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Between the
covers.

Books read, pages turned, favourite authors and the occasional story that kept me up far later than planned.

VERSO READING ARCHIVE

My Reading Life

Explore the books, authors, series and genres behind the reading history.

Overall637books in view
EXPLORE THE ARCHIVEChoose a reading period
Books finished637across the selected period
Pages read213,079total pages
Average length335pages per book
Different authors234unique writers
READING PATTERN

Books by year

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TOP GENRES

What I’ve been reading

Most-read authors · Top 5
Top genres · Top 5
Longest reads · Top 5
Series reading—books from named series
LATEST IN THIS VIEW

Recent reads

ON THIS WEEK

Book anniversaries

Original publication anniversaries in the next seven days.

An Unlikely RevelationGina X Grant · published 2025 · 1 years ago · read 2026
SongbirdLesley-Anne Jones · published 2024 · 2 years ago · read 2026
IncelPhil M. Williams · published 2023 · 3 years ago · read 2025
It's That Time AgainAdrian Cousins · published 2024 · 2 years ago · read 2025
Reviewing The Bill 1993-1994Edward Kellett · published 2024 · 2 years ago · read 2024
Bob Dylan: A Life In 37 AlbumsDavid Redford · published 2018 · 8 years ago · read 2023
READING BY YEARYear-by-year totalsShow breakdown
202671 books24,112 pages · 340 avg · 60 authors
202559 books19,439 pages · 329 avg · 38 authors
202487 books28,157 pages · 324 avg · 53 authors
2023129 books44,263 pages · 343 avg · 71 authors
2022105 books35,724 pages · 340 avg · 49 authors
2021102 books33,341 pages · 327 avg · 44 authors
202084 books28,043 pages · 334 avg · 26 authors

2022–2025 use the cleaned historical reading chronology. 2026 uses the recorded reading dates.

FULL ARCHIVE

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Search, filter and sort the complete reading history by year, month, genre and more.

Showing 161–200 of 637 books

Politics On the EdgeeBook · Nonfiction
Rory Stewart Standalone — Social/Political History 436 26 Aug 2024 2024
The Never GameeBook · Fiction
Jeffery Deaver Colter Shaw 1 Thriller/Psychological 413 22 Aug 2024 2019
Whole Life SentenceeBook · Fiction
Lynda La Plante Tennison 10 Police Procedural 400 18 Aug 2024 2024
Call TimeeBook · Fiction
Steve Jones Standalone — Comedy 304 14 Aug 2024 2023
Butch Wilkins and the Sundance KideBook · Nonfiction
Nige Tassell Standalone — Sport 304 9 Aug 2024 2018
Killers In MascaraeBook · Fiction
Huw Collingbourne Standalone — Crime 216 5 Aug 2024 2011
Under the BridgePaperback · Nonfiction
Rebecca Godfrey Standalone — True Crime 480 1 Aug 2024 2005
CaptivatedeBook · Fiction
Jeffery Deaver Colter Shaw 0.5 Thriller/Psychological 48 28 Jul 2024 2019
Ten's a Crowd 6eBook · Fiction
Cliff McCabe Ten's a Crowd 6 Contemporary Fiction 185 24 Jul 2024 2015
Ten's a Crowd 5eBook · Fiction
Cliff McCabe Ten's a Crowd 5 Contemporary Fiction 181 20 Jul 2024 2015
Ten's a Crowd 4eBook · Fiction
Cliff McCabe Ten's a Crowd 4 Contemporary Fiction 157 16 Jul 2024 2014
Ten's a Crowd 3eBook · Fiction
Cliff McCabe Ten's a Crowd 3 Contemporary Fiction 167 11 Jul 2024 2014
Ten's a Crowd 2eBook · Fiction
Cliff McCabe Ten's a Crowd 2 Contemporary Fiction 178 7 Jul 2024 2014
HATE: My Life in the British Far RighteBook · Nonfiction
Matthew Collins Standalone — Biography 336 3 Jul 2024 2011
1981 - Nick TayloreBook · Fiction
Jason Ayres A Year in the Life 2 Time Travel 279 29 Jun 2024 2024
One Way StreeteBook · Fiction
Trevor Wood Jimmy Mullen 2 Police Procedural 400 25 Jun 2024 2020
1989Hardback · Fiction
Val McDermid Allie Burns 2 Crime 416 21 Jun 2024 2022
Inside 10 Rillington PlaceeBook · Nonfiction
Peter Thorley Standalone — True Crime 320 16 Jun 2024 2020
Beyond his TimeeBook · Fiction
Adrian Cousins Jason Apsley — Time Travel 466 12 Jun 2024 2023
Ten's a Crowd 1eBook · Fiction
Cliff McCabe Ten's a Crowd 1 Contemporary Fiction 195 8 Jun 2024 2014
Death's TasteeBook · Fiction
Jack Probyn DS Tomek Bowen 5 Police Procedural 318 5 Jun 2024 2024
The Perfect VillageeBook · Fiction
J.M. Hewitt Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 323 2 Jun 2024 2024
What Happens in FranceeBook · Fiction
Carol Wyer Standalone — Romance 344 30 May 2024 2019
Blink of her EyeeBook · Fiction
Adrian Cousins Frank Stone 2 Time Travel 498 27 May 2024 2024
Going GentlyHardback · Fiction
David Nobbs Standalone — Comedy 432 24 May 2024 2010
Reviewing The Bill 1990-1992Paperback · Nonfiction
Edward Kellett Reaching a Verdict 2 Television 248 21 May 2024 2024
No Such Thing as SocietyeBook · Nonfiction
Andy McSmith Standalone — Social/Political History 252 19 May 2024 2011
TerriereBook · Fiction
Keith A. Pearson Angel of Camden 2 Crime/Comedy 404 16 May 2024 2024
Death Comes to MarloweBook · Fiction
Robert Thorogood Marlow Murder Club 2 Crime 366 2 May 2024 2023
The New SoneBook · Fiction
Iain Maitland Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 268 28 Apr 2024 2024
They All LiedPaperback · Fiction
Louise Phillips Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 337 24 Apr 2024 2022
True CrimeeBook · Fiction
Georgina Lees Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 293 19 Apr 2024 2024
Deadly InfernoeBook · Fiction
O.M.J. Ryan Jane Phillips 11 Police Procedural 294 15 Apr 2024 2024
The Serial Killer's DaughtereBook · Fiction
Alice Hunter Serial Killer 2 Thriller/Psychological 392 11 Apr 2024 2022
EastgateeBook · Fiction
J.D. Kirk Robert Hoon 4 Police Procedural 332 7 Apr 2024 2022
Here Lie the DeadeBook · Fiction
J.D. Kirk DCI Logan 15 Police Procedural 445 3 Apr 2024 2022
City of ScarseBook · Fiction
J.D. Kirk DCI Logan 14 Police Procedural 384 30 Mar 2024 2022
Dan And Nat Got MarriedeBook · Fiction
Jon Rance Standalone — Romance 310 26 Mar 2024 2016
Clough GoldeBook · Nonfiction
Dave Armitage Standalone — Football 121 17 Mar 2024 2014
Gone to the RapturePaperback · Fiction
Jason Ayres Time Bubble 14 Time Travel 253 13 Mar 2024 2023

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