Books, mainlyhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mqyieqxhqs2aGet In: the inside story of Labour under Starmer, by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund – book review A five act story http://cafethinking.com/2026/07/19/get-in-the-inside-story-of-labour-under-starmer-by-patrick-maguire-and-gabriel-pogrund-book-review/19 Jul 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyieqxhqs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mqgxeuso2p2yIt could have been her, by Lisa Jewell – book review Menace, bleakness, twists and story-telling that's top notch http://cafethinking.com/2026/07/12/it-could-have-been-her-by-lisa-jewell-book-review/12 Jul 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqgxeuso2p2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mpdnjpfgns22This Way Up: when maps go wrong (and why it matters), by Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman – book review Informative, silly and compelling http://cafethinking.com/2026/06/28/this-way-up-when-maps-go-wrong-and-why-it-matters-by-mark-cooper-jones-and-jay-foreman-book-review/28 Jun 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpdnjpfgns22https://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mnv5gnzf5g23Under the Blazing Sun, by Jenny Lund Madsen tr Paul Russell Garrett – book review Funny and full-on, ludicrous and chaotic. And subtle. http://cafethinking.com/2026/06/09/under-the-blazing-sun-by-jenny-lund-madsen-tr-paul-russell-garrett-book-review/09 Jun 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnv5gnzf5g23https://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mnv4z3fwh62wThirty Days of Darkness, by Jenny Lund Madsen tr Megan Turney – book review Far more fun than it has any right to be http://cafethinking.com/2026/06/09/thirty-days-of-darkness-by-jenny-lund-madsen-tr-megan-turney-book-review/09 Jun 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnv4z3fwh62whttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mmhjakpiwl2xStop Dead, by Katrín Júlíusdóttir tr Larissa Kyzer – book review In which desperate times call for desperate measures http://cafethinking.com/2026/05/22/stop-dead-by-katrin-juliusdottir-tr-larissa-kyzer-book-review/22 May 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhjakpiwl2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mlxmeuabox2qDead Sweet, by Katrín Júlíusdóttir tr Quentin Bates – book review Hardhitting. Uncomfortable. Compelling. http://cafethinking.com/2026/05/16/dead-sweet-by-katrin-juliusdottir-tr-quentin-bates-book-review/16 May 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxmeuabox2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mkzaygboch25The Science of Storytelling, by Will Storr – book review Take back control. That's what your brain wants http://cafethinking.com/2026/05/04/the-science-of-storytelling-by-will-storr-book-review/04 May 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzaygboch25https://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mkfvihkasd2xThe Death of Us, by Abigail Dean – book review In which the lead characters have the space to be messy and warm and petty and unkind and generous and flawed http://cafethinking.com/2026/04/26/the-death-of-us-by-abigail-dean-book-review/26 Apr 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfvihkasd2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mk4d6pmg5z25Clown Town: Slough House / Slow Horses book 9, by Mick Herron – book review Juddy brilliant http://cafethinking.com/2026/04/22/clown-town-slough-house-slow-horses-book-9-by-mick-herron-book-review/22 Apr 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4d6pmg5z25https://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mjtivkwsar2qThe Secret Hours, a Slough House/Slow Horses standalone, by Mick Herron – book review Respectful of the genre. Withering on the world. Hilarious. http://cafethinking.com/2026/04/19/the-secret-hours-a-slough-house-slow-horses-standalone-by-mick-herron-book-review/19 Apr 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtivkwsar2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mjbu6mxw6w27Wrong about Japan, by Peter Carey – book review How to miss the point but nail the assignment http://cafethinking.com/2026/04/12/wrong-about-japan-by-peter-carey-book-review/12 Apr 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbu6mxw6w27https://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mitvhccz3r2lBergerac and the Moving Fever, by Andrew Saville – mini book review Authentically original http://cafethinking.com/2026/04/06/bergerac-and-the-moving-fever-by-andrew-saville-mini-book-review/06 Apr 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitvhccz3r2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3micmk744er25Eye Spy, by C M Ewan – book review A fresh twist on a compelling idea http://cafethinking.com/2026/03/30/eye-spy-by-c-m-ewan-book-review/30 Mar 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3micmk744er25https://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mhqy5cy3mc2sDead Heat, by Sabine Durrant – book review The truth about truth http://cafethinking.com/2026/03/23/dead-heat-by-sabine-durrant-book-review/23 Mar 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqy5cy3mc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3mhj72ngj6s2bICYMI Don’t Let Him In, by Lisa Jewell - book review https://cafethinking.com/2025/09/01/dont-let-him-in-by-lisa-jewell-book-review/20 Mar 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj72ngj6s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3m7akjegh2i2aThe Power of Continuing Professional Development, by Amanda Rosewarne – book review A holistic view of an often siloed concept http://cafethinking.com/2025/12/05/the-power-of-continuing-professional-development-by-amanda-rosewarne-book-review/05 Dec 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7akjegh2i2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3m6vymrfuew2rSeven kinds of people you find in Bookshops, by Shaun Bythell – book review Are you in it? http://cafethinking.com/2025/12/01/seven-kinds-of-people-you-find-in-bookshops-by-shaun-bythell-book-review/01 Dec 2025 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vymrfuew2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3m5aqeiyg6y2dDead Water – Shetland series book 5, by Ann Cleeves – book/TV review Things are slightly out of control http://cafethinking.com/2025/11/10/dead-water-shetland-series-book-5-by-ann-cleeves-book-tv-review/10 Nov 2025 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5aqeiyg6y2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3m4xsah3hbk2nICYMI @orendabooks.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xsah3hbk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3m4xs7pkaqc2nICYMI @orendabooks.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xs7pkaqc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3m4r4plben52iBlack as Death, by Lilja Sigurðardóttir tr Lorenza Garcia – book review A masterclass in storytelling http://cafethinking.com/2025/11/03/black-as-death-by-lilja-sigurdardottir-tr-lorenza-garcia-book-review/03 Nov 2025 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4r4plben52ihttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3m4odmwdaiy2aSlow Horses episode reaction S5 E6 Scars Come for the bickering, not the smooth defence of the realm http://cafethinking.com/2025/11/02/slow-horses-episode-reaction-s5-e6-scars/02 Nov 2025 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4odmwdaiy2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3m4hp35ims52dSnowblind at 10 / Fadeout, by Ragnar Jónasson tr Larissa Kyzer – review A true trailblazer http://cafethinking.com/2025/10/31/snowblind-at-10-fadeout-by-ragnar-jonasson-tr-larissa-kyzer-review/31 Oct 2025 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4hp35ims52dhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3m4e2ngb6mf2dStanding by the Wall, a Slough House / Slow Horses interlude, by Mick Herron – review Ho. HO. HO!!! http://cafethinking.com/2025/10/29/standing-by-the-wall-a-slough-house-slow-horses-interlude-by-mick-herron-review/29 Oct 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4e2ngb6mf2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3m4e26vidxj2nBad Actors: Slough House / Slow Horses book 8, by Mick Herron – book review Worse luck, for some, than the Scottish play http://cafethinking.com/2025/10/29/bad-actors-slough-house-slow-horses-book-8-by-mick-herron-book-review/29 Oct 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4e26vidxj2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3m4dzj2j6wl2rSlough House: Slough House / Slow Horses book 7, by Mick Herron – book review Hands up if you were expecting to see *him* again http://cafethinking.com/2025/10/29/slough-house-slough-house-slow-horses-book-7-by-mick-herron-book-review/29 Oct 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dzj2j6wl2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardfernandez.bsky.social/post/3m4d2ynuh3t2wThe Catch, a Slough House/Slow Horses novella, by Mick Herron – book review Spy fwend http://cafethinking.com/2025/10/29/the-catch-a-slough-house-slow-horses-novella-by-mick-herron-book-review/29 Oct 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:mj6ervf3bbr27d6ecljs552a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4d2ynuh3t2w