The Dust Lounge

Thoughts and meanderings. Chatterings about writing, reading and shiny things that distract me. May contain cats and cheese.

On reading: Within Without by Jeff Noon

Jeff Noon brings more reliable weirdness in the latest instalment of the Nyquist mysteries

A quietly uneasy, beautiful read, shot through with sun and shades of dark.

In which I’m stabbed in the arm and slightly in awe of the Covid-19 vaccination programme

An eco-thriller with its heart set in saving the world

On procrastination and discovering a love of plants

A beautiful, unsettling, dreamlike book, with sits well with the traditional classics of science fiction.

The third instalment of The Anomaly Quartet does not disappoint.

Take a trip down memory lane with the Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home

Beautiful, epic fantasy with violence and rough edges. Roanhorse takes you on a thrilling journey into an original, refreshing world.