The festive season is over already and a new year has begun. Thankfully, I was surrounded by some lovely people at Christmas time who took the time to choose me some books to read. Here is what I'm currently reading in case it points you to something you hadn't seen before or you think I could be reading something better.

• The Simpsons and their Mathemtical Secrets (Simon Singh) - This looks to be quite interesting, although it hasn't held too many surprises so far. I'm hoping that it will turn up some interesting facts I can drop into conversation when I'm next watching The Simpsons. Also, it has given me an idea for an app (more on that another time).
• Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Gamma, Helm, Johnson, Vlissides) So not exactly light reading but when I've been taking a look at other books on software development, definitely one that I've found quoted very often. Haven't made too much progress with this so far but looks like it will hold quite a wealth of information. I will report back when I've read a little more.
• Grey Granite (Lewis Grassic Gibbon) This is the third part of "A Scot's Quair", the first part of which is Sunset Song which less fortunate readers may have been subjected to as part of an English Literature course at some stage. I read Sunset Song a few years ago and was really impressed with both the story and the telling of the story. Hopefully, Mr Gibbon will keep me entertained in this 3rd installment.

That's it - I think having more than 3 books at a time could be a stretch. Especially when I'm also following some courses on Pluralsight. And writing a blog. But maybe there's something excellent I'm missing which you could recommend.