My Week in Books – 18th October 2026

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On the blog last week

Tuesday – This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was Book Covers Featuring Autumnal Colours.

Wednesday – As always #WWWWednesday is a weekly opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next… and to take a peek at what others are reading.

Thursday – I published my review of The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.

Friday – I shared my review of Head of a Traveller by Nicholas Blake as part of the #1949Club reading event.

Saturday – I joined other gardeners for #SixonSaturday sharing six things from my garden this week.

New on my shelves

Not a sausage…

What I’m currently reading

I’m reading May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry (shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2026), The Wolf’s Oath by Tim Hodkinson from my NetGalley shelf and listening to the audiobook of Three Summers by Karen Swan, my book club’s pick for October.

Look out for…

  • Book Review: Doom Painting by A. K. Blakemore
  • Book Review: The Farther Shore by Seth Fleisher

#SixOnSaturday – Six things happening in a Cornish garden this week #gardens #gardening #Cornwall

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Six on Saturday is a weekly meme originally hosted by The Propagator but now in the tender care of Jim at Garden Ruminations.

I’m on holiday in Falmouth, Cornwall this week so I’ve borrowed from the garden of St Michael’s Hotel where we’re staying for my six. The plants are almost all unfamiliar to me, so you’ll have to feast on just the pictures unless you recognise and can identify them. As you’ll see I was particularly fascinated by seed heads.

Do check out the posts of other participants by following the links in the comments section of Jim’s post. If you fancy taking part yourself but don’t know where to start, here’s the participant’s guide.