That's difficult - I always have at least five different books on the go at any one time, something I've done since I was about 12. No problem with keeping track. At present, I have a collection of John Dickson Carr's 'locked room' mysteries: Peter Falk's autobiography: the script book of 'Quatermass And The Pit', by Nigel Kneale: 'Fabulosa! The Story Of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language', by Paul Baker, and 'The Locked Room', a mystery thriller by Elly Griffiths. I injured myself quite badly at work, just after Christmas, so I have had plenty of time to read. My all-time favourite book, which I have read countless times, and it still entertains, is 'Candide', by Voltaire. Funny, sexy, rude, clever: it's all of those things, and more. I love it.

Favourite book this year, though? Easy. 'The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows', by John Koenig (presumably not the Moonbase Alpha one). A collection of quite beautiful words created to describe feelings and ideas that we all have, but up until now have been innominate.