Current
Annette Vallon: A Novel of the French Revolution, by James Tipton
Sometime Never…, by Justin Richards
Inventing the Renaissance, by Ada Palmer
The Damnable Question, by George Dangerfield

Last books finished 
The Lost Dimension Book 1, by Cavan Scott et mult al
Crooked House, by Agatha Christie
Equinox, by David Towsey
The Raven Scholar, by Antonia Hodgson
The Lost Dimension Book 2, by Gordon Rennie et mult al
Kosovo: The Path to Contested Statehood in the Balkans, by James Ker-Lindsay
Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe, by C.B. Lee

Next books
Jubilee, by Robert Shearman
British Generals in Blair’s Wars, by Jonathan Bailey
Slow Horses, by Mick Herron

Current
Oscar Wilde: A Biography, by Richard Ellmann
Holy Terrors, by Margaret Owen
Between Serb and Albanian, by Miranda Vickers
Selected Prose and Prose-Poems, by Gabriela Mistral

Last books finished
Dr Who and the Daleks, by “Alan Smithee”
The Light That Failed: A Reckoning, by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes
The Memory of Winter, by George Mann
The Daleks, by Oliver Wake
Capital Christie, by Agatha Christie

Next books
Equinox, by David Towsey
Sourire 58, by Baudouin Deville et al
Trouble With Lichen, by John Wyndham

Current
Oscar Wilde: A Biography, by Richard Ellmann
The Light That Failed: A Reckoning, by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes
Dr Who and the Daleks, by “Alan Smithee”

Last books finished 
The Enchanted April, by Elizabeth von Arnim
War Over Kosovo: Politics and Strategy in a Global Age, eds Andrew Bacevich and Eliot Cohen
The Chimes of Midnight, by Robert Shearman
The Sins of Winter, by James Goss
Star Eater, by Kerstin Hall (did not finish)
NATO’s Air War for Kosovo: A Strategic and Operational Assessment, by Benjamin S. Lambeth (did not finish)
Doctor Who and the Daleks, by David Whitaker

Next books
The Daleks, by Oliver Wake
Between Serb and Albanian, by Miranda Vickers
Selected Prose and Prose-Poems, by Gabriela Mistral

Current
Enchanted April, by Elizabeth von Arnim
War Over Kosovo: Politics and Strategy in a Global Age, eds Andrew Bacevich and Eliot Cohen
The Chimes of Midnight, by Robert Shearman

Last books finished
Among Others, by Jo Walton
The Big Four, by Agatha Christie
Mantel Pieces, by Hilary Mantel
The Gods of Winter, by James Goss
The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo, by Zen Cho
Timeless, by Steve Cole
The House of Winter, by George Mann

Next books
Doctor Who and the Daleks, by David Whitaker
Star Eater, by Kerstin Hall
Oscar Wilde: A Biography, by Richard Ellmann

Current
Mantel Pieces, by Hilary Mantel
Among Others, by Jo Walton

Last books finished
Uncertain Sons and other stories, by Thomas Ha
From Kosovo to Kabul and Beyond: Human Rights and International Intervention, by David Chandler (did not finish)
Rebellion on Treasure Island, by Bali Rai
Fantasy: A Short History, by Adam Roberts

Next books
Timeless, by Steve Cole
War Over Kosovo: Politics and Strategy in a Global Age, by Andrew Bacevich
The Enchanted April, by Elizabeth von Arnim

Current
Rebellion on Treasure Island, by Bali Rai 
Among Others, by Jo Walton
Uncertain Sons and other stories, by Thomas Ha

Last books finished 
That Very Witch: Fear, Feminism and the American Witch Film, by Payton McCarty Simas (did not finish)
The Future We Choose, by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac
Star Flight, by Paul Hayes
Cities Are Forests Waiting To Happen, by Cécile Cristofari
The River Has Roots, by Amal El-Mohtar
Religion and the Politics of Identity in Kosovo, by Ger Duijzings

Next books
The Lost Dimension, Book One, by Nick Abadzis et al
From Kosovo to Kabul and Beyond: Human Rights and International Intervention, by David Chandler 
Enchanted April, by Elizabeth von Arnim

Current
The Future We Choose, by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac

Last books finished 
Blood in the Bricks, ed. Neil Williamson
The Tribe of Gum, by Anthony Coburn
Drunk on All Your Strange New Words, by Eddie Robson 
Who Will You Save?, by Gareth Powell
A Power Unbound, by Freya Marske (did not finish)
“The Paper Menagerie”, by Ken Liu
Drome, by Jesse Lonergan 
When There Are Wolves Again, by E.J. Swift
“The Man Who Bridged the Mist”, by Kij Johnson

Next books
From Kosovo to Kabul and Beyond: Human Rights and International Intervention, by David Chandler 
Among Others, by Jo Walton
Rebellion on Treasure Island, by Bali Rai 

Current
Drunk on All Your Strange New Words, by Eddie Robson
Blood in the Bricks, ed. Neil Williamson
The Tribe of Gum, by Anthony Coburn

Last books finished 
The Mind Trap, by John Peel
Eleanor: A 200-Mile Walk in Search of England’s Lost Queen, by Alice Loxton
The Last Resort, by Paul Leonard
Wright of Derby: From the Shadows, by Christine Riding and Jon King
A Granite Silence, by Nina Allan
The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins

Next books
The Future We Choose, by Christiana Figueres
A Power Unbound, by Freya Marske
“The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu

Current
The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins
The Last Resort, by Paul Leonard 
Eleanor: A 200-Mile Walk in Search of England’s Lost Queen, by Alice Loxton

Last books finished 
Appointment With Death, by Agatha Christie
Ghost Stories, by George Mann et al
Firefall, by Beth Axford
De gekste plek van België: 111 bizarre locaties en hun bijzondere verhaal, by Jeroen van der Spek 

Next books
The Tribe of Gum, by Anthony Coburn
Drunk on All Your Strange New Words, by Eddie Robson 
A Power Unbound, by Freya Marske

Current
The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins

Last books finished 
Britain’s Other D-Day: The Politics of Decimalisation, by Andy Cook
Pavilion of Women, by Pearl S. Buck
The Fifth Elephant, by Terry Pratchett
Liberation: The Unoffical and Unauthorised Guide to Blake’s 7, by Alan Stevens and Fiona Moore
Serbian Folk Tales, ed. Jake Jackson

Next books
Ghost Stories, by George Mann et al
De gekste plek van België: 111 bizarre locaties en hun bijzondere verhaal, by Jeroen van der Spek (if I can find it)
A Power Unbound, by Freya Marske

Current
The Pavilion of Women, by Pearl S. Buck
The Fifth Elephant, by Terry Pratchett
Liberation: The Unoffical and Unauthorised Guide to Blake’s 7, by Alan Stevens and Fiona Moore

Last books finished 
The Doors of Midnight, by R.R. Virdi (did not finish)
Stone and Sky, by Ben Aaronovitch
The Big Wave, by Pearl S. Buck
Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy, by Christopher R. Hill
The Recollections: Fragments from a Life in Writing, by Christopher Priest

Next books
De gekste plek van België: 111 bizarre locaties en hun bijzondere verhaal, by Jeroen van der Spek
The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins
A Power Unbound, by Freya Marske

Current
Stone and Sky, by Ben Aaronovitch
Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy, by Christopher R. Hill

Last books finished 
Cards on the Table, by Agatha Christie
The Dead Take the A Train, by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey (did not finish)
The Doctor Who Yearbook 1995, eds Gary Russell and Peri Goodbold
Elfland, by Freda Warrington
The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi
Stung With Love: Poems and Fragments, by Sappho, translated and edited by Aaron Poochigan
Country Christie, by Agatha Christie
Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown, by Rory Carroll

Next books
Liberation: The Unoffical and Unauthorised Guide to Blake’s 7, by Alan Stevens and Fiona Moore
The Doors of Midnight, by R.R. Virdi
The Big Wave, by Pearl S. Buck

Current
Elfland, by Freda Warrington
The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi

Last books finished
The Grail Tree, by Jonathan Gash
London, 1965, by Paul Magrs
Sleeper Agents, by Paul Magrs
The Penumbra Affair, by Paul Magrs
Reckless Engineering, by Nick Walters
Red Planet, by Robert A. Heinlein
Whodle: a Whodunit Adventure Through Time and Space, by Tim Dedopulos, Roland Hall and Dave Knowles (did not finish)
House of Open Wounds, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Doctor Who: The Ark, by Paul Erickson
The Ark, by Philip Purser-Hallard

Next books
Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy, by Christopher R. Hill
The Dead Take the A Train, by Richard Kadrey
Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown, by Rory Carroll

Current
House of Open Wounds, by Adrian Tchaikovsky 
Elfland, by Freda Warrington
Reckless Engineering, by Nick Walters

Last books finished 
Peril at End House, by Agatha Christie
Bruxelles 43, by Patrick Weber and Baudouin Deville
Doctor Who Annual 2026, by Paul Lang
Time Trials: A Confusion of Angels, by Richard Dinnick et al
Looking Glass Sound, by Catriona Ward
Bessie Come Home, by Paul Magrs

Next books
Doctor Who: The Ark, by Paul Erickson
Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy, by Christopher R. Hill
Red Planet, by Robert A. Heinlein

Current
Looking Glass Sound, by Catriona Ward
House of Open Wounds, by Adrian Tchaikovsky 

Last books finished 
Frankenstein and the Patchwork Man, by Jack Heath
The Cuddled Little Vice, by Elizabeth Sandifer
Katabasis, by R.F. Kuang
Charlie vs Garret: The Rivalry That Shaped Modern Ireland, by Eoin O’Malley
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath, by Sigrid Undset
Utterly Dark and the Face of the Deep, by Philip Reeve

Next books
Lost In Time, by A.G. Riddle
Bruxelles 43, by Patrick Weber and Baudouin Deville
Red Planet, by Robert A. Heinlein

Current
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath, by Sigrid Undset
Frankenstein and the Patchwork Man, by Jack Heath
Katabasis, by R.F. Kuang

Last books finished
Renaissance- en barokarchitectuur in België, by Rutger J. Thijs
The Secret Adversary, by Agatha Christie
The Domino Effect, by David Bishop
What Still Remains, by Adam Christopher
River Mumma, by Zalika Reid-Benta
Deep Secret, by Diana Wynne Jones
The Forgotten and the Fantastical: Modern Fables and Ancient Tales: No. 2, ed. Teika Bellamy

Next books
Utterly Dark and the Face of the Deep, by Philip Reeve
Looking Glass Sound, by Catriona Ward
Bruxelles 43, by Patrick Weber and Baudouin Deville

A strong start to the year – I had several big books almost finished by 31 December, and then several short ones in the last week.

Current
Renaissance- en barokarchitectuur in België, by Rutger J. Thijs
River Mumma, by Zalika Reid-Benta
The Domino Effect, by David Bishop

Last books finished 
This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters), by Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman
Best American Comics 2011, ed. Alison Bechdel
House of Plastic, by Mike Tucker
Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships, by Robin Dunbar
The Mystery of the Blue Train, by Agatha Christie
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe
Collected Folk Tales, by Alan Garner
Time Trials: The Wolves of Winter, by Richard Dinnick et al
Counterstrike, by Una McCormack
Agent of the Daleks, by Steve Lyons
The Colony, by Audrey Magee

Next books
Frankenstein & Patchwork Man, by Jack Heath
The Forgotten and the Fantastical: Modern Fables and Ancient Tales: No. 2, ed. Taika Bellamy
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath, by Sigrid Undset

Current
This Way Up, by Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman
Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships, by Robin Dunbar
Say Nothing, by Patrick Radden Keefe
Best American Comics 2011, ed. Alison Bechdel

Last books finished 
The Enigma Score, by Sheri S. Tepper
Yet More Penguin Science Fiction, ed. Brian Aldiss
The Moon of Gomrath, by Alan Garner
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead, by Peter Grimwade
Mawdryn Undead, by Kara Dennison
The Leviathan, by Rosie Andrews (did not finish)

Next books
Lost In Time, by A G Riddle
The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins
The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi

Current
The Moon of Gomrath, by Alan Garner
The Enigma Score, by Sheri S. Tepper
Yet More Penguin Science Fiction, ed. Brian Aldiss

Last books finished
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport, by Samit Basu (did not finish)
Elidor, by Alan Garner
The Infinity Race, by Simon Messingham
A Wrinkle in the Skin, by John Christopher
Our Wonderful Selves, by Roland Pertwee
Doctor Who: The Adventures After, by Carole Ann Ford et al

Next books
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead, by Peter Grimwade
Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships, by Robin Dunbar
The Leviathan, by Rosie Andrews

Current
Elidor, by Alan Garner
The Infinity Race, by Simon Messingham
Our Wonderful Selves, by Roland Pertwee

Last books finished
Winning Ugly: NATO’s War to Save Kosovo, by Ivo H. Daalder and Michael E. O’Hanlon
Adventures in Space, eds. Patrick Parrinder and Yao Haijun
Time Trials Volume 1: The Terror Beneath, by George Mann et al
Hallowe’en Party, by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas, by Agatha Christie
Reeds in the Wind, by Grazia Deledda

Next books
Doctor Who: The Adventures After
Yet More Penguin Science Fiction, ed. Brian Aldiss
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport, by Samit Basu

Current
Winning Ugly: NATO’s War to Save Kosovo, by Ivo H. Daalder and Michael E. O’Hanlon 
Adventures in Space, eds. Patrick Parrinder and Yao Haijun, by Warren Pleece et al
Time Trials Volume 1: The Terror Beneath, by Warren Pleece et al

Last books finished 
Charlotte impératrice, Tome 1: La Princesse et l’Archiduc, by Fabien Nury and Matthieu Bonhomme
Vanishing Point, by Michaela Roessner
Spa 1906, by Patrick Weber and Olivier Wozniak
If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller, by Italo Calvino

Next books
The Infinity Race, by Simon Messingham
Our Wonderful Selves, by Roland Pertwee
Reeds in the Wind, by Grazia Deledda

Current
If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller, by Italo Calvino
Charlotte impératrice, Tome 1: La Princesse et l’Archiduc, by Fabien Nury and Matthieu Bonhomme
Vanishing Point, by Michaela Roessner

Last books finished
Amongst Our Weapons, by Ben Aaronovitch
Metropolis, by Thea von Harbou
The Ray Bradbury Chronicles, Volume 3, by Ray Bradbury et al
Scotland, Épisode 1, by Rodolphe, Leo and Marchal
Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle
Ness: A Story from the Ulster Cycle, by Patrick Brown

Next books
Time Trials Volume 1: The Terror Beneath, by Warren Pleece et al
Winning Ugly, by Ivo Daalder
Spa 1906, by Drac

Current
Amongst Our Weapons, by Ben Aaronovitch 
Metropolis, by Thea von Harbou

Last books finished 
The Great Hunger, by Cecil Woodham-Smith
The Year Before Yesterday, by Brian W. Aldiss
The Decline of the English Murder, and other essays, by George Orwell
How God Works: The Science Behind the Benefits of Religion, by David DeSteno
An Experiment with Time, by J. W Dunne

Next books
Vanishing Point, by Michaela Roessner
Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle
If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller, by Italo Calvino

Current
The Great Hunger, by Cecil Woodham-Smith
The Year Before Yesterday, by Brian W. Aldiss

Last books finished 
Time Zero, by Justin Richards
Madame Prosecutor, by Carla del Ponte
The Good Wife of Bath, by Karen Brooks (did not finish)
The Spark that Survived, by Myra Lewis Williams
Salvage, by Emily Tesh
Doctor Who: Empire of Death, by Scott Handcock
Gitanjali, by Rabindranath Tagore

Next books
How God Works: The Science Behind the Benefits of Religion, by David DeSteno
Amongst Our Weapons, by Ben Aaronovitch 
An Experiment with Time, by J. W Dunne

Current
Time Zero, by Justin Richards, by Justin Richards
Madame Prosecutor, by Carla del Ponte
The Great Hunger, by Cecil Woodham-Smith

Last books finished 
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, by Michael Chabon
Soundings, by A. Hamilton Gibbs
The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, by Storm Constantine
Sonic Boom, by Robbie Morrison et al
Thief of Time, by Terry Pratchett

Next books
Doctor Who: Empire of Death, by Scott Handcock
The Good Wife of Bath, by Karen Brooks
Gitanjali, by Rabindranath Tagore

Current
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, by Michael Chabon
Soundings, by A. Hamilton Gibbs
The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, by Storm Constantine
Thief of Time, by Terry Pratchett

Last books finished
East of Eden, by John Steinbeck
Barracoon: the Story of the Last “Black Cargo”, by Zora Neale Hurston
Ragtime, by E.L. Doctorow

Next books
Sonic Boom, by Robbie Morrison et al
Madame Prosecutor, by Carla del Ponte
The Great Famine, by Cecil Woodham-Smith

Current
East of Eden, by John Steinbeck
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, by Michael Chabon

Last books finished 
The Man in the Brown Suit, by Agatha Christie
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet, by Terrance Dicks
The Mysterious Planet, by Jez Strickley (did not finish)
An Island Called Moreau, by Brian Aldiss
“The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate”, by Ted Chiang
Shroud, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Dragon’s Teeth: Tales from North Kosovo, by Ian Bancroft

Next books
The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, by Storm Constantine
Thief of Time, by Terry Pratchett 
The Great Hunger, by Cecil Woodham-Smith 

Current
Shroud, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
East of Eden, by John Steinbeck

Last books finished 
Mean Streets, by Terrance Dicks 
Burning Brightly: 50 Years of Novacon, ed. Ian Whates
Our Song, by Anna Carey
Paradise Towers: Paradise Found, by Sean Mason and Silvano Beltramo 
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition
Het lijkt Washington wel: Hoe lobbyisten Brussel in hun greep hebben, by Peter Teffer
Wag the Dog: The Mobilization and Demobilization of the Kosovo Liberation Army, by Andreas Heinemann-Grüder and Wolf-Christian Paes
Doctor Who: The Well, by Gareth L. Powell

Next books
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet, by Terrance Dicks
An Island Called Moreau, by Brian Aldiss
“The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate”, by Ted Chiang