Category Archives: Books

I finished nine books this month, with the usual four in German; only four by women/POC, but I’m planning a people of colour month for May to balance things a bit. All but two were in translation, mainly because of … Continue reading →

I finished eight books this month — seven in German (mostly quite short, hence the vaguely respectable total), and four by women (no POC, which I need to make up for soon). Rough plan for this month was a world … Continue reading →

I finished a healthy eleven books in a short month, mainly due to several volumes of short stories; four books in German, and seven of the eleven by women/POC. My main focus this month was reading some of the original … Continue reading →

I finished nine books in January, five by women/POC, and a below-target three in German (I’ve been listening to the very chunky Die Katze und der General, hopefully to be finished in February). This was a French month (six of … Continue reading →

Nine books finished this month, five by women/POC and five in German, for a total of 66 for the half-year (124 for the year). Starting with the short stories, I bought The Miracle Shed some time in the 90s, was … Continue reading →

Ten books finished this month, five by women/POC, and eight in German thanks to #GermanLitMonth! Momo — Michael Ende Das Archiv der Gefühle — Peter Stamm Die Haarteppichknüpfer — Andreas Eschbach Der Trip — Nozomi Horibe tr. Gregor Suchan Dimple … Continue reading →

Ten books finished this month, all by women/POC thanks to Black History Month! Despite the British/Irish timing of BHM, the main focus was on German Black history. Contrapunctus — Michael Götting Gesammeltes Schweigen — Heinrich Böll and Sharon Dodua Otoo … Continue reading →

13 books finished this month, 11 of them from my Asian reading month; that helped me get to 12 by women/POC, with the usual 4 in German. Happy Stories, Mostly — Norman Erikson Pasaribu tr. Tiffany Tsao Frösche — Mo … Continue reading →

I finished a holiday-boosted 14 books in August; 12 of those by women/POC, thanks to Women in Translation month (which turns out to mean non-men writing in non-English, even if that’s not so catchy). The Trap — Dorothy M. Richardson … Continue reading →