There is a lot of great TV around at the moment, for example Andor, Shrinking and Sex Education just to name a few. However, I particularly want to call out the wonderful artistry of The Bear. It’s a show that is small in so many ways: Small cast of characters; small set; small stories but […]| Jason Kitcat
Want – Anonymous, Edited by Gillian Anderson Preparing for her role as sex therapist Dr Jean Milburn in the TV series Sex Education, Gillian Anderson read Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garde…| Jason Kitcat
The Gradual Disappearance of Jane Ashland – Nicolai Houm An American woman wakes up alone in a tent amidst the Norwegian wilderness. Through a series of flashes forward and backwards we come to understand why. A beautiful study on loss and identity. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running – Haruki Murakami I […]| Jason Kitcat
Ultra-Processed People – Chris van Tulleken I didn’t know Chris’s work on TV, radio or podcasts before reading this book. My partner immediately knew “oh he’s the one …| Jason Kitcat
Karla’s Choice – Nick Harkaway In his foreword Harkaway freely acknowledges the immense challenge he faces in picking up his father, John Le Carré’s, characters and style. I’…| Jason Kitcat
Intermezzo – Sally Rooney Another stunning novel from Sally Rooney. I beautiful, considered study of grief, family and modern relationships. Yet again the dialogue is so fresh and portrayed i…| Jason Kitcat
The News – A User’s Manual – Alain de Botton There is a calmness and lucidity to de Botton’s writing which I find incredibly attractive. And when I’ve seen him interviewed he spea…| Jason Kitcat
If you care about how citizens, businesses or public servants experience their daily lives then this book is for you. If you are proposing, designing or delivering public policy this is a vital rea…| Jason Kitcat
The Basel Killings – Hansjörg Schneider A detective in late middle age, doesn’t follow the rules and struggles in his personal life. It’s almost a trope now, and yet Inspector Hunkeler drew me in as a character. There are strong parallels with the late Henning Mankell’s Wallander. While Schneider is 10 years older than Mankell […]| Jason Kitcat
Saturday – Ian McEwan It’s a pretty ambitious novelist who decides that their novel will be built around one man’s experience of a single day. Or perhaps just someone confident enough in thei…| Jason Kitcat
