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Reading List February 2026

I finished 6 books this month, all of which fit more or less into my month’s theme of favourite writers, four by women/POC, and two in German. Portuguese might restart in March. The choice of theme was mainly because I’d … Continue reading

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Reading List January 2026

I finished a very modest five books this month, three by women/PoC (again = women), four for my “Dorothy Richardson and environs” theme; one German, and none in Portuguese (I’m doing some listening instead). Starting with the inevitable, Pointed Roofs … Continue reading

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Reading List December 2025

A modest end to the year, with 8 books finished, 6 for my non-fiction monthly theme, and 6 also by women/POC (in this case, all just women!), 1 in Portuguese and a dismal 1 in German. Windows on Modernism — … Continue reading

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Cottbus Bird Census IV

I didn’t think I had any chance of beating the 80 species I saw last year in Brandenburg, but a few surprises got me up to 85 this time round. I’ve simplified my post somewhat this year, including all birds … Continue reading

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Reading List November 2025

I finished nine books this month, four for my extended SFF/POC theme, eight by women or POC, a modest two in German, and one in Portuguese. The Rosewater Insurrection is the second in a trilogy, and I read the first … Continue reading

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Reading List October 2025

I finished a modest eight books this month, five as part of my month’s topic of POC SF/F (plans went slightly agley due to excessive employment and being distracted by the Deutscher Buchpreis longlist). Seven by women/POC altogether, three in … Continue reading

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Reading List September 2025

I finished 11 books in September, 8 by women/POC, seven of those for my Black writers monthly topic, with three in German and one in Portuguese. One of the main reasons for the choice of topic was (as usual) the … Continue reading

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Reading List August 2025

I finished 12(ish) books this month, 11 by women/POC, and 10 of those for #WITMonth. 5 in German, and one in Portuguese. Starting with the women in translation (per the “rules”, not all actually in translation, but not originally written … Continue reading

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Reading List July 2025

I finished ten books this month, six for my slightly patronising topic of “sound Americans”, five by women/POC, three in German, with one graphic novel. No Portuguese, because I’m working through a big one. 🙂 Understanding Literature and Life: Drama, … Continue reading

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Reading List June 2025

I finished ten books in June: eight for my poor excuse for a monthly theme (“finishing off books I’d already started”), six by women/non-binary/POC, one in Portuguese, and a measly one in German. That makes a nice round sixty for … Continue reading

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