Accompanying photo does NOT indicate that I’m now reading Albanian! But couldn’t help admiring bookshelves in the Tirana airport. My July books are all in English, with one Italian exception — mysteries, memoirs, literary fiction, love and marriage, dystopias, past and future. . . . Click through to browse the list, perhaps find something you’d like to read, and maybe even leave some suggestions to make our TBR lists even longer!
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My June reading wasn’t quite as heavy as that photo (taken in Rome last fall) suggests: a few mysteries, a couple of books that are both literary fiction and literature in translation, and a mystery novel I read in Italian (and my husband read in English). Some of the reading was pure escape, some of it thought-provoking and even disturbing. Click through to read the post and join the book conversation. . .
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A quick update on what I’ve posted lately on Substack, for those who haven’t followed me there or who have wondered where I’ve disappeared to . . . Links here for my Substack page (where you can see all my Notes), and more specifically for a What I Wore post, with a theme of How I Wore A Thrifted Jean Jacket.
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A few words from a Guardian article on the value of fiction, and then a peek at my reading journal pages from May. A few mysteries, a couple of memoirs, some nature-writing, and some literary fiction. We’ll travel to England, Ireland, Long Island, Denmark, the Eastern Townships of Quebec, and the southern US, and experience courtship, romance, love, racism, loneliness, and friendship, while living through different ages and by different values in a variety of circumstances. Who’s in? Click through to read more and to help build a conversation about books.
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I read fewer books than usual in April — Because Travel! But I do still have a gem or two to recommend. As well, the bookchat here usually yields some great reading suggestions — and perhaps you’ll join in and share yours. Click through to read the full post.
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