Jason Kitcat

Pure Invention – Matt Alt A brilliant romp through Japan’s history and how it led to their outsize influence on global culture including the Walkman, gaming, anime, Hello Kitty and so much more.

Hooked – Asako Yuzuki Written before Butter, but translated to English only recently, after Butter became a sensation.

It has been about 5 months since I last blogged on AI and so much has happened, there is a lot to ponder and learn.

The Complete Wallander series – Henning Mankell I have loved Mankell’s books for a long time.

I had to pause my reading to binge watch Schitt’s Creek before it came off Netflix UK.

Vernon Subutex 1 – Virginie Despentes Cynical, dark, knowing and yet amazing.

“Anyone who tries to tell us they know the future is simply trying to own it.” — Margaret Heffernan in her introduction to Uncharted Take a deep breath.

DS Cross Series – Tim Sullivan Having enjoyed book 4 in the series, I went back to read the previous three: The Dentist, The Cyclist and The Patient.

Since 2020 I’ve been sending a note every Friday to my colleagues in Digital, Data & Technology Reading Neil William’s recent week note reminded me that I never share these notes more widely.

Convenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata Keiko is 36 years old and has worked in the same Japanese convenience store for 18 years.

I haven’t shared any fiction writing for a long while now.