Reid's Reader – A Blog of Book Reviews and Comment.

Welcome to REID’S READER, a site renewed fortnightly and devoted to the appreciation and discussion of books old and new by bibliophile, critic and reviewer Nicholas Reid. Each week REID’S READER offers Something New, Something Old and Something Thoughtful to readers and browsers. REID’S READER will sometimes feature guest reviewers and will sometimes offer general book news, but it does not run publishers’ publicity material. We would be grateful for any donation you can make by way of Paypal.

Monday, February 23, 2026

Something New

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  We feature each fortnight Nicholas Reid's reviews and comments on new and recent books.               “THE BURIED CITY – Unearthing th...

Something Old

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Not everything worth reading is hot off the press. In this section, we recommend "something old" that is still well worth readin...

Something Thoughtful

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     Nicholas Reid reflects in essay form on general matters and ideas related to literature, history, popular culture and the arts, or ju...
Monday, February 9, 2026

Something New

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We feature each fortnight Nicholas Reid's reviews and comments on new and recent books.      “FLESH” by David Szalay [Jonathan Cape publ...

Something Old

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Not everything worth reading is hot off the press. In this section, we recommend "something old" that is still...

Something Thoughful

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                                    IN MEMORY OF IAIN SHARP  Scottish born, Iain Sharp came to New Zealand when he was seve...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Something New

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We feature each fortnight Nicholas Reid's reviews and comments on new and recent books.   “ATTENTION – Writing on Life, Art and the Worl...
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