fun post to put together, and I love reading other people’s – do pop a link in the comments if you’ve done something similar.…
www.stuckinabook.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM