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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 241–280 of 637 books

Death's GripeBook · Fiction
Jack Probyn DS Tomek Bowen 2 Police Procedural 372 20 Oct 2023 2023
Brian Clough: Nobody Ever Says Thank YoueBook · Nonfiction
Jonathan Wilson Standalone — Football 550 17 Oct 2023 2012
Death's JusticeeBook · Fiction
Jack Probyn DS Tomek Bowen 1 Police Procedural 316 15 Oct 2023 2023
The Worst ManeBook · Fiction
Jon Rance Standalone — General Fiction 310 12 Oct 2023 2023
The Fifth ManeBook · Fiction
Roy M. Burgess The Fifth Series 3 Thriller/Psychological 318 9 Oct 2023 2023
Nowhere GirleBook · Fiction
Ruth Dugdall Cate Austin 4 Police Procedural 288 7 Oct 2023 2015
Deadly VeileBook · Fiction
O.M.J. Ryan Jane Phillips 10 Police Procedural 344 4 Oct 2023 2023
Deadly JusticeeBook · Fiction
O.M.J. Ryan Jane Phillips 9 Police Procedural 289 1 Oct 2023 2023
Pure EvileBook · Fiction
Lynda La Plante Jack Warr 4 Police Procedural 419 29 Sep 2023 2023
VanishedeBook · Fiction
Lynda La Plante Jack Warr 3 Police Procedural 423 26 Sep 2023 2022
The Miseducation of Evie EpwortheBook · Fiction
Matson Taylor Evie 1 Comedy 279 23 Sep 2023 2020
The Fifth ThunderbolteBook · Fiction
Roy M. Burgess The Fifth Series 2 Thriller/Psychological 329 21 Sep 2023 2022
A Death Most MonumentaleBook · Fiction
J.D. Kirk DCI Logan 8 Police Procedural 360 18 Sep 2023 2020
Hitting the JackpoteBook · Fiction
Tom Alan Standalone — General Fiction 360 15 Sep 2023 2023
Taste of BloodeBook · Fiction
Lynda La Plante Tennison 9 Police Procedural 400 13 Sep 2023 2023
Burning BridgeseBook · Fiction
Matthew Ross Standalone — General Fiction 268 10 Sep 2023 2020
The Red Admiral's SecreteBook · Fiction
Matthew Ross Poynter & Perry 2 Crime 317 7 Sep 2023 2021
The Fame GameeBook · Fiction
Ben Dunn Standalone — General Fiction 333 5 Sep 2023 2022
Death Of A PainterPaperback · Fiction
Matthew Ross Poynter & Perry 1 Crime 346 30 Aug 2023 2020
The NurseeBook · Fiction
Valerie Keogh Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 298 27 Aug 2023 2023
In Lieu of YoueBook · Fiction
Keith A. Pearson Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 386 22 Aug 2023 2023
Reviewing The Bill 1983-1989Paperback · Nonfiction
Edward Kellett Reaching a Verdict 1 Television 262 19 Aug 2023 2023
Judas HorseeBook · Fiction
Lynda La Plante Jack Warr 2 Police Procedural 322 17 Aug 2023 2021
Not PreparedeBook · Fiction
Matthew Hanover Standalone — General Fiction 394 14 Aug 2023 2023
The Reading ListeBook · Fiction
Sara Nisha Adams Standalone — Contemporary Fiction 430 11 Aug 2023 2021
FruiteBook · Fiction
Will Heron Standalone — General Fiction 206 9 Aug 2023 2023
Never YieldeBook · Fiction
Jonathan Cox The Nostrils 8 Police Procedural 323 6 Aug 2023 2023
The Boomer CreweBook · Fiction
Peter Seddon The Boomer Crew 1 Crime 183 3 Aug 2023 2023
GracelandPaperback · Fiction
Nancy Crochiere Standalone — Contemporary Fiction 400 1 Aug 2023 2023
The Real Ted Hastings: The True Story of the Copper at the Heart of Line of DutyeBook · Nonfiction
Robin Jarossi Standalone — True Crime 243 29 Jul 2023 2023
One Good ThingeBook · Fiction
Alexandra Potter Standalone — General Fiction 464 26 Jul 2023 2022
Bob Dylan: A Life In 37 AlbumseBook · Nonfiction
David Redford Standalone — Music 150 24 Jul 2023 2018
That NightPaperback · Fiction
Gillian McAllister Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 464 21 Jul 2023 2021
The Rosie EffecteBook · Fiction
Graeme Simsion Don Tillman 2 Romance 423 18 Jul 2023 2014
Fibber in the HeatPaperback · Fiction
Miles Jupp Standalone — Comedy 352 16 Jul 2023 2012
The People on Platform 5Hardback · Fiction
Clare Pooley Standalone — Contemporary Fiction 342 13 Jul 2023 2022
The Big Man UpstairseBook · Fiction
J.D. Kirk DCI Logan 7 Police Procedural 250 10 Jul 2023 2020
The Funny Thing About Norman ForemanHardback · Fiction
Julietta Henderson Standalone — Comedy 400 5 Jul 2023 2021
A Whisper of SorrowseBook · Fiction
J.D. Kirk DCI Logan 6 Police Procedural 430 2 Jul 2023 2020
Everything but the TruthPaperback · Fiction
Gillian McAllister Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 394 30 Jun 2023 2017

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