Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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In which @SavidgeReads and I muse about the experience of reading by prompt in 2023.
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Books discussed:

January

Simon: The New Life by Tim Crewe
Louise: Lanny by Max Porter

February

Simon: The Strays by Emily Bitto
Louise: The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld

March

Simon: Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
Louise: Violets by Alex Hyde

April

Simon: Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
Louise: Two Women in Rome by Elizabeth Buchan

May

Simon: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Louise: Affinity by Sarah Waters

June

Simon: The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
Louise: The City of Tears by Kate Mosse

July

Simon: Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
Louise: Pet by Catherine Chidgey

August

Simon and Louise: Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

September

Simon: So Late in the Day by Clare Keegan
Louise: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri

October

Simon: Ginger Bread by Helen Oyeyemi
Louise: The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris

November

Simon: The Story of Persephone by Farmer and McCullum
Louise: The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham

December

Simon: The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
Louise: The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott

Bonus Prompt

Simon: Mother Nature by Jedidiah Jenkins
Louise: Cells by Gavin McCrae