Dr Rich Boden FLS FRSB FRSA

Aging hippy. Academic. Editor. Author. Scientist. Baker. Cook. Gardener. Reader.

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The Forest Grimm Duology by Kathryn Purdie

“The Forest Grimm” (2023) by Kathryn Purdie
 
“The Deathly Grimm” (2025) by Kathryn Purdie

“Vagabond” (2025) by Tim Curry

“This Time Together” (2010) by Carol Burnett
“This Time Together” (2010) by Carol Burnett
 

Miriam Margolyes Memoirs

“The Little Book of Miriam” (2025) by Miriam Margolyes
 
“Oh, Miriam!” (2023) by Miriam Margolyes
“This Much Is True” (2021) by Miriam Margolyes

Empire of the Vampire series

“Empire of the Dawn” (2025) by Jay Kristoff
“Empire of the Damned” (2024) by Jay Kristoff
“Empire of the Vampire” (2021) by Jay Kristoff

Impossible Creatures

“The Poisoned King” (2025) by Katherine Rundell
“Impossible Creatures” (2023) by Katherine Rundell
“A Mind Of My Own” (2025) by Kathy Burke
“A Mind Of My Own” (2025) by Kathy Burke

The Book Of Dust trilogy by Philip Pullman

Volume 3 “The Rose Field” (2025)
Volume 2 “The Secret Commonwealth” (2019)
Volume 1 “La Belle Sauvage” (2017)

Paul O’Grady (1955-2023) Autobiographies and Memoirs

“Paul O’Grady’s Country Life” (2017)
“Open The Cage Murphy: Further Savage Adventures” (2015)
“Still Standing: The Savage Years” (2012)
“The Devil Rides Out” (2010)
“At My Mother’s Knee… And Other Low Joints” (2008)
“The Irresistable Urge To Fall For Your Enemy” (2025) by Brigitte Knightley
“The Irresistable Urge To Fall For Your Enemy” (2025) by Brigitte Knightley

Thursday Murder Club Novels

“The Thursday Murder Club” (2020) by Richard Osman
“The Man Who Died Twice” (2021) by Richard Osman
“The Bullet That Missed” (2022) by Richard Osman
“The Last Devil To Die” (2023) by Richard Osman
“The Impossible Fortune” (2025) by Richard Osman
“The Pretender” (2025) by Jo Harkin
“The Pretender” (2025) by Jo Harkin

Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon Novels

“Angels and Demons” (2000) by Dan Brown
“The Da Vinci Code” (2003) by Dan Brown
“The Lost Symbol” (2009) by Dan Brown
“Inferno” (2013) by Dan Brown
“Origin” (2017) by Dan Brown
“The Secret of Secrets” (2025) by Dan Brown

“Leading Lady” (2023) by Charles Busch

Erin Morgenstern books

“The Starless Sea” (2019) by Erin Morgenstern
“The Night Circus” (2011) by Erin Morgenstern
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“The Eights” (2025) by Joanna Miller
“The Eights” (2025) by Joanna Miller

Brian Blessed Memoirs

“The Panther In My Kitchen” (2017) by Brian Blessed
“Absolute Pandemonium” (2015) by Brian Blessed
“Miss Willmott’s Ghosts” (2022) by Sandra Lawrence
“Miss Willmott’s Ghosts” (2022) by Sandra Lawrence

Susan Ryeland Novels by Anthony Horowitz

“Magpie Murders” (2016) by Anthony Horowitz
“Moonflower Murders” (2020) by Anthony Horowitz
“Marble Hall Murders” (2025) by Anthony Horowitz

“Absolutely” (2011) by Dame Joanna Lumley

Emma Kennedy Memoirs

“The Tent, The Bucket and Me” (2010) by Emma Kennedy
“I Left My Tent in San Francisco” (2012) by Emma Kennedy
“Just Lucky I Guess” (2002) by Carol Channing
“Just Lucky I Guess” (2002) by Carol Channing
“Behind The Shoulder Pads” (2023) by Dame Joan Collins
“Behind The Shoulder Pads” (2023) by Dame Joan Collins
“Lies My Mother Told Me” (2022) by Melissa Rivers
“Lies My Mother Told Me” (2022) by Melissa Rivers
“Bits and Pieces” (2024) by Whoopi Goldberg
“Bits and Pieces” (2024) by Whoopi Goldberg
“The Elephant To Hollywood” (2010) by Sir Michael Caine CBE
“The Elephant To Hollywood” (2010) by Sir Michael Caine CBE
“The Raven Scholar” (2025) by Antonia Hodgson
“The Raven Scholar” (2025) by Antonia Hodgson
“All the Colours of the Dark” (2024) by Chris Whitaker
“All the Colours of the Dark” (2024) by Chris Whitaker
“Gypsy” 2024 Broadway Cast Album
“Gypsy” 2024 Broadway Cast Album
 

My articles on Medium.com

My name is Rich, and I’m an alcoholic
 lessons from a retired Editor-in-Chief - Part II, on The 4 O's
 lessons from a retired Editor-in-Chief - Part I, on writing
learning to code - key skill for undergraduate students
“Say Everything” (2025) by Ione Skye
“Say Everything” (2025) by Ione Skye
“When The Moon Hatched” (2024) by Sarah A Parker
“When The Moon Hatched” (2024) by Sarah A Parker
“I Was Better Last Night” (2022) by Harvey Fierstein
“I Was Better Last Night” (2022) by Harvey Fierstein
“Salt & Time” (2019) by Alissa Timoshkina
“Salt & Time” (2019) by Alissa Timoshkina
Penguin’s “Green Ideas” box set
Penguin’s “Green Ideas” box set
“Capitana” (2025) by Cassandra James
“Capitana” (2025) by Cassandra James
“Patti LuPone: a memoir” (2010) by Patti LuPone
“Patti LuPone: a memoir” (2010) by Patti LuPone
“In Pieces” (2018) by Sally Field
“In Pieces” (2018) by Sally Field

Dame Judi Dench memoirs

“Shakespeare: the man who pays the rent” (2024) by Dame Judi Dench
“And Furthermore” (2010) by Dame Judi Dench

“The Fallen Gods” trilogy

“Godkiller” (2023) by Hannah Kaner
“Sunbringer” (2024) by Hannah Kaner
“Faithbreaker” (2025) by Hannah Kaner
“Making It So” (2023) by Patrick Stewart
“Making It So” (2023) by Patrick Stewart
“The End of an Earring” (2015) by Pam St Clement
“The End of an Earring” (2015) by Pam St Clement

“Cities of the Welf” trilogy by Alex Pheby

“Mordew” (2020) [Part 1]
“Malarkoi” (2022) [Part 2]
“Waterblack” (2025) [Part 3]
“Lord knows, at least I was there” (2022) by Paul Ford
“Lord knows, at least I was there” (2022) by Paul Ford
“Cruel is the Light” (2025) by Sophie Clark
“Cruel is the Light” (2025) by Sophie Clark
“Heir” (2024) by Sabaa Tahir
“Heir” (2024) by Sabaa Tahir
“My Life So Far” (2005) by Jane Fonda
“My Life So Far” (2005) by Jane Fonda

Favourite Books 2024: Non-Fiction

“Hungry” (2020) by Grace Dent
“Cher: The Memoir, Part I” by Cher
“Lady in Waiting” (2019) by Anne Glenconner
“When Harry Met Sheila” (2010) by Sheila Steafel
“Boy From The Valleys” (2024) by Luke Evans
“Berserker!” (2023) by Adrian Edmondson
“Bonkers” (2013) by Jennifer Saunders
“Do you mind if I smoke?” (2017) by Fenella Fielding
“Not That I’m Bitter” (2024) by Helen Lederer
“Jokes, Jokes, Jokes” (2024) by Jenny Eclair

Favourite Books 2024: Fiction and Drama

“The Unfriend” (2023) by Steven Moffat
“Spectacular” (2024) by Stephanie Garber
“The Roommate” (2017) by Jen Silverman
“Quicksilver” (2024) by Callie Hart
“The Dagger and the Flame” (2024) by Catherine Doyle
“Shrines of Gaiety” (2022) by Kate Atkinson
“The Daughters’ War” (2024) by Christopher Buehlman
“The Whalebone Theatre” (2022) by Joanna Quinn
“The Heart’s Invisible Furies” (2017) by John Boyne
“Empire of the Damned” (2024) Jay Kristoff

Dame Julie Andrews’ Memoirs

“Home” by Dame Julie Andrews
“Home Work” by Dame Julie Andrews

The Dowager Baroness Glenconner

“Lady in Waiting” (2019) Lady Anne Glenconner
“Whatever Next?” (2022) by Anne, Lady Glenconner

“The Bairns” (2007) Rachel Unthank and the Winterset

“Master of One” (2020) by Jaida Jones and Dani Bennett
“Master of One” (2020) by Jaida Jones and Dani Bennett
“Quicksilver” (2024) by Callie Hart
“Quicksilver” (2024) by Callie Hart

Sheila Hancock Memoirs

“Old Rage” by Sheila Hancock (2022)
“Just me” by Sheila Hancock (2008)
“The Two Of Us” by Sheila Hancock (2004)

“I, Rhoda” by Valerie Harper

The Luminaries (trilogy)

“The Luminaries” by Susan Dennard (Book 1)
 
“The Hunting Moon” by Susan Dennard (Book 2)
 
“The Whispering Night” by Susan Dennard (Book 3)
 

“When Harry Met Sheila” by Sheila Steafel

“Cher: a Memoir, Part 1” by Cher
“Cher: a Memoir, Part 1” by Cher
 

House of the Dead duology

“Bonesmith” (2023) by Nicki Pau Preto
 
“Ghostsmith” (2024) by Nicki Pau Preto
 
“Pride” (2014) movie
“Pride” (2014) movie

Caraval Universe

“Spectacular” by Stephanie Garber
 
Once Upon a Broken Heart series by Stephanie Garber
 
Caraval Series Boxed Set by Stephanie Garber
 
“Sparkling Cyanide” by Agatha Christie
“Sparkling Cyanide” by Agatha Christie
 
“Hungry” by Grace Dent
“Hungry” by Grace Dent
 
“And Away…” by Bob Mortimer
“And Away…” by Bob Mortimer
 
“The Dagger and The Flame” by Catherine Doyle
“The Dagger and The Flame” by Catherine Doyle
 
“Friends of Dorothy” by Sandi Toksvig
“Friends of Dorothy” by Sandi Toksvig
 
Jokes, Jokes, Jokes: My Very Funny Memoir
Jokes, Jokes, Jokes: My Very Funny Memoir
 
“After The Forest” by Kell Woods
“After The Forest” by Kell Woods

The Last Binding

The Last Binding 3: “A Power Unbound”
The Last Binding 2: “A Restless Truth”
The Last Binding 1: “A Marvellous Light”
“The Glass Woman” by Caroline Lea
“The Glass Woman” by Caroline Lea
Cas Clarke Student Cookbook
Cas Clarke Student Cookbook
“In Memoriam”
“In Memoriam”
“The Heart’s Invisible Furies”
“The Heart’s Invisible Furies”
“Shrines of Gaiety”
“Shrines of Gaiety”
Shit You Don't Need
Shit You Don't Need
The City of Stardust
The City of Stardust
5-year diary (Leuchtturm)
5-year diary (Leuchtturm)
“The Daughters’ War” (2024)
“The Daughters’ War” (2024)
“The Blacktongue Thief” (2021)
“The Blacktongue Thief” (2021)
“glad we had this chat” podcast by Caroline Hirons
“glad we had this chat” podcast by Caroline Hirons
„Slippurinn“ (2021) by Gisli Matt
„Slippurinn“ (2021) by Gisli Matt
Monthly medication organiser
Monthly medication organiser
“In Memoriam” (2023) by Alice Winn
“In Memoriam” (2023) by Alice Winn
Caroline Hirons “Skin Care: the new edit”
Caroline Hirons “Skin Care: the new edit”
100 female Poses for Fashion Illustration
100 female Poses for Fashion Illustration
“Big Boys Don’t Cry?”
“Big Boys Don’t Cry?”
“The Nordic Baking Book” by Magnus Nilsson
“The Nordic Baking Book” by Magnus Nilsson
“Flavour Thesaurus” vol 2 (Niki Segnit)
“Flavour Thesaurus” vol 2 (Niki Segnit)
“Flavour Thesaurus” vol 1 (Niki Segnit)
“Flavour Thesaurus” vol 1 (Niki Segnit)
Viola Davis “finding me”
Viola Davis “finding me”
“Poor” by Katriona O’Sullivan
“Poor” by Katriona O’Sullivan
Jennette McCurdy “I’m glad my Mom died”
Jennette McCurdy “I’m glad my Mom died”
Command Strips for hanging plant vines
Command Strips for hanging plant vines