What did I read in 2023? Here's all 39 books, and what I thought of them.
Have yourselves a very archive Christmas!
Reflecting on the past. Learning for the future. The key tropes of Christmas movies are the bread and brandy butter of archives! I investigate the archives in Christmas movies.
Reclaiming nostalgia: archival lessons from Barbie
How Barbie shows us that nostalgia needn't be reactionary; understanding our past can help us find new paths for moving forward.
What I read in 2022
Short reviews of the 37 books I read in 2022.
The Booker Prize Book Club Challenge
Our reviews for the Booker Prize 2022, part of the inaugural Booker Prize Book Club Challenge.
“It belongs in a museum!”
When I saw the adventure rom-com, 'The Lost City', I also had a few thoughts about cultural heritage in the movies.
20 years of books and cakes: a book group’s data story
What do the records of 20 years of my book group reveal? Books, cakes and the connections between them...
Directions to the rabbit hole
One of the minor perils of archive research is the rabbit holes! Falling into this one unearthed some fascinating ideas to help people find their way around in the early days of motoring.
What I read in 2021
Short reviews of the 60 books I read in 2021, plus one that I didn't finish.
What I read in 2020
For the past few years I've kept a list of each book that I've read for fun, rather than for study or work, and review it at the end of the year. This year was obviously somewhat different so how did that impact what I read?