Litsy

Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope | Eleanor Herman

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#Italy #Jubilee #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

IriDas That last committee reminds me of our local priests who just made the news for demanding the city cancel an upcoming goth festival because they are offended by it. 😂 2h

Dilara 😂 2h

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Cortg

The Stranger | Albert Camus

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I found this story/writing quite interesting. Written 80 years ago, it‘s the story of a guy who shows no emotion towards anything; his mother‘s death, his girlfriend, a murder. He just wakes up each day and goes through the motions of life. Today, he may be considered neurodivergent. Eighty years ago was a very different time. I paired #FoodandLit with Chorba Bayda, an Algerian chicken soup. Delicious!

Texreader, Catsandbooks

Texreader Excellent review! And yummy dish!! 7h

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Dilara

Ibn Khald�n: Anthologie | Gabriel Martinez-Gros

“In Ibn Khaldun's lifetime, in the 14th century, the Kingdom of France is submerged by the English's new Bedouin wave, according to his short account of the Hundred Years' War as it was told to him in Spain.“
The English as Bedouins 😂 It makes sense given his view of the world, his philosophy, & the info he had, but the mental image is funny to me. I almost want to feed it to an AI image generator

#Algeria #FoodandLit
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Dilara pic collage by Blaue Max, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 23h

Texreader That‘s quite a unique description of the English!! It does make sense but it took me some time to connect the dots 16h

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BarbaraBB

Among Friends: A Novel | Hal Ebbott

#WeeklyForecast 48/25

A #ToB26 week! I am reading and enjoying Lion and listening to Emperor of Gladness, which I am not enjoying at all. Next will be the tagged book, that everyone seems to hate but I already bought it and am curious to see what I‘ll think.
Forbidden Notebook (in Dutch) is my choice for #FoodAndLit (Italy).

ChaoticMissAdventures Oh no! I am really looking forward to Emperor. Lion looks very interesting, glad you are enjoying 1d

LeahBergen I thought the tag book sounded good. I‘ll wait to see what you think! 😆 1d

BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures It‘s me I think. I don‘t like books about drugs and poverty (the combination). Lion is really good. 1d

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squirrelbrain Lion is one I couldn‘t get hold of easily - I shall have another look today….. 1d

Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB ah, then I can see why you‘re not enjoying Emperor. 22h

merelybookish I loved Forbidden Notebook!! 15h

BarbaraBB @merelybookish I am glad to hear that! 14h

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick

Food and Literature | Gitanjali G. Shahani

@Texreader @Butterfinger #foodandlit

I can contemplate this for another week and still second-guess myself, so I'll submit this list as my nominations. I mostly went with countries whose books are on my shelves to help narrow it down.

Texreader Thanks! I still need to make my nominations! I‘ll do that tomorrow, then I‘ll tabulate the votes and vet the countries. So much fun!! 1d

TEArificbooks At first I thought these were the official countries for next year. Got all excited that they were being announced. Your graphics are good. 1d

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TEArificbooks Sorry for the premature excitement! After I posted it, I did think I may have blown my wad a little early with this graphic! 🤣 1d

Bookwormjillk Great list! 22h

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Texreader

Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope | Eleanor Herman

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#Italy #Jubilee #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

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LiseWorks

Pinocho | Carlo Collodi

These are the books I'll be working on for this challenge. 2 of them are for #FoodandLit @Texreader @Catsandbooks #Italy
#SnowyDecemberReadathon

Texreader 😁 2d

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Dilara

Ibn Khald�n: Anthologie | Gabriel Martinez-Gros

I've been wanting to read Ibn Khaldun for ages, & when I noticed the tagged book on my library's website, I thought #FoodAndLit would be a good opportunity. It's always difficult to pinpoint a country for authors born before modern nation states, esp. when they moved around a lot (just look on the map at all the places he lived in!) but as he wrote his most famous book while living with Bedouins in #Algeria, it sort of works.
@Texreader

Texreader Perfect!!! 3d

Dilara @Texreader 😁 😇 2d

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LitsyEvents

Italy | Paul Mason

#FoodandLit Italy December 2025
To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader
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LitsyEvents From @Catsandbooks Thank you to all who have participated in FoodandLit during my time with the group!
I've had a wonderful journey exploring countries and their cuisines. Thank you Karen and Tammy for being amazing partners! Good luck as you continue on next year @Texreader @Butterfinger 3d

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Catsandbooks

Italy | Paul Mason

#FoodandLit Italy December 2025

To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader

LitsyEvents

Catsandbooks Thank you to all who have participated in FoodandLit during my time with the group! I've had a wonderful journey exploring countries and their cuisines. Thank you Karen and Tammy for being amazing partners! Good luck as you continue on next year ❤️ @Texreader @Butterfinger 3d