Books I Read in July ’24 (feels so long ago!)

A very tardy Book Post — the books I read in July, before I left for Rome (which we’ve now left for London, where we’re pivoting for Somewhere Else). Post includes a few titles that might fit on your End-of-Summer (or Winter) reading list — and you might have a few to share as well. Click through to read and to join the conversation.

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What I Read in June, 2024

I read more than usual in June, and my list includes several books I’m recommending highly. I hope you’ll find something here to add to your list — and perhaps you’ll join the conversation and make a few suggestions yourself.

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May Reading, 2024

My May reading: Mystery, Literary Fiction (American women in 1960s Vietnam; Vietnamese refugees in late 70s; a marriage foundering during an ex-pat year in Brazil; dystopia in Dublin); Ruth Reichl memoir. It’s all here — maybe you’ll find something you’ll want to read as well. . .

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Books read in April, 2024

My April books got me through the weeks of travel prep (and pre-travel anxiety) and through long flights and train journeys. Mysteries, memoirs, literary fiction, romance, and armchair travel — it’s all here! Click through to read more and join the book chat.

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Books Read, March 2024

If you’re looking for something to read — literary fiction, mystery, memoir, spy novel, gardening, road trip books in translation — I have a few to recommend from my March reading. Click through to see, and be sure to check out the bookchat that generally builds in the comments (maybe you’ll leave a comment, even a recommendation of your own). . .

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