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Lindy
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Fascinating facts about all kinds of insects, written in a entertaining style that had me reading passages aloud to my sister as we drove to and from her farm. If you‘ve ever wondered what use there can be for mosquitoes, wasps and ants, read this persuasive book. Translation from Norwegian by Lucy Moffatt. #WomenInTranslationMonth

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shawnmooney
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https://youtu.be/eXcheujk5ss

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#shortyseptember

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Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie by Ellen Cassedy

The Silken Thread by Cora Sandel, Elizabeth Rokkan, trans.

shawnmooney Eulogy for the Living: Taking Flight by Christa Wolf, Katy Derbyshire (Translator)

Sin is a Puppy That Follows You Home by Balaraba Ramat Yakubu, Aliyu Kamal (Translator)

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Shorty September and its extension

Storying Violence: Unravelling Colonial Narratives in the Stanley Trial by Gina Starblanket and Dallas Hunt

Taxi! by Helen Potrebenko

Twenty Thousand Saints by Fflur Dafydd

2y
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Megabooks
Weekly Forecast | Thomas Gibson Inc
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How about a #WeekendlyForcast? I was looking ahead and made a collage early.👍🏻

Enjoying Small Angels as I continue getting into gothic fiction. Really looking forward to One‘s Company arriving tomorrow. Excited about Elena in print too for #WomenInTranslationMonth.

On audio, I had to jump on Pathological, which is today‘s Audible daily deal. I also have two fantasy (crazy for me!) and some true crime (also unusual). 🤞🏻 it comes together! ⬇️

Megabooks @swishandflick made me aware of the Book Outlet fiction sale, and I picked up 12 books for $68 including tax. 🙌🏻 I didn‘t *need* any books, but since when has that mattered? 🤣🤣🤣 2y
Cinfhen Yesssssss❗️loving all this…. Can‘t wait for the reviews 💖 2y
ChaoticMissAdventures Oh! I have One's Company from the library and have not started it yet, it sounds fascinating! 2y
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BarbaraBB Ambitious plans! Have a good weekend! 2y
Chelsea.Poole Looks like some great reads ahead of you! I‘m curious about Deer Creek and Raising Lazarus. 2y
Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole yes, looking forward to both! Dopesick wasn‘t my favorite opiate crisis book, but I‘m interested in what she has to say in the sequel. (edited) 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen it‘s going to be a good week! One‘s Company just arrived while I was making dinner. @britt_brooke was right - the metallic cover is stunning! 2y
Megabooks @ChaoticMissAdventures I can‘t wait to start! 2y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB they‘ll probably completely change! 🤣🤣 2y
britt_brooke @Megabooks Total #coverlove 🤩🤩 Can‘t wait to hear what you think! (edited) 2y
BarbaraBB I hope you‘ll read Elena! 2y
BarbaraBB By the way, it takes a long time for my parcel to arrive 🤔 2y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I plan on Elena for sure! Probably towards the end of the week. Yes, I‘ve been watching for your package. Molly massively alerts us (like it‘s the only indoor barking she does) when the mailman comes, and one of us is always home, so 🤞🏻🤞🏻 it arrives soon. Thank you for sending it! 2y
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Megabooks
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Cute short story collection about a fantastical neighborhood in Japan. The magical realism was fun and the 4-5 page looks into the neighbors‘ lives kept the pace moving. Enjoyable and good if you‘re looking for some more lighthearted Japanese literature.

Book 2 for #WomenInTranslationMonth 👍🏻
Also works for #FoodAndLit #Japan

mcctrish I got this for Christmas and enjoyed it a lot ( also the cover is 😍😍😍) 2y
Cinfhen Lovely photo!! Not a fan of MR but sounds fun🤩 2y
BarbaraBB That cover indeed! Love your photo 🥰 2y
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Megabooks @mcctrish the cover is v cute!! 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks! It was a fun read! 2y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB thank you! It is a great cover! 2y
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shawnmooney
S.S. Proleterka | Alastair McEwen, Fleur Jaeggy
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https://youtu.be/uns_gG2AvVs

Translators Aloud: https://youtube.com/c/TranslatorsAloud

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#WomenInTranslationMonth

Intro

Dawn Dumont and her son

Translators Aloud

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

Proleterka by Fleur Jaeggy, Alastair McEwen (Translator)

shawnmooney She Came from Mariupol by Natascha Wodin, Alfred Kueppers (Translation)

A Constellation of Vital Phenomenon by Anthony Marra

Disoriental by Négar Djavadi
Tina A. Kover (Translator)

Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters by Maria José Silveira
Eric M.B. Becker (Translator)

The Silken Thread by Cora Sandel
Elizabeth Rokkan, trans.
2y
shawnmooney The Last Brother by Nathacha Appanah
Geoffrey Strachan (Translator)

Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie by Ellen Cassedy, Jane Fonda (Foreword)
2y
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Susanita
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Finished So Long a Letter. Good for #womenintranslationmonth and #readAfrica

Finished The Four Winds (at 2:00 am a few days ago) and it‘s another moving #historicalfiction from this author.

I was also a little acquisitive this week and read bits and pieces from several books.

#bookreport

Cinfhen Well done 😊💖🙌🏻 2y
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Susanita
So Long a Letter | Mariama B
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Long letter but short book about a woman in Senegal whose husband took a second wife and abandoned his first family. She writes to her friend about their respective lives, their friendship, and the evolving roles of women in post-colonial Western Africa.
#womenintranslationmonth

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Susanita
Weekly Forecast | Thomas Gibson Inc
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Cinfhen I‘ve read a few !! I think you‘ll be satisfied with your reads. 2y
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shawnmooney
Nobody Cries at Bingo | Dawn Dumont
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https://youtu.be/UxeHSW7gHbs

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Intro

Nobody Cries at Bingo by Dawn Dumont

Rose's Run by Dawn Dumont

Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont

The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont

shawnmooney The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

Stone Mattress: Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood

Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters by Maria José Silveira, Eric M.B. Becker (Translator)

Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, Tina Kover (Translator)

The Silken Thread by Cora Sandel, Elizabeth Rokkan (Translator)

The Last Brother by Nathacha Appanah, Geoffrey Strachan (Translator)

Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra

2y
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