Nat Leach
@gnatleech.bsky.social
Reading great books from A to Z (literally)
Thinking about Brian Moore because of nonsuchbook.bsky.social and because he is finally up next for me, 6 years after the Nov 2019 library sale when I bought many of his books. At the time ds228.bsky.social teased me that I wouldn’t get to the M shelf for 3 years. He massively overestimated me.
December 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Thinking about Brian Moore because of nonsuchbook.bsky.social and because he is finally up next for me, 6 years after the Nov 2019 library sale when I bought many of his books. At the time ds228.bsky.social teased me that I wouldn’t get to the M shelf for 3 years. He massively overestimated me.
Christmas books. Some of you may note how heavily my wish list was influenced by conversations on here:
December 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Christmas books. Some of you may note how heavily my wish list was influenced by conversations on here:
For some strange reason, it has become a family tradition to go to the local zoo first thing Christmas morning to sing “Feliz Navidad” to the meerkats. This year, we had some very patient tortoises in the audience as well.
December 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
For some strange reason, it has become a family tradition to go to the local zoo first thing Christmas morning to sing “Feliz Navidad” to the meerkats. This year, we had some very patient tortoises in the audience as well.
Now reading: I bought this lovely volume the last time I was in Montreal.
(Mental note: go back to Montreal some day)
(Mental note: go back to Montreal some day)
December 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Now reading: I bought this lovely volume the last time I was in Montreal.
(Mental note: go back to Montreal some day)
(Mental note: go back to Montreal some day)
Now Reading. I started this book on a flight from Ottawa to Halifax in 2016 and never got back to it. This is my whole problem in a nutshell!
December 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Now Reading. I started this book on a flight from Ottawa to Halifax in 2016 and never got back to it. This is my whole problem in a nutshell!
Back to my classic Canlit (although I’m not sure I’ve ever read a book with the words “#1 Bestseller” on the cover before)
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Back to my classic Canlit (although I’m not sure I’ve ever read a book with the words “#1 Bestseller” on the cover before)
Nothing against Del Toro, but this is the Frankenstein I need right now.
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Nothing against Del Toro, but this is the Frankenstein I need right now.
Blue Jays exceeded expectations by so much this year… which in a way makes this loss even more painful.
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Blue Jays exceeded expectations by so much this year… which in a way makes this loss even more painful.
My heart can’t take much more of this.
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
My heart can’t take much more of this.
The fact that their #8 hitter just set a post-season record for hits says everything about the Jays’ depth.
November 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The fact that their #8 hitter just set a post-season record for hits says everything about the Jays’ depth.
Now listening:
And the devil asked me to supper - he said “Careful with the spoons!”
And God said “Oh, ignore him! I’ve got all your albums.”
I said “Yes, but who’s got all the tunes?” (“When I Was Dead”)
And the devil asked me to supper - he said “Careful with the spoons!”
And God said “Oh, ignore him! I’ve got all your albums.”
I said “Yes, but who’s got all the tunes?” (“When I Was Dead”)
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Now listening:
And the devil asked me to supper - he said “Careful with the spoons!”
And God said “Oh, ignore him! I’ve got all your albums.”
I said “Yes, but who’s got all the tunes?” (“When I Was Dead”)
And the devil asked me to supper - he said “Careful with the spoons!”
And God said “Oh, ignore him! I’ve got all your albums.”
I said “Yes, but who’s got all the tunes?” (“When I Was Dead”)
Now watching: Henri-Georges Clouzot’s La Verite (1960) including a courtroom discussion of the corrupting power of literature.
October 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Now watching: Henri-Georges Clouzot’s La Verite (1960) including a courtroom discussion of the corrupting power of literature.
Leigh Hunt’s political commentary from 1807 still seems relevant somehow (from Prospectus to the Examiner)
September 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Leigh Hunt’s political commentary from 1807 still seems relevant somehow (from Prospectus to the Examiner)
I know this is usually my secret distress signal, but I really am reading another book *that was written in this century*. Holding @ds228.bsky.social responsible for this one.
September 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I know this is usually my secret distress signal, but I really am reading another book *that was written in this century*. Holding @ds228.bsky.social responsible for this one.
Now reading: bawdy Jacobean comedy (A Chaste Maid in Cheapside)
September 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Now reading: bawdy Jacobean comedy (A Chaste Maid in Cheapside)
Now reading: my favourite neglected Victorian poet
September 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Now reading: my favourite neglected Victorian poet
Could not park here as I was unable to achieve the requisite angle.
September 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Could not park here as I was unable to achieve the requisite angle.
Question for crime fiction readers: can you suggest anything that might appeal to someone who likes writers such as Val McDermid and Ian Rankin? Looking for something for someone who is quite well read in the genre, so I’d particularly welcome new or obscure recommendations.
August 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Question for crime fiction readers: can you suggest anything that might appeal to someone who likes writers such as Val McDermid and Ian Rankin? Looking for something for someone who is quite well read in the genre, so I’d particularly welcome new or obscure recommendations.
Matthew Lewis (of all people) taking a shot at Homer (of all people!) (from Journal of a West India Proprietor)
August 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Matthew Lewis (of all people) taking a shot at Homer (of all people!) (from Journal of a West India Proprietor)
18th century zinger about the bookish (from Hannah Cowley’s Which is the Man? -1782)
August 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
18th century zinger about the bookish (from Hannah Cowley’s Which is the Man? -1782)
Next up: I must admit that I have never read Cormac McCarthy, as I have had the vague feeling that he might not really be my sort of thing. Only one way to find out though…
July 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Next up: I must admit that I have never read Cormac McCarthy, as I have had the vague feeling that he might not really be my sort of thing. Only one way to find out though…
