June flew by. And because we were so busy, I didn’t get to read as much as I would have liked to. Selling our house has, and will, take up a lot of energy in the coming months!
But I did read, and here are the books:
Books Read
Threads: The Delicate Life of John Craske – Julia Blackburn – 3.5 – Stars
Finding Albion: Myth, Folklore And The Quest For A Hidden Britain – Zakia Sewell – 4 – Stars
Hampshire Curiosities – Jo Draper – 2.5 – Stars
How to Con Friends and Manipulate People: The Subtle Art of Being a Total Psychopath – Geraint Anderson – 3.5 – Stars
I’m a Joke and So Are You: Reflections on Humour and Humanity – Robin Ince – 3 – Stars
Radical Acceptance: Awakening The Love That Heals Fear And Shame Within Us – Tara Brach – 2 – Stars
The New Eden: Wildlife In The City, And Discovering Our Shared Home – JC Niala – 3 – Stars
Trees Ancient and Modern: Woodland Cultures and Conservation – Charles Watkins – 3.5 – Stars
Alexa, What Is There To Know About Love? – Brian Bilston – 4 – Stars
En Route: A Journey Round France In The Company Of Great Writers – Peter Fiennes – 4 – Stars
Book(s) Of The Month
Wild Cities: Discovering New Ways Of Living In The Modern Urban Jungle – Chris Fitch – 4.5 – Stars
Wild Pavements: Exploring Britain’s Cities With An Urban Naturalist – Amanda Tuke – 4.5 – Stars
Top Genres
Travel – 18
Fiction – 9
Natural History – 8
Miscellaneous – 7
Poetry – 6
Top Publishers
British Library Publishing – 4
Longbarrow Press – 4
Jonathan Cape – 3
Icon Books – 3
Head of Zeus – 2
Review Copies Received
What Have You Done for Victory? A Cultural History Of The Spanish Civil War – Jo Labanyi
UnWilded – Alastair Humphreys
Library Books Checked Out
The Path More Travelled: The Secret History Of Britain’s Footpaths – Nicholas Crane
En Route: A Journey Round France In The Company Of Great Writers – Peter Fiennes
Wild Pavements: Exploring Britain’s Cities With An Urban Naturalist – Amanda Tuke
Books Bought (Or Sent by Friends)
As I have said elsewhere, I am trying to buy fewer books. So I will give totals of l the number of books that enter my house and those that leave permanently. These are the figures for this month:
Books in: 13 I kept these below:
Villager – Tom Cox
The Farmer’s Year – Clare Leighton
Looking for Mr Schwitters – Jennifer Potter (signed)
Books out: 20
(The books leaving the house were sold, returned to the library or passed on to friends or charity. I am aiming for this number to be higher than the one above!!!).
So, are there any from that list that you have read, or now seeing them, now want to read? Let me know in the comments below.
I wasn’t sure if the Chris Fitch is for me but it’s one of your books of the month so maybe I should give it a go.
I’d really looked forward to the Nicholas Crane and Finding Albion books but found both a bit disappointing.
Good luck with your house move and book sort out!
Nick Crane’s books started off well and lost its way a little. I thought it was well written though. The same for Finding Albion, partly because it is such a difficult subject to pin down! I fully support publishers publishing books by people of colour hence reading it
I’m glad you seemed to enjoy Finding Albion and did enjoy Wild Cities, a book I loved, too.