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Do you read the introductions to books?

29/06/2023 nsford 16 Comments

Most editions of classic books have introductions before the main text, but how many readers actually read these? I never…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, reading

Where I get my books from now

19/06/2023 nsford Leave a comment

Back in 2019, I wrote a post titled ‘Where I get my books from’ in which I said that I…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, reading

A gripe about hype

09/06/2023 nsford 21 Comments

I have just abandoned reading Yellowface by R F Kuang. It now joins the other books on my extensive list…

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Recommended indie books for #IndieApril

17/04/2023 nsford Leave a comment

This month is known as ‘Indie April’. It’s the time to shout about independently-published books and the hard work of…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, reading, reviews

From the archive: March reads

31/03/2023 nsford 2 Comments

Sometimes I check what blog posts I published a year ago (of course I keep organised records on these) and…

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Posted in: Reading, Writing Filed under: blogging, reading, writing

Why I don’t give 1-star ratings to books

19/03/2023 nsford 8 Comments

I’m a reluctant user of star ratings for books. Although I don’t use ratings on this blog, I do for…

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Do you read romance?

14/02/2023 nsford 6 Comments

Romance is one of the most popular genres of fiction and yet I have never been able to get into…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, fiction, reading, romance, Valentine's Day

Is Kindle Unlimited worth it?

06/02/2023 nsford 16 Comments

In this post I’m going to look at Kindle Unlimited and whether it’s worth subscribing. This is from the viewpoint…

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Posted in: Reading, Writing Filed under: books, publishing, reading, writing

Introducing my Project Gutenberg random reads!

07/01/2023 nsford 6 Comments

I’m combining two favourite things – free books and random generators – in my new reading plan for this year.…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, reading

What I was reading 5 years ago

15/12/2022 nsford Leave a comment

In 2017, I read 104 books, which is more like my average. Considering that I had a lot going on…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, fiction, non-fiction, reading, YA fiction

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