The month started really well. I had a week off and I read six books, and then it kind of went a bit awry, and I ended up reading 15 in the end. Less than I had hoped for, but still a reasonable number. It was a good month for books too, with four making my book of the month that we almost but not quite five-star reads. So here is what I read and the books that made it through my door.
Books Read
Hide and Seek – Sofia Borges, Sven Ehmann & Di Ozesanmuseum Bamberg – Architecture – 3.5 Stars
Seining Along Chesil – Sarah Acton – Dorset – 4 Stars
More Numbers Every Day – Micael Dahlén & Helge Thorbjørnsen – Economics – 3.5 Stars
The Angel Of Santa Sofia – Josep M. Argemí Tr. Tiago Miller – Fiction – 3.5 Stars
Longshoreman – Benjamin Pond – Memoir – 3.5 Stars
Illuminated by Water – Malachy Tallack – Natural History – 3.5 Stars
The Treeline – Ben Rawlence – Natural History – 4 Stars
The Catch – Fiona Sampson – Poetry – 3 Stars
Polling UnPacked – Mark Pack – Politics – 3.5 Stars
Far From The Light – Tade Thompson – Science Fiction – 3.5 Stars
Three Women of Herat: Afghanistan 1973-77 – Veronica Doubleday – Travel – 4 Stars
Book(s) Of The Month
Notes from the Cévennes – Adam Thorpe – Travel – 4.5 Stars
The Serpent Coiled in Naples – Marius Kociejowski – Travel – 4.5 Stars
The Lost Rainforests Of Britain – Guy Shrubsole – Natural History – 4.5 Stars
Rosewater – Tade Thompson – Science Fiction – 4.5 Stars
Top Genres
Natural History – 9
Travel – 8
Fiction – 7
Poetry – 7
Science Fiction – 5
History – 5
Memoir – 4
Fantasy – 3
Politics – 2
Economics – 2
Top Publishers
Faber & Faber – 4
William Collins – 3
Monoray – 3
Little Toller – 3
Simon & Schuster – 3
Bloomsbury – 2
Allen Lane – 2
Fum D’Estamps Press – 2
Doubleday – 2
Michael Joseph – 2
Review Copies Received
The Future Of Geography: How Power And Politics In Space Will Challenge Our World – Tim Marshall
Elowen – William Henry Searle
Taking Flight: A Celebration Of The Miraculous Phenomenon Of Flight – Lev Parikian
The Granite Kingdom: A Cornish Journey – Tim Hannigan
Library Books Checked Out
The Passengers – Will Ashon
Glowing Still: A Woman’S Life On The Road – Sara Wheeler
Cucina Di Amalfi : Sun-Drenched Recipes From Southern Italy’s Most Magical Coastline – Ursula Ferrigno
Coffee First, Then The World: One Woman’s Record-Breaking Pedal Around The Planet – Jenny Graham
Singing Like Larks – Andrew Millham
Wild Isles – Patrick Barkham
Soundings: Journeys In The Company Of Whales – Doreen Cunningham
Books Bought
A Beer In The Loire: One Family’s Quest To Brew British Beer In French Wine Country – Tommy Barnes
The Golden Valley: A Visual Biography of the Garw – Phil Cope
Sheds On The Seashore: A Tour Through Beach Hut History – Kathryn Ferry
Elegy For A River: Whiskers, Claws And Conservation’s Last, Wild Hope – Tom Moorhouse
Bald Coot and Screaming Loon: A Handbook for the Curious Bird Lover – Niall Edworthy
Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World – Anthony Doerr
Vision of England: Dorset – Aubrey de Selincourt & Barabra Jones
Atlas of Magical Britain – Janet & Colin Bord
The Meaning of Geese: A Thousand Miles in Search of Home – Nick Acheson
Edge of Blue Heaven: A Journey Through Mongolia – Benedict Allen
Threads: The Delicate Life of John Craske – Julia Blackburn
Seriously Funny: The Endlessly Quotable Terry Pratchett – Terry Pratchett
The Weather In Africa – Martha Gellhorn
The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World – Malcolm Gaskill
Life of a Chalkstream – Simon Cooper
Po: Beyond Yes And No – Edward de Bono
The 5-Day Course in Thinking – Edward de Bono
Mumbai to Mecca – Ilija Trojanow Tr. Rebecca Morrison
Pacific Passages – Travelling the South Seas – Hans-Christof Wächter
Seeking Provence: Old Myths, New Paths – Nicholas Woodsworth
Pacific Passages – Travelling the South Seas – Hans-Christof Wächter
Along the River that Flows Uphill: From the Orinoco to the Amazon – Richard Starks
Any from that vast list that takes your fancy? Or that you have but haven’t got around to reading yet? Le me know in the comments below.
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