Tag Archives: Books

Best Reading 2024 Part Two – Non-Fiction

In pursuit of ideas and perspectives a little more challenging than what I understand (one’s reach exceeding one’s grasp and all that…) my reading journey spanned AI, history and the lives and wisdom of influential and interesting people. While some titles aligned closely with personal and professional interests, one clear trend emerged: books that grappledContinue reading “Best Reading 2024 Part Two – Non-Fiction”

Best Reading 2024 Part One – Fiction

Each year, I set a target to read fifty books—not just because I enjoy or think it important, but because reading remains a profound way to explore and expose yourself to the human condition and sate a curious thirst for knowledge and vicarious experience. At the end of 2023 I grew concerned that a bitContinue reading “Best Reading 2024 Part One – Fiction”

Who are you as a writer?

Moved by John Warner’s “The Writer’s Practice,” I reflect on explores my journey as a writer, from childhood to adulthood, revealing struggles with discipline and self-doubt. Despite varied creative endeavors and a deep-seated compulsion to write, grappling with perfectionism and procrastination. Ultimately, I acknowledge that writing is not just a passion, but a profound need.

Best Reading 2020

Five fiction, five non fiction and some honourable mentions from a year of reading

Lockdown Takeout: The Magic of the Reading Habit

Every obstacle provides an opportunity for growth. This idea is not new and it is not mine. You see it threaded through tomes in airport bookshops, where charlatans and sheisters claim they discovered this essential truth, ignoring that fact that learned older and wiser minds sorted that out a long time ago. What an opportunityContinue reading “Lockdown Takeout: The Magic of the Reading Habit”

A Role Model for the Confined: Count Rostov Lights the Way

One perk of interviewing English teachers is asking this bog standard question: So, what are you reading at the moment? Bored with the responses, a couple of years ago I began asking what they would recommend the most, or had gifted the most, to others. (tip of the hat to Tim Ferriss here). This questionContinue reading “A Role Model for the Confined: Count Rostov Lights the Way”