Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂
@nwhyte.bsky.social
He/him. International affairs strategist & expert, science fiction fan, psephologist; posts personal. Will block rude people and bigots.
http://fromtheheartofeurope.eu
http://fromtheheartofeurope.eu
Pinned
Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂
@nwhyte.bsky.social
· Nov 17
From the Heart of Europe
Books, politics, languages and life
fromtheheartofeurope.eu
Hi. I’m a science fiction fan, a Brussels public affairs consultant, & political commentator in Norn Iron. You are welcome to follow me but I usually won’t add you back unless I know you personally. Feel free to DM if you suspect I have forgotten who you are!
Blogging at fromtheheartofeurope.eu
Blogging at fromtheheartofeurope.eu
My top book of 1917:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/july-books-2...
The Man with Two Left Feet, by P.G. Wodehouse
(shout out also to His Last Bow, by Arthur Conan Doyle; but it is a thin year)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/july-books-2...
The Man with Two Left Feet, by P.G. Wodehouse
(shout out also to His Last Bow, by Arthur Conan Doyle; but it is a thin year)
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
My top book of 1917:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/july-books-2...
The Man with Two Left Feet, by P.G. Wodehouse
(shout out also to His Last Bow, by Arthur Conan Doyle; but it is a thin year)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/july-books-2...
The Man with Two Left Feet, by P.G. Wodehouse
(shout out also to His Last Bow, by Arthur Conan Doyle; but it is a thin year)
My top book of 1916:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/a-portrait-o...
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce
(shout out to Mr Britling Sees It Through, by H.G. Wells; and The Home and the World, by Rabindranath Tagore; polite nod to Seventeen, by Booth Tarkington)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/a-portrait-o...
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce
(shout out to Mr Britling Sees It Through, by H.G. Wells; and The Home and the World, by Rabindranath Tagore; polite nod to Seventeen, by Booth Tarkington)
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
My top book of 1916:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/a-portrait-o...
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce
(shout out to Mr Britling Sees It Through, by H.G. Wells; and The Home and the World, by Rabindranath Tagore; polite nod to Seventeen, by Booth Tarkington)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/a-portrait-o...
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce
(shout out to Mr Britling Sees It Through, by H.G. Wells; and The Home and the World, by Rabindranath Tagore; polite nod to Seventeen, by Booth Tarkington)
Reposted by Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂
A special one for Doctor Who Day: a great long post on the novelisation of one of the best stories ever, Genesis of the Daleks: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/doct... #books #booksky #doctorwho
Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks, by Terrance Dicks
0tralala.blogspot.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A special one for Doctor Who Day: a great long post on the novelisation of one of the best stories ever, Genesis of the Daleks: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/doct... #books #booksky #doctorwho
The Deep Betrayal of Nathan Gill
A Personal Reckoning
gawaintowler.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I have been checking the "Year X in literature" pages on Wikipedia and other sources to get the info. (Also trying to be firm about what counts as 'published' in a given year.) It gets much more difficult from 1920ish as there are so many more books that are around from that period.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I have been checking the "Year X in literature" pages on Wikipedia and other sources to get the info. (Also trying to be firm about what counts as 'published' in a given year.) It gets much more difficult from 1920ish as there are so many more books that are around from that period.
Fair question! I realised on 2 November that it was 60 days to the end of the year, and if I did three years per day, I could do the top books - in my own personal view, of those that I have actually read - for every year from 1846 to 2025 in the remaining days of the year.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Fair question! I realised on 2 November that it was 60 days to the end of the year, and if I did three years per day, I could do the top books - in my own personal view, of those that I have actually read - for every year from 1846 to 2025 in the remaining days of the year.
My top book of 1914:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/august-books...
Dubliners, by James Joyce
(shout out to Beasts and Super-Beasts, by Saki; and The Emperor of Portugallia, by Selma Lagerlöf)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/august-books...
Dubliners, by James Joyce
(shout out to Beasts and Super-Beasts, by Saki; and The Emperor of Portugallia, by Selma Lagerlöf)
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
My top book of 1914:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/august-books...
Dubliners, by James Joyce
(shout out to Beasts and Super-Beasts, by Saki; and The Emperor of Portugallia, by Selma Lagerlöf)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/august-books...
Dubliners, by James Joyce
(shout out to Beasts and Super-Beasts, by Saki; and The Emperor of Portugallia, by Selma Lagerlöf)
My top book of 1913:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-way-by-s...
Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust
(I'm afraid that Sons and Lovers, by D.H. Lawrence, was ruined for me by Monty Python)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-way-by-s...
Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust
(I'm afraid that Sons and Lovers, by D.H. Lawrence, was ruined for me by Monty Python)
November 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My top book of 1913:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-way-by-s...
Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust
(I'm afraid that Sons and Lovers, by D.H. Lawrence, was ruined for me by Monty Python)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-way-by-s...
Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust
(I'm afraid that Sons and Lovers, by D.H. Lawrence, was ruined for me by Monty Python)
My top book of 1912:
The Crock of Gold, by James Stephens
(shout outs to The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James Weldon Johnson; and Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw)
The Crock of Gold, by James Stephens
(shout outs to The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James Weldon Johnson; and Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw)
November 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My top book of 1912:
The Crock of Gold, by James Stephens
(shout outs to The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James Weldon Johnson; and Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw)
The Crock of Gold, by James Stephens
(shout outs to The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James Weldon Johnson; and Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw)
2025 book 279: Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle
November 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
2025 book 279: Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle
Lighting a candle against the darkness.
November 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Lighting a candle against the darkness.
The best known books set in each country: Burundi
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-best-kno...
Small Country, by Gaël Faye
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-best-kno...
Small Country, by Gaël Faye
The best known books set in each country: Burundi
Small Country, by Gaël Faye
fromtheheartofeurope.eu
November 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The best known books set in each country: Burundi
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-best-kno...
Small Country, by Gaël Faye
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-best-kno...
Small Country, by Gaël Faye
My top book of 1911:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/december-boo...
The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
(shout outs to The Chronicles of Clovis, by Saki; The Lair of the White Worm, by Bram Stoker; and The Innocence of Father Brown, by G.K. Chesterton)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/december-boo...
The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
(shout outs to The Chronicles of Clovis, by Saki; The Lair of the White Worm, by Bram Stoker; and The Innocence of Father Brown, by G.K. Chesterton)
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My top book of 1911:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/december-boo...
The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
(shout outs to The Chronicles of Clovis, by Saki; The Lair of the White Worm, by Bram Stoker; and The Innocence of Father Brown, by G.K. Chesterton)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/december-boo...
The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
(shout outs to The Chronicles of Clovis, by Saki; The Lair of the White Worm, by Bram Stoker; and The Innocence of Father Brown, by G.K. Chesterton)
My top book of 1910:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-history-...
The History of Mr Polly, by H.G. Wells
(shout out to The Broad Highway, by Jeffery Farnol)
(to my surprise and annoyance, I find that I have not actually read Howard's End - yet)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-history-...
The History of Mr Polly, by H.G. Wells
(shout out to The Broad Highway, by Jeffery Farnol)
(to my surprise and annoyance, I find that I have not actually read Howard's End - yet)
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My top book of 1910:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-history-...
The History of Mr Polly, by H.G. Wells
(shout out to The Broad Highway, by Jeffery Farnol)
(to my surprise and annoyance, I find that I have not actually read Howard's End - yet)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-history-...
The History of Mr Polly, by H.G. Wells
(shout out to The Broad Highway, by Jeffery Farnol)
(to my surprise and annoyance, I find that I have not actually read Howard's End - yet)
My top book of 1909:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/ann-veronica...
Ann Veronica, by H.G. Wells
(shout outs to The Machine Stops, by E.M. Forster; and The Rosary, by Florence M. Barclay)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/ann-veronica...
Ann Veronica, by H.G. Wells
(shout outs to The Machine Stops, by E.M. Forster; and The Rosary, by Florence M. Barclay)
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
My top book of 1909:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/ann-veronica...
Ann Veronica, by H.G. Wells
(shout outs to The Machine Stops, by E.M. Forster; and The Rosary, by Florence M. Barclay)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/ann-veronica...
Ann Veronica, by H.G. Wells
(shout outs to The Machine Stops, by E.M. Forster; and The Rosary, by Florence M. Barclay)
A theoretical discussion, I fear.
November 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A theoretical discussion, I fear.
Sure, but there is a deterrent effect from having the means to deal with it.
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Sure, but there is a deterrent effect from having the means to deal with it.
2025 book 278: Scotland, Épisode 1, by Rodolphe, Leo and Marchal
November 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
2025 book 278: Scotland, Épisode 1, by Rodolphe, Leo and Marchal
Reposted by Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂
You could be the artist who designs next year's Hugo award trophy base
LAcon V is soliciting submissions for a base design for the Hugo Awards that celebrates science fiction’s sense of adventure and what makes LAcon V and Southern California special
Base contest rules here: www.lacon.org/hugobase
LAcon V is soliciting submissions for a base design for the Hugo Awards that celebrates science fiction’s sense of adventure and what makes LAcon V and Southern California special
Base contest rules here: www.lacon.org/hugobase
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
You could be the artist who designs next year's Hugo award trophy base
LAcon V is soliciting submissions for a base design for the Hugo Awards that celebrates science fiction’s sense of adventure and what makes LAcon V and Southern California special
Base contest rules here: www.lacon.org/hugobase
LAcon V is soliciting submissions for a base design for the Hugo Awards that celebrates science fiction’s sense of adventure and what makes LAcon V and Southern California special
Base contest rules here: www.lacon.org/hugobase
My top book of 1908:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-wind-in-...
The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
(shout outs to The Man Who Was Thursday, by G.K. Chesterton; and Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery; no love for The House on the Borderland, by William Hope Hodgson)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-wind-in-...
The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
(shout outs to The Man Who Was Thursday, by G.K. Chesterton; and Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery; no love for The House on the Borderland, by William Hope Hodgson)
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
My top book of 1908:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-wind-in-...
The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
(shout outs to The Man Who Was Thursday, by G.K. Chesterton; and Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery; no love for The House on the Borderland, by William Hope Hodgson)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-wind-in-...
The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
(shout outs to The Man Who Was Thursday, by G.K. Chesterton; and Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery; no love for The House on the Borderland, by William Hope Hodgson)
My top book of 1907:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/may-books-25...
The Secret Agent, by Joseph Conrad
(shout out to The Playboy of the Western World, by J.M. Synge)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/may-books-25...
The Secret Agent, by Joseph Conrad
(shout out to The Playboy of the Western World, by J.M. Synge)
November 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
My top book of 1907:
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/may-books-25...
The Secret Agent, by Joseph Conrad
(shout out to The Playboy of the Western World, by J.M. Synge)
fromtheheartofeurope.eu/may-books-25...
The Secret Agent, by Joseph Conrad
(shout out to The Playboy of the Western World, by J.M. Synge)