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Reading List June 2022

Posted on June 30, 2022 by admin

Eleven books finished this month, six by women/POC, and an unexpectedly successful five in German. That makes a respectable 58 for the first half of the year. Der andere Name (Heptalogie I – II) — Jon Fosse tr. Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel … Continue reading →

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Reading List May 2022

Posted on June 1, 2022 by admin

Nine books finished this month, six by women/POC, and two in German (made up for by the extra one last month). Identitti — Mithu Sanyal The Complete Short Stories: The 1950s — Brian Aldiss England and Other Stories — Graham … Continue reading →

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Reading List April 2022

Posted on April 30, 2022 by admin

Ten books finished this month, 6 by women/POC and four in German. Romance-language translations and genetic engineering emerged as my themes of the month. A Manual for Cleaning Women — Lucia Berlin Meine geniale Freundin — Elena Ferrante tr. Karin … Continue reading →

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Holey Birds

Posted on April 18, 2022 by admin

This is the season to find your hole, defend your hole, and sit in your hole. Fortunately, our locals are well-provided for. The buildings in our area come with pre-installed jackdaw holes; all that’s necessary is to add the semi-circular … Continue reading →

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Reading List March 2022

Posted on March 31, 2022 by admin

Twelve books finished this month, including my target three in German and seven of the twelve by women/POC. Birds in London — W. H. Hudson Kaltenburg — Marcel Beyer Selbs Mord — Bernhard Schlink Cottbus: Geschichten und Anekdoten — Helmut … Continue reading →

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Reading List February 2022

Posted on February 28, 2022 by admin

Another eight books finished this month, five by Women/POC. Alte Sorten — Ewald Arenz The Books of Jacob — Olga Tokarczuk Sieben leere Häuser — Samanta Schweblin Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? — Lev Parikian In Morningstar’s Shadow — Aliette … Continue reading →

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Reading List January 2022

Posted on January 31, 2022 by admin

I finished eight books this month, five by women/POC and three in German, so just about on schedule. Most reading time has actually gone into the staggeringly brilliant Books of Jacob, but finishing that’s for another month. Streulicht — Deniz … Continue reading →

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Gutenberging: Aspects of Nature

Posted on January 17, 2022 by admin

My latest completed book (or rather volume one of two) for pgdp is Aspects of Nature, by Alexander von Humboldt. This is a rather odd one, consisting of three papers by Humboldt, together with his own supplemental notes to each, … Continue reading →

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Reading List 16

Posted on December 31, 2021 by admin

I finished a round 60 books in the second half of 2021, exactly half by non-white-males. The other measure I’m starting to keep track of is the number in German — 14 this time. Short stories Subtly Worded and Other … Continue reading →

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Catalogue d’oiseaux

Posted on December 26, 2021 by admin

The ebird bird-listing site has a different challenge each month, and December’s was to make 50 documents — recordings or pictures — of birds. I decided to challenge myself a little more and try for 50 species. We usually see … Continue reading →

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