It’s a hard choice to make and these are in no particular order. These are my top ten favourite reads, not necessarily published this year but read this year.
- Spectrum Women, edited by Barb Cook and Dr Michelle Garnett (2018)
- Tempests and Slaughter, by Tamora Pierce (2018)
- In Bloom, by C. J. Skuse (2018)
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, by Gina Kirkham (2018)
- The Children of Time, by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2016)
- Delusions of Gender, Cordelia Fine (2011)
- Turn a Blind Eye, by Vicky Newham (2018)
- The Horse’s Arse, by Laura Gascoigne (2017)
- The Wolves of Winter, by Tyrell Johnson (2018)
- We were the salt of the sea, by Roxanne Bouchard (2018)
Honourable mentions go to:
- Alice Castle‘s The London Mysteries – I’ve read all but number 3 and enjoyed them all
- The Nature Fix, by Florence Williams – For eloquently explaining why hugging a tree is good for us
Top five audio books that saved my sanity this year:
- For We Are Legion (We Are Bob), by Dennis E Taylor, read by Ray Porter
- For We Are Many, by Dennis E Taylor, read by Ray Porter
- All These Worlds, by Dennis E Taylor, read by Ray Porter
- Raising Steam, by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
- Making Money, by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
I pretty much have these on a repeat cycle, and just listen too them every time I leave the house.
Favourite Podcasts of the year:
- Small Town Murder, with James Pietrogallo and Jimmie Whisman
- Casefile True Crime
Everything Is Better With Dragons 