My Week in Books – 11th October 2026

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On the blog last week

Monday – I published my September Wrap-Up.

Tuesday – This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was Happy Memories. As someone who – when not reading – loves nothing more than spending time in the garden, my take on the topic was Happy Memories of the Horticultural Kind. I also shared a guest post by Robert Porter, author of historical novel The Winter Raven: The Pirate of Boscastle Bay.

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.

Friday – I shared my review of short story collection Creatures of Circumstance by W. Somerset Maugham, the book chosen for me in the latest Classics Club spin.

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…

Nothing much in the way of reviews as I’m on holiday!

#SixOnSaturday – Six things happening in my garden this week

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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.

We had a night of useful rain this week which went some way to replenishing water butts and giving the earth a surface soak but probably not much more.

One – Blossom on a damson tree… in October?

Two – A neighbour dug up a clump of osteospermum from her front garden and gifted some to me. Some bits had no roots so I’ve treated those as cuttings. Others did have roots but because I had nowhere prepared for them, I just stuck them in the ground in a spare patch in the vegetable garden for the time being. A few have rewarded me with flowers.

Three – The teasels are just begging to be photographed at this time of year.

Four – The strawberry-like fruits of Arbutus unedo.

Five – The lone flower on a hardy geranium giving a welcome splash of colour.

Six – I’m always fascinated by the coiling flower stalks of Cyclamen hederifolium.

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.