In today's Guardian there's a piece on the lost art of book editing. Jeanette Winterson offers this wonderful quotation from Virginia Woolf on the topic:
"all my facts about lighthouses are wrong".
Lovely.
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{READ IN 2018}
- FEBRUARY
- 30.
- 29.
- 28.
- 27.
- 26. The Grave's a Fine & Private Place - Alan Bradley
- 25. This is What Happened - Mick Herron
- 24. London Rules - Mick Herron
- 23. The Third Eye - Ethel Lina White
- 22. Thrice the Brindled Cat Hath Mewed - Alan Bradley
- 21. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust - Alan Bradley
- 20. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - Alan Bradley
- 19. Speaking from Among the Bones - Alan Bradley
- JANUARY
- 18. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman
- 17. Miss Ranskill Comes Home - Barbara Euphan Todd
- 16. The Long Arm of the Law - Martin Edwards (ed.)
- 15. Nobody Walks - Mick Herron
- 14. The Talented Mr Ripley - Patricia Highsmith
- 13. Portrait of a Murderer - Anthony Gilbert
- 12. Murder is a Waiting Game - Anthony Gilbert
- 11. Tenant for the Tomb - Anthony Gilbert
- 10. Death Wears a Mask - Anthony Gilbert
- 9. Night Encounter - Anthony Gilbert
- 8. The Visitor - Anthony Gilbert
- 7. The Looking Glass Murder - Anthony Gilbert
- 6. The Voice - Anthony Gilbert
- 5. The Fingerprint - Anthony Gilbert
- 4. Ring for a Noose - Anthony Gilbert
- 3. No Dust in the Attic - Anthony Gilbert
- 2. Uncertain Death - Anthony Gilbert
- 1. She Shall Died - Anthony Gilbert
{READ IN 2017}
- DECEMBER
- 134. Third Crime Lucky - Anthony Gilbert
- 133. Death Takes a Wife - Anthony Gilbert
- 132. Death Against the Clock - Anthony Gilbert
- 131. Give Death a Name - Anthony Gilbert
- 130. Riddle of a Lady - Anthony Gilbert
- 129. And Death Came Too - Anthony Gilbert
- 128. Snake in the Grass - Anthony Gilbert
- 127. Footsteps Behind Me - Anthony Gilbert
- 126. Miss Pinnegar Disappears - Anthony Gilbert
- 125. Lady-Killer - Anthony Gilbert
- 124. A Nice Cup of Tea - Anthony Gilbert
- 123. Die in the Dark - Anthony Gilbert
- 122. Death in the Wrong Room - Anthony Gilbert
- 121. The Spinster's Secret - Anthony Gilbert
- 120. Lift up the Lid - Anthony Gilbert
- 119. Don't Open the Door - Anthony Gilbert
- 118. The Black Stage - Anthony Gilbert
- 117. A Spy for Mr Crook - Anthony Gilbert
- 116. The Scarlet Button - Anthony Gilbert
- 115. He Came by Night - Anthony Gilbert
- 114. Something Nasty in the Woodshed - Anthony Gilbert
- NOVEMBER
- 113. Death in the Blackout - Anthony Gilbert
- 112. The Woman in Red - Anthony Gilbert
- 111. The Vanishing Corpse - Anthony Gilbert
- 110. London Crimes - Martin Edwards (ed.)
- 109. The Midnight Line - Anthony Gilbert
- 108. The Clock in the Hatbox - Anthony Gilbert
- 107. Dear Dead Woman - Anthony Gilbert
- 106. The Bell of Death - Anthony Gilbert
- 105. Treason in my Breast - Anthony Gilbert
- 104. Murder has no Tongue - Anthony Gilbert
- 103. The Man who Wasn't There - Anthony Gilbert
- OCTOBER
- 102. Murder by Experts - Anthony Gilbert
- 101. The Perfect Murder Case - Christopher Bush
- 100. The Plumley Inheritance - Christopher Bush
- 99. Spy - Bernard Newman
- 98. Cargo of Eagles - Margery Allingham & Philip Youngman Carter
- 97. The Mind Readers - Margery Allingham
- SEPTEMBER
- 96. The China Governess - Margery Allingham
- 95. Hide My Eyes - Margery Allingham
- 94. The Beckoning Lady - Margery Allingham
- 93. The Tiger in the Smoke - Margery Allingham
- 92. More Work for the Undertaker - Margery Allingham
- 91. Coroner's Pidgin - Margery Allingham
- 90. Traitor's Purse - Margery Allingham
- 89. The Fashion in Shrouds - Margery Allingham
- 88. The Case of the Late Pig - Margery Allingham
- 87. Dancers in Mourning - Margery Allingham
- AUGUST
- 86. Flowers for the Judge - Margery Allingham
- 85. Death of a Ghost - Margery Allingham
- 84. Sweet Danger - Margery Allingham
- 83. Police at the Funeral - Margery Allingham
- 82. Look to the Lady - Margery Allingham
- 81. Mystery Mile - Margery Allingham
- 80. The Crime at Black Dudley - Margery Allingham
- 79. The White Cottage Mystery - Margery Allingham
- 78. Murder Underground - Mavis Doriel Hay
- 77. No Man's Land - David Baldacci
- 76. The Escape - David Baldacci
- 75. The Forgotten - David Baldacci
- 74. Zero Day - David Baldacci
- JULY
- 73. Pilgrim's Rest - Patricia Wentworth
- 72. The Case is Closed - Patricia Wentworth
- 71. The Watersplash - Patricia Wentworth
- 70. Lonesome Road - Patricia Wentworth
- 69. The Listening Eye - Patricia Wentworth
- 68. Through the Wall - Patricia Wentworth
- 67. Out of the Past - Patricia Wentworth
- 66. Mistress - Amanda Quick
- 65. The Black Widow - Daniel Silva
- 64. The Narrow - Michael Connelly
- 63. The Poet - Michael Connelly
- 62. The Visitor - Lee Child
- 61. No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Stories - Lee Child
- JUNE
- 60. The Queen's Accomplice - Susan Elia MacNeal
- 59. Mrs Roosevelt's Confidante - Susan Elia MacNeal
- 58. The PM's Secret Agent - Susan Elia MacNeal
- 57. His Majesty's Hope - Susan Elia MacNeal
- 56. Princess Elizabeth's Spy - Susan Elia MacNeal
- 55. Mr Churchill's Secretary - Susan Elia MacNeal
- 54. A Lesson in Secrets - Jacqueline Winspear
- 53. Hit & Run - Lawrence Block
- 52. Hit Parade - Lawrence Block
- 51. Hit List - Lawrence Block
- 50. Six Were Present - E. R. Punshon
- 49. Triple Quest - E. R. Punshon
- MAY
- 48. Dark is the Clue - E. R. Punshon
- 47. Brought to Light - E. R. Punshon
- 46. Strange Ending - E. R. Punshon
- 45. The Attending Truth - E. R. Punshon
- 44. The Golden Dagger - E. R. Punshon
- 43. The Secret Search - E. R. Punshon
- 42. Spook Street - Mick Herron
- 41. Real Tigers - Mick Herron
- 40. Dead Lions - Mick Herron
- 39. Slow Horses - Mick Herron
- APRIL
- 38. Everybody Always Tells - E. R. Punshon
- 37. So Many Doors - E. R. Punshon
- 36. The Girl with All the Gifts - M. R. Carey
- 35. A Scream in Soho - John G. Brandon
- 34. A Murder is Arranged - Basil Thomson
- 33. The Milliner's Hat Mystery - Basil Thomson
- 32. Who Killed Stella Pomeroy? - Basil Thomson
- 31. The Dartmoor Enigma - Basil Thomson
- 30. The Case of the Dead Diplomat - Basil Thomson
- 29. The Case of Naomi Clynes - Basil Thomson
- 28. Richardson Scores Again - Basil Thomson
- 27. A Deadly Thaw - Sarah Ward
- MARCH
- 26. The Spy Paramount - E. Phillips Oppenheim
- 25. The Great Impersonation - E. Phillips Oppenheim
- 24. Ragdoll - Daniel Cole
- 23. The Case of Sir Adam Braid - Molly Thynne
- 22. The Ministry of Fear - Graham Greene
- 21. The Draycott Murder Mystery - Molly Thynne
- 20. The Murder on the Enriqueta - Molly Thynne
- 19. The Nowhere Man - Gregg Hurwitz
- 18. He Dies and Makes No Sign - Molly Thynne
- FEBRUARY
- 17. Death in the Dentist's Chair - Molly Thynne
- 16. The Crime at the 'Noah's Ark' - Molly Thynne
- 15. Harriet the Spy - Louise Fitzhugh
- 14. Night School - Lee Child
- 13. The Dancing Bear - Frances Faviell
- 12. The Reluctant Cannibals - Ian Flitcroft
- 11. Fear Stalks the Village - Ethel Lina White
- 10. The Plot - Irving Wallace
- JANUARY
- 9. Understood Betsy - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- 8. Give the Devil his Due - Sulari Gentill
- 7. A Murder Unmentioned - Sulari Gentill
- 6. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
- 5. Gentlemen Formerly Dressed - Sulari Gentill
- 4. While She Sleeps - Ethel Lina White
- 3. A Chelsea Concerto - Frances Faviell
- 2. Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul - H. G. Wells
- 1. Heft - Liz Moore
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