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Diane Banks

In July 2020, in an attempt to bring my reading rate in line with my book-buying rate, because books are first and foremost a starting point for debate, and because reading is inherently a social activity, I committed to writing a few words about every book I read.

Thoughts and comments welcome.

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Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers

Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers

Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2024 (paperback 2025) Why? I've been meaning to read Clare Chambers for a while, and I spotted this on...

4 days ago1 min read

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

Penguin Books, 2025 (Viking, 2024) Why? Lots of noise around this: winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2025, shortlisted for the...

Aug 252 min read

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst

Picador, 2022 (first published 2004) Why? Tempted by the reviews, I'm keen to read Hollinghurst's new novel Our Evenings but, having...

Aug 121 min read

The Feast by Margaret Kennedy

The Feast by Margaret Kennedy

The Feast by Margaret Kennedy

Faber & Faber, 1950 & 2021 Why? I found this in a charity shop (Hospice in the Weald in Edenbridge) and was immediately intrigued....

Aug 32 min read

There's Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift by Kevin Evers

There's Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift by Kevin Evers

There's Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift by Kevin Evers

Harvard Business Review Press, 2025 Why? Both professionally and personally, I have a deep interest in what makes personalities and...

May 262 min read

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