Reads & Reveries
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What I Read in August. (opens the original)
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August was Women in Translation Month and I definitely had plans. In my last post I shared some recommendations as well as a list of books I hoped to get to and no one is more surprised than I to report that I read a total of eleven books in August, including six of the eight that I shared. Most satisfyingly, I managed to read a number of books I’ve owned for far too long, as well as a few books I bought so recently they didn’t even have time to collect a single speck of dust!<figur
Women in Translation Book Recommendations (opens the original)
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August is Women in Translation Month so what better time to share some book recommendations. I love translated fiction for so many reasons- primarily the way it allows me to access worlds and words I might not have been able to otherwise- so I wanted to share some books I’m so glad I had the opportunity to read. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KGJT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.co
2026 Mid-Year Check In (opens the original)
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If you think I’ve been absent on here, my bookshelf hasn’t seen much of me either so don’t take it personally…With that said, I still read some good books in the first seven months of the year so when I saw Ariana's mid-year reading check in, I thought it’d be an enjoyable way to review my reading and share some of them with you.<div class="embedded-post-heade
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