My Best Books for 2022

 

I did away with ‘top tens’ a few years ago, and instead I finish the reading year with a recap of the books that are still speaking to me (less about four and five-star ratings, more about what has stuck).

Six Degrees of Separation – from Wintering to Alone Together

It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up.

My latest listens

One Hundred Days by Alice Pung

Things that are making me happy this week

01. Rosie Made a Thing always makes me happy but I particularly loved this one.

02. Normal People (on Stan in Australia) – it’s perfection.

Six Degrees of Separation – from Fleishman to Sweetbitter

It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up.

Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts

01. My boy is on his adventure at sea.

Gotta Get Theroux This by Louis Theroux

My enjoyment of Louis Theroux’s memoir, Gotta Get Theroux This has nothing to do with the sentiment expressed on these pencils… I promise.

Okay. I admit that I have always been a huge fan of Louis Theroux. It’s something about his slightly bewildered approach to everything; his self-deprecating humour; his genuine curiosity; his listening super-powers (and I say that because, as someone in the listening business, Louis’s capacity for hearing people’s stories and the timing of his questions, is glorious to watch).

2019: What I Read

Here’s my year in books (with thanks to the Goodreads record keeping tool):