Shaun Major
@sharpesrifle.bsky.social
A wader in the shallows of life, iPod addict, gold gloveman & lazy writer imprisoned in his booked study or dog kennel office.
9. Peter Fitzsimons “Fromelles & Pozieres: In The Trenches Of Hell” (@peterfitz1.bsky.social
10. Brene Brown “Dare To Lead”
10. Brene Brown “Dare To Lead”
January 1, 2026 at 9:46 AM
9. Peter Fitzsimons “Fromelles & Pozieres: In The Trenches Of Hell” (@peterfitz1.bsky.social
10. Brene Brown “Dare To Lead”
10. Brene Brown “Dare To Lead”
6. Fintan O’Toole “We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History Of Ireland Since 1958” (@fotoole.bsky.social)
7. John Kampfner “In Search Of Berlin: The Story Of A Reinvented City” (@johnkampfner.bsky.social
8. John McKechnie “My Life In Crime”
7. John Kampfner “In Search Of Berlin: The Story Of A Reinvented City” (@johnkampfner.bsky.social
8. John McKechnie “My Life In Crime”
January 1, 2026 at 9:46 AM
6. Fintan O’Toole “We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History Of Ireland Since 1958” (@fotoole.bsky.social)
7. John Kampfner “In Search Of Berlin: The Story Of A Reinvented City” (@johnkampfner.bsky.social
8. John McKechnie “My Life In Crime”
7. John Kampfner “In Search Of Berlin: The Story Of A Reinvented City” (@johnkampfner.bsky.social
8. John McKechnie “My Life In Crime”
Non-Fiction
1. Bri Lee “Eggshell Skull”
2. Rory Carroll “Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown
3. Owen Eastwood “Belonging”
4. Julia Baird “Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything”
5. Frederick Forsyth “The Outsider”
1. Bri Lee “Eggshell Skull”
2. Rory Carroll “Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown
3. Owen Eastwood “Belonging”
4. Julia Baird “Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything”
5. Frederick Forsyth “The Outsider”
January 1, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Non-Fiction
1. Bri Lee “Eggshell Skull”
2. Rory Carroll “Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown
3. Owen Eastwood “Belonging”
4. Julia Baird “Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything”
5. Frederick Forsyth “The Outsider”
1. Bri Lee “Eggshell Skull”
2. Rory Carroll “Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown
3. Owen Eastwood “Belonging”
4. Julia Baird “Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything”
5. Frederick Forsyth “The Outsider”
6. Karin Altenberg “Breaking Light”
7. CJ Sansom “Dissolution”
8. Martin Cruz Smith “Independence Square”
9. Edward Rutherfurd “Dublin Foundation”
10. Carlos Ruiz Zafon “The Angel’s Game”
7. CJ Sansom “Dissolution”
8. Martin Cruz Smith “Independence Square”
9. Edward Rutherfurd “Dublin Foundation”
10. Carlos Ruiz Zafon “The Angel’s Game”
January 1, 2026 at 9:45 AM
6. Karin Altenberg “Breaking Light”
7. CJ Sansom “Dissolution”
8. Martin Cruz Smith “Independence Square”
9. Edward Rutherfurd “Dublin Foundation”
10. Carlos Ruiz Zafon “The Angel’s Game”
7. CJ Sansom “Dissolution”
8. Martin Cruz Smith “Independence Square”
9. Edward Rutherfurd “Dublin Foundation”
10. Carlos Ruiz Zafon “The Angel’s Game”
Fiction
1. Katherine Johnson “Paris Savages”
2. Colm Toibin “Long Island”
3. Donal Ryan “The Spinning Heart”
4. Annie Garthwaite “Cecily (@anniegarthwaite.bsky.social)
5. Robert Harris “V2 (@robertharrishome.Bsky.social)
1. Katherine Johnson “Paris Savages”
2. Colm Toibin “Long Island”
3. Donal Ryan “The Spinning Heart”
4. Annie Garthwaite “Cecily (@anniegarthwaite.bsky.social)
5. Robert Harris “V2 (@robertharrishome.Bsky.social)
January 1, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Fiction
1. Katherine Johnson “Paris Savages”
2. Colm Toibin “Long Island”
3. Donal Ryan “The Spinning Heart”
4. Annie Garthwaite “Cecily (@anniegarthwaite.bsky.social)
5. Robert Harris “V2 (@robertharrishome.Bsky.social)
1. Katherine Johnson “Paris Savages”
2. Colm Toibin “Long Island”
3. Donal Ryan “The Spinning Heart”
4. Annie Garthwaite “Cecily (@anniegarthwaite.bsky.social)
5. Robert Harris “V2 (@robertharrishome.Bsky.social)
6. Annie Garthwaite “Cecily”(@anniegarthwaite.bsky.social)
7. Owen Eastwood “Belonging” @oweneastwood
8. Robert Harris “V2” (@robertharrishome.Bsky.social)
9. Karin Altenberg “Breaking Light”
10. Julia Baird “Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything”
7. Owen Eastwood “Belonging” @oweneastwood
8. Robert Harris “V2” (@robertharrishome.Bsky.social)
9. Karin Altenberg “Breaking Light”
10. Julia Baird “Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything”
January 1, 2026 at 9:45 AM
6. Annie Garthwaite “Cecily”(@anniegarthwaite.bsky.social)
7. Owen Eastwood “Belonging” @oweneastwood
8. Robert Harris “V2” (@robertharrishome.Bsky.social)
9. Karin Altenberg “Breaking Light”
10. Julia Baird “Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything”
7. Owen Eastwood “Belonging” @oweneastwood
8. Robert Harris “V2” (@robertharrishome.Bsky.social)
9. Karin Altenberg “Breaking Light”
10. Julia Baird “Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything”
5.Tracy Groot “The Maggie Bright”
4.Zygmunt Miloszewski “Entanglement”
3.Rupert Thompson “Secrecy”
2.Amitav Ghosh “The Glass Palace”
1.Stefan Herrmans “War And Turpentine”
4.Zygmunt Miloszewski “Entanglement”
3.Rupert Thompson “Secrecy”
2.Amitav Ghosh “The Glass Palace”
1.Stefan Herrmans “War And Turpentine”
December 31, 2024 at 4:14 AM
5.Tracy Groot “The Maggie Bright”
4.Zygmunt Miloszewski “Entanglement”
3.Rupert Thompson “Secrecy”
2.Amitav Ghosh “The Glass Palace”
1.Stefan Herrmans “War And Turpentine”
4.Zygmunt Miloszewski “Entanglement”
3.Rupert Thompson “Secrecy”
2.Amitav Ghosh “The Glass Palace”
1.Stefan Herrmans “War And Turpentine”
& my top 10 fiction books read for 2024 were:
10.Simon Mawer “Prague Spring”
9.Aidan Chambers “Postcards From No Man’s Land”
8.Suzanne Anderson “Mrs Tuesday’s Departure”
7.Megan K Williams “Saving Rome”
6.Thomas Brussig “The Short End Of The Sonnenallee”
10.Simon Mawer “Prague Spring”
9.Aidan Chambers “Postcards From No Man’s Land”
8.Suzanne Anderson “Mrs Tuesday’s Departure”
7.Megan K Williams “Saving Rome”
6.Thomas Brussig “The Short End Of The Sonnenallee”
December 31, 2024 at 4:14 AM
& my top 10 fiction books read for 2024 were:
10.Simon Mawer “Prague Spring”
9.Aidan Chambers “Postcards From No Man’s Land”
8.Suzanne Anderson “Mrs Tuesday’s Departure”
7.Megan K Williams “Saving Rome”
6.Thomas Brussig “The Short End Of The Sonnenallee”
10.Simon Mawer “Prague Spring”
9.Aidan Chambers “Postcards From No Man’s Land”
8.Suzanne Anderson “Mrs Tuesday’s Departure”
7.Megan K Williams “Saving Rome”
6.Thomas Brussig “The Short End Of The Sonnenallee”
3.Bret Christian “Stalking Claremont”
2.Peter Schneider “Berlin Now: The City After The Wall”
1.Katja Hoyer “Beyond The Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990”
2.Peter Schneider “Berlin Now: The City After The Wall”
1.Katja Hoyer “Beyond The Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990”
December 31, 2024 at 4:14 AM
3.Bret Christian “Stalking Claremont”
2.Peter Schneider “Berlin Now: The City After The Wall”
1.Katja Hoyer “Beyond The Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990”
2.Peter Schneider “Berlin Now: The City After The Wall”
1.Katja Hoyer “Beyond The Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990”
8.Serhii Plokhy “Nuclear Folly: A New History Of The Cuban Missile Crisis”
7.Laurence Rees “The Holocaust: A New History
6.Anna Funder “Stasiland”
5.Max Egremont “The Glass Wall: Lives On The Baltic Frontier”
4.Edith Eger “The Choice”
7.Laurence Rees “The Holocaust: A New History
6.Anna Funder “Stasiland”
5.Max Egremont “The Glass Wall: Lives On The Baltic Frontier”
4.Edith Eger “The Choice”
December 31, 2024 at 4:14 AM
8.Serhii Plokhy “Nuclear Folly: A New History Of The Cuban Missile Crisis”
7.Laurence Rees “The Holocaust: A New History
6.Anna Funder “Stasiland”
5.Max Egremont “The Glass Wall: Lives On The Baltic Frontier”
4.Edith Eger “The Choice”
7.Laurence Rees “The Holocaust: A New History
6.Anna Funder “Stasiland”
5.Max Egremont “The Glass Wall: Lives On The Baltic Frontier”
4.Edith Eger “The Choice”