This seems to be the time of year when people review their reading and viewing progress over the last year, so I’ll add my two-bits.
During 2018 I read 57 books that I reviewed on this blog (I actually read more but I’m ‘saving’ them for when I have no posts). Of these 36/57 were by women, which doesn’t surprise me. I’m involved in the Australian Women Writers Challenge, and that tends to steer me towards women writers.
I mainly read Australian works, with 35/57 being written by Australians, although not necessarily set in Australia. Of these 35, 24 were written by Australian Women, again probably reflecting the AWW challenge.
I lean towards non-fiction, with 37/57 falling into the non-fiction category. Of these 37, twenty were ‘academic’ non-fiction, both history and biography, which I distinguish from other non-fiction by the presence of footnotes and/or a bibliography.
As far as most memorable reads go, I started the year well with Phillipe Sands’ East-West Street and finished it with David Sornig’s Blue Lake. Along the way and with hindsight, I really enjoyed Janet McCalman’s Journeyings, Sarah Krasnostein’s The Trauma Cleaner, and Judith Brett’s The Enigmatic Mr Deakin.
I saw 27 movies over the year, eight of which were subtitled. If I were to nominate a New Year’s resolution (which I won’t) then it would be to see more international films.
And that was the year that was.
The Resident Judge of Port Phillip 
A good (non)-resolution, I’d see more too if I could and I enjoy your reviews. I gave The Trauma Cleaner to a sister in law, she has her own problems, but she loved it.
You are a busy person.
Yes, I’m fond of international film too. There’s a good French series called Chef on SBS at the moment, which is mostly at my level of comprehension but I’m just as happy to rely on subtitles:)