Who else spent countless teenage hours crafting the perfect mix tape? For me, it was an artform — part playlist, part diary, part showing off. There were rules: C90s only. No repeated artists. Every fade-in and outro meticulously timed. Each tape had to include one track nobody else knew — music snobbery in its raw, adolescent form. Mix… Read More »
As 2024 draws to a close, I’ve taken my usual look back at what I’ve read over the past year. Things started well, but by October I’d hit a reading block—managing just one book in the last 10 weeks. That dip cost me dearly in the stats department: I read 38 fewer books than in 2023. That said,… Read More »
What a year. 124 books read—my highest total since I started keeping track. The big winner? Police/Crime/Psychological fiction, making up 46.34% of my reading. Clearly, I’ve got a type. I explored works by 70 different authors, with 21 of them appearing multiple times. I also noticed a shift in format this year—reading more physical books than ever, up… Read More »