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Book reviews from Verso Media: crime, thrillers, biographies, local writers and whatever else has made it onto the reading pile.

January 2026 reading review

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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Mix Tape television adaptation and cassette nostalgia

Mix Tape

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

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Best books of 2024 – Verso Media reading roundup

2024 Books

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

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Best books of 2023 – Verso Media reading roundup

2023 Books

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

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