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Things I have enjoyed in 2021

I haven’t been especially active blogging in 2021 (as if that’s anything new) so I thought I’d list some of the things I’ve enjoyed reading, watching etc. this year. Good LGBT Representation is Boring (and why that's a problem), by Verity Ritchie: this video essay touches

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The Raven Tower, by Ann Leckie

I adore Ann Leckie’s sci-fi stories. Her new novel, The Raven Tower, is a departure into fantasy, and it is quite simply remarkable in its ambition and its voice. The Raven Tower is presented as a single, continuous narrative, with a narrator who’s present in the story.

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The Power, by Naomi Alderman

I’ve finished listening to the audiobook of The Power, narrated by Adjoa Andoh. I could write thousands of words about how she’s one of my favourite actors and narrators, one of the most exciting British creative voices working today, but I’ll just say she’s phenomenal and