Category Archives: Books

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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Gutenberging: Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion

Posted on August 24, 2021 by admin

Recently I’ve been working rather slowly on some big projects — first London Labour and the London Poor, and now Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion, by John Cuthbert Lawson. This project took five year from its beginning on … Continue reading →

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Reading List 15

Posted on July 1, 2021 by admin

I finished an industrious 54 books in this six months — more than my rough target of two a week. Also pleasingly, exactly half were by non-white-males. So woke. There were also a few big books, notably Doris Lessing’s and … Continue reading →

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Reading List 14

Posted on January 1, 2021 by admin

A total of 46 books in the last six months; with the 55 last time, that makes a pleasing 101 for the year. In the spirit of the times, I made an effort to be a bit more diverse in … Continue reading →

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Reading List 13

Posted on July 1, 2020 by admin

A productive 55 books read in these six months, thanks to plague and unemployment! Short stories Real Time World +2 — Christopher PriestPublic Library — Ali SmithQissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women — Jo Glanville (ed.)Beacons — Gregory Norminton (ed.)The … Continue reading →

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Reading List 12

Posted on January 1, 2020 by admin

40 books read in this six months, making 75 for the year. This was an experiment in reading all non-fiction, which was rewarding in that I covered a lot of books that I wouldn’t normally read, but on the other … Continue reading →

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