What have you recently finished reading?

The last thing I finished was Toby Wilkinson’s Ramesses the Great, which was great fun. I found one of his previous books a bit dry/boring, but this one worked well for me. I’d have expected myself to know a bit more about Ramesses II, but I’ve mostly read fairly general histories of Egypt rather than focused ones, so he’s an important part of those, but they didn’t go into this kind of detail.

What are you currently reading?

Riley Black’s The Shortest History of the Dinosaurs, first and foremost! I’ve enjoyed her previous books, and though I read a lot about dinosaurs, things are ever-changing as we learn more. True to expectations, there are some things that are new to me, so that’s been fun.

Also combining this book and Wilkinson’s, I ended up dreaming about a velociraptor called Ramesses II, wearing the twin crown of Egypt…

What will you read next?

I’ll probably work on finishing up Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature, since it’s probably a relatively quick read and it’d be good to finish some of the (many) books I have started. I’m also keen to get back to Amal El-Mohtar’s Seasons of Glass and Iron.