Over the summer I usually try to read at least one recent book of scholarship on each of the classes I teach - to keep them fresh, to update the content.
I'm not doing that this year - for several reasons. I completely revamped my 1st-year class on Britain 1485-1815 last year.1/n

I'm giving that another year to settle down a bit.
The main reason for the others is that #pandemicteaching and especially #pandemicadmin left me with no time at all for even the tiny chunks of research I can usually fit into a semester.
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So this summer the quiet fortnight with no admin is research only.
For my teaching, I will be reading and re-reading a couple of books to rethink my practice more generally.
First up: bell hooks who always makes me want to change everything I do!

Second, less traditional perhaps, is Stone & Heen, Thanks for the feedback. Originally recommended by several friends for its uses in a business/organisation context, I think it has a lot to tell us about marking/student feedback.

And finally, a late addition to the pile, this, just out, looks like the sort of thing to start interesting discussions with colleagues of all ages and stages of professional development.