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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 →

I finished approximately eleven books this month (counting a series of standalone stories as one): seven by women/POC, and seven also as part of project sacre bleu, my exploration of French literature. Starting with those stories, I was inspired by … Continue reading →

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 →