Category Archives: Books

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 →

#GermanLitMonth book six completes my perfectly balanced pattern: representing Swiss woman is Martina Clavadetscher, with Knochenlieder. This is a wonderfully strange book. Most obviously, it’s a novel written (pretty much) in verse. That is, there are line breaks, and while … Continue reading →