I prefer reading

A new Lord Peter Wimsey novel, what a treat! Jill Paton Walsh has successfully completed a couple of manuscripts left by Dorothy L Sayers ...

My favourite Non Fiction books of the year fall into one of these four categories. I often find that history & biography are hard to sep...

I’m always interested to read books about lesser-known characters in periods I’ve read a lot about. I’ve read countless books about Henry VI...

I discovered several new authors this year & read new instalments in some favourite series. The Serpent Pool by Martin Edwards is the l...

I've decided to borrow Cornflower's idea of choosing my favourite books in different categories instead of a straight Top 10 of the ...

Some years ago I read Pat Jalland’s book, Death in the Victorian Family , a fascinating look at the rituals of death & mourning in 19th ...

Abby & I would like to wish all visitors to I Prefer Reading a very Merry Christmas. As you can see from these photos, Abby has started ...