Reading, November 2023
What is this cat doing, and what does that have to do with my monthly book post? You’ll have to click through to find out (and to find out about a few books I’m recommending).
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October Reading: On Trains, Planes, and Coaches
I read less (and more lightly) in October, thanks to all the travel. A few mysteries, a French novel, and an Italian one (the latter is very good and has been translated into English, recommended).
View PostBooks I Read in July 2023
A musician’s memoir, a mystery in English (set in England); a mystery in Italian (set in Italy); a novel about women’s lives across the classes in India, and two wonderful debut novels set, respectively, in contemporary London and in Paris, France and Nablus Palestine during the first half of the 20th century. I hope you’ll find something to read among these titles, and perhaps add your own suggestions to the ensuing conversation.
View PostApril Reading
Like this whimsically illustrated children’s book I picked up at a bookstore in Rome, my April Reading mixed English and Italian together. That is, it included one Italian mystery novel and, in English, one stand-out memoir and a few good mysteries, Click through to check out the titles and, I hope, to join the book chat and leave some reading suggestions of your own.
View PostNovember: Reading on Planes, Trains, Not so Many Automobiles. . .
My November Reading was heavily influenced by my travel in France and Italy. They would be good companions if you need some “trains and planes” reading in the near future. Should you be staying home, though, while yearning to travel, these titles and a comfy armchair can take you to France, Italy, England, Cape Cod, and even ancient Greece.
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