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Reading Ireland Month – three more

Posted by Kate W in Fiction and tagged with 2026, audiobook, Clare O'Dea, Irish, LGBTIQ, Naoise Dolan, Orla Mackey, Switzerland March 28, 2026

My last three picks for Reading Ireland Month (two audios and a hardcover) – Continue reading →

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Two for German Literature Month

Posted by Kate W in Fiction and tagged with 2025, Christian Kracht, German, grief-lit, historical, Jenny Erpenbeck, Kate Atkinson, nineties, novella, Switzerland, translated November 23, 2025

One novella and one novel (so far) for German Literature Month XV. Continue reading →

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Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with 2024, Alice Carriere, Annie Ernaux, Eurovision, festival, Griffin Dunne, Melbourne, music, Oisín McKenna, swimming, Switzerland, Tanveer Ahmed, television September 1, 2024

01. My first visit to Alba thermal springs. The bathing is all outdoors but the entrance building is magnificent. Instant calm! Continue reading →

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