About

Books, photographed in real places. Scored out of 10. Since March 2022.

Worthy Reads began as @worthyreadss on Instagram in March 2022 — a place to log every book I read with a photograph and a short, honest review.

Four years and sixty-something books later, the format hasn't changed. Author. Title. A score out of 10. A few paragraphs of opinion. The photos are always real — books on cafe tables, on benches in parks, on the carpets of friends' flats, in the windows of indie bookshops in London, Mexico City, Cuba.

This site is a permanent home for those reviews. It's also, eventually, going to be a place where other people can do the same — log their reading, photograph their copies, share lists with each other, and find the next thing to read from someone they trust rather than from an algorithm.

What you'll find here

Reviews — every book I've reviewed, filterable by year, rating, or list.

Lists — the NYT 100, prize shortlists, and yearly roundups. The lists I'm working through.

The 2026 tracker — what I'm reading right now, and how close I am to the goal of 26 books this year.

Why "Worthy"

Not every book is worthy of your time. The score is honest. A 7 is a recommendation. A 9 is rare. A 10 is something you'll think about for years.

Get in touch

DMs are open on Instagram. Recommendations welcome.