African Art in a Paris Park

Our first day in Paris this past October, we serendipitously discovered this powerful work by Ivorian artist Jems Robert Bi. Back home, I’ve had the chance to find out a bit more his work and about contemporary African art in general. Confirming for me once again that Paris will always be new to me . . .

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A Few Good Books I Read Last Month . . .

Another good reading month, was April.  It seems that no amount of busy-ness (Italian classes, fitness workouts, family life, knitting and sketching and bread-making, FaceTime connections with friends, kayaking and cycling and tramping through forests…

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March-ing through my Reading Journal: A Month’s Worth of Books

March Reading: 17. Siberian Haiku  Jurge Vile; Illustrator, Lina Itagaki; Translator, Jura Avizienis. Graphic novel; Autofiction; historical fiction; YA/children’s literature; 18. The Alice Network, Kate Quinn. Historical fiction; Spy novel; romance; strong female protagonist; WWII 19.…

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November Reading — and Book Chat to See the Year Out

 My November reading didn’t begin as auspiciously as did recent months’, but it was full of gems nonetheless. Here’s the list:  — Terry Hayes’ I Am Pilgrim (international political thriller) — Elif Batuman’s The Idiot (literary fiction;…

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