My reading in 2023: 27 fiction books and one big Depeche Mode photo albumThis year I changed my reading routine, feeling that I only wanted to read fiction, so this list will be different to nine previous ones.Dec 28, 2023Dec 28, 2023
2022: books and reading during the worst year of my lifeThis is a tough paragraph to write. In 2022, our lives, as we knew them, stopped. Our daughter Masha, our only child, passed away last…Dec 29, 2022Dec 29, 2022
I read 26 books in 2021 — my new ‘pandemic’ rate2021 was the second hardest year of my life. My daughter’s cancer treatment continued, pandemic meant no air travel for the second year…Jan 2, 2022Jan 2, 2022
2020, my hardest year to date, and only 22 books readThis was the hardest year of my life. My daughter’s been suddenly diagnosed with a rare, advanced form of cancer in January. Covid19 and…Dec 29, 2020Dec 29, 2020
I’ve read 36 books in 2019, and I liked these ones best…This was somewhat a difficult year for me and my reading — leaving the BBC in December 2018 and joining an ambitious and exciting startup…Dec 30, 2019Dec 30, 2019
I’ve read 38 books in 2018, and the highlights are…I was slightly off the pace this year with my reading mainly for two reasons — I’ve been listening to many more podcasts while travelling…Dec 27, 2018Dec 27, 2018
I read 44 books in 2017 and the highlights are…I am thrilled with having achieved my personal best in reading in 2017 — I was never able to read so many books in a single year thus far…Dec 27, 20172Dec 27, 20172
40 books I read in 2016 — and the highlights are…As the year draws to a close, I am looking back at all the books I have read in the last 12 months, fiction and non-fiction, selecting the…Dec 30, 2016Dec 30, 2016
I read 41 books in 2015. Which ones I liked best?A year ago I published my first Medium post — about the subject I passionately love — reading. Last year I challenged myself to read more…Jan 4, 2016Jan 4, 2016
My best reads from 2014: fiction and non-fictionThis is my first Medium post, so I am sticking to the subject I love. Please let me know what you think — I would love to hear your…Dec 30, 2014Dec 30, 2014