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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 →

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 →

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 →

I finished 11 books this month: nine for my theme of the month (non-fiction), and seven by women/POC, three in German, and one in Portuguese. A couple of sub-themes popped up accidentally: four of the books are French (if one … Continue reading →

I finished nine books in April, five as part of my International Booker Prize monthly theme. Seven by women/POC, three in German, and one re-read in Portuguese. For the IBP theme, I concentrated on the longlisted books from this year, … Continue reading →

I finished nine books in March, five as part of my monthly topic — SF/F. Half by women/POC, just two German, and on Portuguese. A quiet month, but several are still in-progress! One of the distractions from my planned topic … Continue reading →

I finished 11 books in February, 8 as part of my Nordic reading month. Only 5 by women/POC, because of the two Jon Fosses (maybe I can count him as one); three in German, one in Portuguese. Starting in the … Continue reading →

I finished ten books this month — eight by POC/women, five for my month’s project of South Asian writing, and three in German. No Portuguese this time, but I’m well into a good one. Starting with the South Asians, the … Continue reading →