Thank goodness we get a couple months off in between 20 Books of Summer and Novellas in November. I must have needed it, seeing as I’ve only posted once in the interim (so far). One year I’ll have the stamina to do Victober in between, but this year is not that year. Here are my plans:

The recent additions: These books are newly borrowed or acquired, and just happen to be under 200 pages. They also happen to all be in translation.

• Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated by Julia Sanches. A straggler on my 2023 International Booker Prize reading list.
• The Nun by Denis Diderot, translated by Leonard Tancock. A 1001 Books pick that I may have already started…
• The Short End of the Sonnenallee by Thomas Brussig, translated by Jonathan Franzen and Jenny Watson. I need to maintain my Franzen completist status.
• The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi, translated by Raymond Rosenthal. Inspired by the title of a Law and Order episode, of all things, but might be a timely read.

The TBR: Recent additions to my ever-growing TBR – meaning I haven’t acquired these yet but would like to.

• A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr. I couldn’t begin to tell you have many times I’ve heard people sing the praises of this book. Here is the most recent.
• Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald. This was in the “references” section of recent Giller and Booker nominee Study for Obedience, and that’s all I need to know.
• Night Walks by Charles Dickens. Based on this review; perhaps I’ll do a little Victobering after all.

The official group reads: Our hosts chose these books as the group reads this year. I approve.

• A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf. I already owned this, in a bind up with Three Guineas. I probably haven’t read it in twenty years.
• Western Lane by Chetna Maroo. I bought this as a brand new hardcover, despite knowing little about it. Living on the edge!

Thank you as always to Cathy and Rebecca, who have posted their own, truly intimidating TBRs!