Marc Jenkins — WordPress developer based in Birmingham, UK

I've read 38 books since I last shared what I've been reading. Here are some of my favourites. No particular order, just things I've enjoyed that you might want to add to your own reading list.
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
This is one of the best books I've ever read. It follows Shackleton's incredible voyage to the Antarctic. It's a story of incredible resilience, courage, and leadership. If it were a work of fiction, it would be unbelievable....

Last year, I wrote about being conflicted about AI. The post blew up, got shared on Hacker News and various newsletters, and I got more feedback than usual. The response wasn’t what I expected. I thought others would relate, but instead everyone picked...

For the past couple of years, I’ve set myself a year theme. The idea is that rather than setting new year’s resolutions – which often have an implicit fail state and can lead to disappointment and loss of motivation – you set a theme: a word or phrase...

In November last year I passed 10 years of self-employment. After some reflection, I decided 2025 would be the year I rebrand 16by9 to set it up for the next decade.
For those unfamiliar, 16by9 is my primary source of income. It’s my freelance home, where I work with clients across the UK (and sometimes beyond) on a variety of web-related projects....