Books I Read in April 2025
From a plea for moral AI to a British state of the nation novel, here's what I read this month.
Reading Wales Month: Clear by Carys Davies
A church minister is sent to evict the last inhabitant of a remote island, but things don't go as planned.
Books I Read in January 2025
With novels set in Malaysia, Russia, Germany, India and Serbia, along with some interesting non-fiction, here's what I read this month.
June 2024 Reading Roundup
Can capitalism save the planet? What would a world of dreams be like? How can we start forming better habits? My June reading answered these questions and more.
October Reading Roundup
My reading for October 2023 was dominated by the climate crisis and the horrific situation in Gaza.
November 2022 Reading Roundup
It was an all-fiction month for me in November, involving a 17-year-old sex worker in the US, a novelist seeing her stolen manuscript come to life, a young woman fleeing from London to Jamaica to escape an abusive relationship, and…
June 2022 Reading Roundup
A summary of the books I read last month, taking me from Barbados to rural Montana via London and Italy.
April 2022 Reading Roundup
This month's reading featured Caribbean literary fiction, politics, economics, and the moving tales of a Berlin chiropodist.
January 2022 Reading Roundup
I had a good reading month, including a few books from my trip to a Barbadian bookshop, plus a couple for the Japanese Literary Challenge. Here are the details.