I had two dogs when I read this book. A week after finishing I lost my dog Rupert. I’d known while reading that he was fading, and Emily’s grappling with her aging hell-hound put words to my feelings. No finite span of years with a dog you love will ever be enough.

Two books that meant a lot on a personal level. The paladin knitting socks happened at the point my knitting turned a corner (quite literally: I finally turned the heel). And secondly, if you are the guardian of an elderly four legged creature, Emily Wildes final offering will make your cry.

The Siege of Burning Grass - Premee Mohamed.

The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett.

These are the ones I’ve excitedly talked about to people and said “you should read this”.

Out There Screaming - various authors.

Someone To Build A Nest In - John Wiswell

Ministry of Time - Kaliane Bradley.

Orbital - Samantha Harvey.

Emily Wildes Compendium of Lost Tales - Heather Fawcett.

The River Has Roots - Amal El-Mohtar.

Paladin’s Grace - T Kingfisher.

In my head these are my “World Con socks”. So with that in mind, these are the books I’ve enjoyed most over the period I’ve been knitting (in reading order):

Voyage of the Damned - Francis White.

Buried Deep and Other Stories - Naomi Novik. (And then I re-read the entire Scholomance trilogy)