Category Archives: Books

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Just eight books finished this month (but some whoppers): four by women/POC, (just) three in German, one in Portuguese, and just three that were part of my original plan. For the six months, 50 total, 35 by women/POC, 26 in … Continue reading →