February, Books Read: Mysteries, Non-Fiction, French Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction in Translation. . . . All the Books!

Whew! That’s a title, eh? I figured you might be wearying of “November Books Read, Books Read in December, January Books Read, etc., but I couldn’t quite rise to snappy. I’ll try harder next month…

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Rounding Up the Summer Reading — August Is Over!

 We’re in the last third of this challenging year,  a year in which my reading has oscillated between indulging my need to escape and fulfilling my need to understand the challenges we face. August brought…

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July Reading — It Was a Good Month!

Surprise! I’m back with my list of July reading, and I’ve done it by the fourth of August. Would have had it posted yesterday, in fact, but Google/Blogger has introduced (read: imposed!) some changes that…

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Spring Reading. . . .Mystery to Memoir to Anti-Racism, Istanbul to New York City. . .

After reading Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones and Ali Smith’s Spring last month, both wonderful, even important, books. . . but emotionally and mentally demanding. . . I enjoyed the palate-cleansers noted in the photo above: Mick…

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Catching up. . . with Six Titles for the Price of One Post . . .

Wow! Not sure how those five weeks got away from me, but I’m back, with a sextet of titles to share. 1. Lee Child’s Blue Moon, the latest Jack Reacher. Not sure why I enjoy…

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