I’ve never counted how many books I read in a year. But the other day I realised that I’ve read three already and am on the way to a fourth.

I don’t want the fact that I am making a list to influence how many I ultimately read. Not sure how I’m going to deal with that, but I have a feeling that now that the festival season is on in Adelaide and my Italian class recommences in a week (and of course there’s always the day job at the ‘documentation factory’) my list will grow more slowly.

So here’s the list so far:

Three read:

• Breath by Tim Winton
• The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
• American Journeys by Don Watson

One in progress:

• A Cup of Light by Nicole Mones

Stay tuned for updates…