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Finished reading: Homer and His Iliad by Robin Lane Fox 📚

Finished reading: The Florentine Codex by Jeanette Favrot Peterson 📚

Finished reading: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch 📚

Finished reading: How the World Made the West by Josephine Quinn 📚

Finished reading: Ancient Cuzco by Brian S. Bauer 📚

Excellent preparation for our trip to Peru in July 2024.

Finished reading: Why the Bible Began by Jacob L. Wright 📚

Fascinating analysis of the underpinnings of the development of the Hebrew Bible.

Finished reading: Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin 📚

Final catch up of books I have finished reading: Babel by R. F. Kuang 📚

Finished reading: The Life and Death of States by Natasha Wheatley 📚

Finished reading: The Glass Wall by Max Egremont 📚

Finished reading: A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived by Adam Rutherford 📚

Finished reading: Super-Infinite by Katherine Rundell 📚

Finished reading: Great Kingdoms of Africa by John Parker 📚

Excellent overview of some of the more prominent kingdoms of Africa from Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia in the northeast, to Ghana, Mali and Songhay in the west, to Kongo and Buganda in the centre, and the Zulu in the south.

Finished reading: Princes of the Renaissance by Mary Hollingsworth 📚

A delightfully crafted history of some of the leading “princes” of Renaissance Italy and their families. Ties together family,politics, war, literature and art in an insightful combination that reveals a great deal about the era. A highly innovative approach to history.

Finished reading: Death in the Sauna by Dennis Altman 📚

Fantastic gay mystery / crime novel by one of the greats. Highly recommended.

Finished reading: The Fall of Númenor by J. R. R. Tolkien 📚

A new edition of this came out recently and it’s marvellous.

Finished reading: The Sol Majestic by Ferrett Steinmetz 📚

Finished reading: Beowulf by Seamus Heaney 📚

Seamus Heaney’s brilliant verse translation of the Old English original into modern English is widely regarded as one of the best. It captures the verve and vitality of the original for a modern audience, and has played a significant role in a rebirth in the popularity of the poem - including inspiring new interpretations.