I have been reading all my life with a few gaps when I was busy. I am trying to read more mindfully but still have that desire to pick up a book just because I like the look of it.

The reviews I have written are from books I have chosen or were chosen by the book groups I belong to, both in real life and online.

I am trying this year to do a slow read of a very long book, The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk, guided by Burning Archive. Slow reading is not my natural practice!

You can see the list of books that our Garden Book Club picks from throughout the year here.

Reading resolutions for 2025

• To take part in an online slow read
• To create a reading experience around the best book I read last year – James by Percival Everett. You can find that here.