November Reading, 2025

Almost caught up with my Reading posts for 2025, here’s What I Read in November. It’s a short list this month: a mix of literary fiction, Paris noir, period fiction. Of the four books, there are two in English, an Italian and a French one (the latter two both translated to English. Hope you’ll click through and join the bookchat!

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October Reading, 2025 (A Truly Belated Post!)

Yes, travel interrupted my book posting, but I’m here now to tell you what I read in October: there are gems here, of the light and entertaining variety, and also some rich, substantive books you’ll want to savour. Click through to read, and then I hope you’ll join the discussion. Delighted to have you here!

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October Reading Post, Coming Soon (I Hope!)

In which I apologize for the tardiness of my October Reading post and tell you a bit about the travel that’s responsible for the delay. . . with photos of a bookstore I met along the way.

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September Reading, 2025

And it’s already the second half of October! Casual greetings on the street are dominated by comments about how chilly it is, and we all have raincoats, boots, and umbrellas on hooks or in closets…

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August Reading, 2025

Two memoirs, five mysteries/thrillers, three literary novels (one of them a blockbuster Victorian) — click through to join this month’s book conversation. We’d love to know what you’ve been reading as well!

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