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Reading List October 2024
I finished a relatively modest nine books this month, including one standalone short story, but six of those were for my Black History Month reading topic, another two by women, and three in German, one in Portuguese (which I read … Continue reading
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Reading List September 2024
I finished reading ten books this month — just four for my usual diversity goal of women/POC, but eight for my monthly reading topic (LGBT+), three in German, and two (2) in Portuguese. Starting with the LGBT books, Kleinstadtnovelle was … Continue reading
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Reading List August 2024
A productive month (not much work!) — 13 books finished, all but two by women/POC, 8 for #WITMonth, 5 in German, one re-read in Portuguese, 2 books of poetry, and one graphic novel. Starting with the women who were actually … Continue reading
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Reading List July 2024
I finished ten books in July, eight as part of my project for the month — Ireland — five by women/POC, three in German, one in Portuguese. Starting with Ireland, The Long Game is an account of Sinn Fein’s journey … Continue reading
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Reading List June 2024
I finished a modest eight books this month, four from my month’s project of “finishing off”, one reread in Portuguese, a modest two in German, and five by women/POC. And since it’s the middle of the year, that makes a … Continue reading
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Reading List May 2024
I finished a modest seven books this month, mainly because (for the first time) none were in English: one Portuguese, and six German, as part of the month’s DDR theme. (And four of those by women.) Starting with the odd-one-out, … Continue reading
Reading List April 2024
I finished a healthy 15 books this month, some admittedly tiny, but including also several whoppers. 13 on my monthly topic of non-fiction, nine by women/POC, five German, one Portuguese (a re-read), one graphic novel. The first three German books … Continue reading
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Reading List March 2024
Just eight books finished last month, though I made progress with quite a few that should be completed in April (mostly for my planned non-fiction theme). I missed my targets for women/POC (three out of eight), and German (three); on … Continue reading
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Reading List February 2024
A short month, with just eight books completed, but I managed to squeeze in my four German, one Portuguese, one graphic novel and one reread. The theme: sci-fi! The graphic novel, Melek + Ich, was a great discovery. The back … Continue reading
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Reading List January 2024
A good start to the year: I finished eleven books this month, six by women/POC, four in German, one in Portuguese — all according to plan. My project for the month was to read Fitzcarraldo authors (not necessarily Fitzcarraldo editions) … Continue reading
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