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Just finished Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris, who wrote Fatherland and others. It's about the pursuit of the people who signed Charles I's death warrant, including a lot in the N American colonies. 5/5

Rebirding by Benedict Macdonald, winner of the 2020 Wainwright prize for nature writing. Bring back the eagle owls. I'm also always reading a Portuguese language guide / instruction manual in a desperate attempt to learn it.

Blue Spaces by Catherine Kelly (Hove resident). It's about the benefits of being on or near the sea or inland waters

Didn't know that but I use the fantastic Jubilee Library, so didn't buy it. I'm also dragging my way through Tombland. Wished it was half the length!

Currently reading A Shot in the Dark by Lynne Truss. She's the ex Times sports journo and author of Eats Shoots and Leaves. She used to live in Clifton Hill, now Ovingdean. It's a comic crime novel set in Brighton in the 1950s. It's very evocative of Brighton and contains characters like...

Just finished Viv Albertine 's Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music etc. Great read especially if you're into early punk.

Poignant isn't the word for the Museum. Made me and a lot of others cry. Get there early - the queues are huge. I was more affected by it than my recent visit to the Imperial War Museum Holocaust exhibition.

Heartstone by CJ Sansom, in the Shardlake series about a Tudor barrister / detective. And the brilliant Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall.

The Old Ways bt Richard McFarlane. Brilliant writing about ancient land (including the South Downs Way) and sea routes.

How can you spend less than 1p on a book? Anyway, I just finished the brilliant 'A brief history of seven killings'.