Short Stories, Irish literature, Classics, Modern Fiction, Contemporary Literary Fiction, The Japanese Novel, Post Colonial Asian Fiction, The Legacy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and quality Historical Novels are Among my Interests








Sunday, December 1, 2019

The Reading Life Review - November, 2019 - future plans - Two New Projects Announced



November Authors








Column One

1. Yoko Tawanda - Japan to Germany, writes in both languages, Memoirs of a Polar Bear
2. Elizabeth Cobb - USA - historical fiction, The Hamilton Affair
3. Hirsh David Nomberg - Poland - Multi Genre Yiddish Writer - 
4. Mariam Karpilove - Belarus to New York City,  prolific Yiddish writer, hundreds of short stories 

Column Two 

1. Voltaire - France
2. Heinrich Von Kleist - Germany - major romantic era writer
3. Mary Costello - Ireland - first featured April, 2013
4. Hans Fallada - Germany . Major Chronicler of Germany during World War Two Era

Column Three

1. Brian Kirk - Ireland - featured many times on The Reading Life..more to come I hope
2. Elizabeth Joy Serrano-Quijano - Phillipines, Cebu . Highly promising writer
3. Stacey Schiff - USA - Pulitzer Prize winning biographer
4. Robert Walzer - Austrian

Column Four

1. William Dalrymple - USA - historian focusing on the relationship of England and India
2. Martin Suter - Germany - prolific novelist
3. Orla McAlinden - Ireland - The Flight of the Wren
4. Mavis Gallant - Canada to France

Above all, I welcome Voltaire to The Reading Life, his presence honors all featured writers.

In the spirit of a royal garden party in Paris, 1760, in Honor of Voltaire, the November writers are eight women and eight men.  Nine are living, seven live on in the hearts of those of us into the reading life.  12 have been featured before, four are first timers.

Blog Stats

Home Countries of Authors

1. Germany - 3
2. USA - 3
3. Ireland - 3
4. Belarus - 1
5. Poland - 1
6. France - 1
7. Austria - 1
8. Philippines - 1
9. Canada - 1
10. Japan - 1

There are 3639 posts online

The Reading Life has received 5,879,510 page views

Of the five most viewed posts four were by authors from the Philippines, one from Indonesia.


Countries of origins of visitors 

USA, India, the Philippines, Ukraine, Canada, UK, Russia, France, Burkino Faso (first time on this list) and Belgium


Two New Reading Life Projects

I like to organize my reading and posts around reading projects.

This month we are starting two more projects

The Legacy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Many great writers- 


Revolutionary Readings

Recently I read Ron Chernow's magnificent biographies of Alexander Hamilton and George Washington.  I decided I wanted to know more about the American Revolution.  

Your best source for reading suggestions on the American Revolution is the 100 Best Books List on The Journal of the American Revolution Webpage.  Both of Chernow's books are on the list and I have eight others on my E Reader. I hope to finish these books in three months.  The project also includes the French, Russian and other revolutions.  

Future Plans and Hopes

Basically more of the same.

I will continue reading along as I can on Buried in Print's Mavis Gallant Project

The time has come to begin the short stories of Shalom Aleichem




At the end of the year I will draw up more elaborate plans

Joining Ambrosia and Oleander Bousweau and myself on The Reading Life will be Arfington Bousweau as design consultant



Below is a recent picture of Ambrosia, our European Director




I offer our great thanks to Max u for his provision of Amazon Gift Cards

Mel u

1 comment:

Buried In Print said...

OH! Are you reading Tevye now? I have it next to the bed and was thinking perhaps I'd missed your reading of them?