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Books Read, December 2023

Books Read, December 2023

That’s a deceptive photo heading this post. . . those are books my husband and I bought ourselves for Christmas, and you’ll have to wait at least a month before they start showing up here. But I have a full slate of books I read in December — as usual, these range across the genres: literary fiction to memoir to popular genre fiction, book in translation, children’s novel, historical fiction. . . it’s all here. Hope you’ll find something that appeals and that you’ll leave us a comment about a book or two you’ve liked (or not) lately. Click through to join in! Happy Reading!

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April Reading

April 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.

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More Summer Reading. . . July 2022

More Summer Reading. . . July 2022

Yes, the blog and I are taking a summer break right now, but I know some of you might be looking for books to read under a shady tree. My granddaughter, currently visiting from Italy — oh joy! — just described a treehouse she claims to sneak into regularly “to read and drink tea.” — In truth, this particular granddaughter is more likely to climb the tree than to sit and read . . . and it’s unlikely her entry through a gap in the fence, or her disappearance from home, or any attempt at tea-making would go unobserved, but I love that this is an Aspirational Image for her.And if you have a treehouse with a big pile of cushions in the corner and perhaps a thermos full of iced tea or lemonade, here’s a list of books you might enjoy

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Reading Elegantly? A Covid-19 Outfit of the Day. . .

Reading Elegantly? A Covid-19 Outfit of the Day. . .

  Outfit of the Day posts:  you know that I struggle with them (so self-conscious-making! so vulnerable-making!), but you also know that I have reasons for persisting to publish occasional photos of What I Wore.…

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Friday’s Five

Friday’s Five

A very quick Friday Five, accompanied by Gratuitous Photos taken on a Sunny Spring Run. 1. I’ve written those 500 words twice this week, so that I now have over 5000. These are, of course,…

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