The specific choices here are a wonderful mix of recognition (ah, someone else thinks Great Jones Street is underrated and yes, Hilary Mantel!) with encouragement (I need to pull Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures off the shelf and read it and pre-order Norton's next book). But it is the form I particularly admire: including short book reviews with Substacks and Wikipedia pages makes for a lovely tour. Congrats on reaching 3,000 readers and the incoming small person. And Kudos for finding time to write among the whirlwind of life.
The specific choices here are a wonderful mix of recognition (ah, someone else thinks Great Jones Street is underrated and yes, Hilary Mantel!) with encouragement (I need to pull Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures off the shelf and read it and pre-order Norton's next book). But it is the form I particularly admire: including short book reviews with Substacks and Wikipedia pages makes for a lovely tour. Congrats on reaching 3,000 readers and the incoming small person. And Kudos for finding time to write among the whirlwind of life.
Wonderful list! I read Guns of August this year too and absolutely loved it.
Ah thank you Ben, that's a lovely line and I'm very honoured.