These are the books I enjoyed the most in 2006 and the ones I found myself coming back to. Not all were new releases in 2006, some are meant to be savoured while others made for a perfect afternoon adventure on the couch. Somehow they all found their way to me and offered some kind of shelter. Happy reading!

Soul by Tobsha Learner
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Right To Write by Julia Cameron
Letters To A Young Artist by Julia Cameron
Shalimar The Clown by Salman Rushdie
Temptation by Douglas Kennedy
This Time I Dance by Tama J. Kieves
The Bancroft Strategy by Robert Ludlum
The Witch Of Cologne by Tobsha Learner
Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap
The Savvy Girl’s Money Book by Emily Chantiri
The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk
Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Book Lover by Jennifer Kaufman & Karen Mack
Jemima J. by Jane Green
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss

In no particular order these were my favourite albums in 2006. It seemed to be a bit of a chick year and a bit lean on the rock I like. But 2007 has already proven otherwise. You’ll see that list soon.

Michael Spiby – Barefoot
Nerina Pallot – Fires
Dixie Chicks – Taking The Long Way
Liz Phair – Somebody’s Miracle
Cassie – Cassie
Jewel – Goodbye Alice In Wonderland
The Wreckers – Stand Still – Look Pretty
Farryl Purkiss – Farryl Purkiss
Sachiko Kanenobu – Misora
Johnny Cash – American V: A Hundred Highways