
January 2026 Books
Six books and 1,880 pages in January, with crime fiction, time travel, a heist and an ever-growing trail of fictional bodies.
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Book reviews from Verso Media: crime, thrillers, biographies, local writers and whatever else has made it onto the reading pile.

Six books and 1,880 pages in January, with crime fiction, time travel, a heist and an ever-growing trail of fictional bodies.

An honest review of the Mix Tape television adaptation, comparing it with the novel while revisiting C90 cassettes, teenage music snobbery and nostalgia.

Genre statistics, most-read authors and a top 10 spanning thrillers, memoirs, music and politics—my 2024 reading year reviewed.

A record 124 books, 70 authors and one difficult top 10—here are the reading stats and standout books from 2023.