My Ten Favourite Books of the Year

Plus a Rattle Bag of Goodies (and a special Christmas offer)

Girl Reading, Lucian Freud, 1952 (his model was Caroline Blackwood). Via Ruth Millington

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Catch-up service:
The Ruffian podcast: James Marriott and I discuss Jordan Peterson. Over 10k downloads so far!
The Six Million Dollar Banana
The Ad That Radicalised Me
Are You Charismatic or Charming?

Coming-up service: Tomorrow I’m going to release a new podcast episode. It’s an interview with the brilliant political analyst James Kanagasooriam, and believe me, if you’re interested in what the hell is going on in Western democracies, wherever you are, you need to listen to it. It’s in two parts: this first one is free, the second will be for paid subscribers only. To encourage you to buy yourself or some lucky loved one a Ruffian subscription, I’m offering 20% off for one year, until Christmas.

If you’re a paid subscriber you can access my list of favourite 2024 reads, below, plus a rattle bag of essential links, plus my thoughts on the Beatles ‘64 documentary.