The Reading Life Review - November 2021

The Reading Life is a multicultural

book blog, committed to Literary Globalism 

November Authors

Column One

1. Brian Kirk - Ireland - his work has been featured 11 times
2. Nalo Hopkinson - Jamaica to Canada. Great S/F writer, genius at creating worlds
3. Jennifer Cody Epstein - USA - author The Painter from Shanghai. First appearance - I hope to read her two other novels next year.

Column Two

1. Lizzie Collingham - UK- wonderful food historian. 
2. Eric Maria Remarque - Germany 
3. Margaret Atwood - Canada

Column Three 

1. Barbara Pym - UK. I am hoping to finish my read through of her novels next year
2. Freya Sampson - UK - I loved her debut novel, The Last Library. First appearance. Hopefully many more to come
3. Hiromi Kawakami - Japan . - Multi-awarded writer

Current  Countries of Authors 

1. UK - 3
2. Canada - 2
3. Ireland - 1
4. Japan - 1
5. USA - 1
6. Germany - 1

Seven works by women were featured, two by men.  Two authors are no longer living.  Only two authors were featured for first time, both will hopefully  return .

I read two non-fiction works upon which I did not post

1. Black Spartacus - The Life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh 
2. The Taste of Conquest:  The Rise and Fall of Three Cities of Spice by MICHAEL KRONDL

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1. USA
2. The Phillippines 
3. India
4. Romania - first time with such a high rank
5. Canada
6. Germany
7. France
8. Russia

The top five viewed posts were all concerning Short stories

Future Plans and Hopes - to Blog on through to The  end of The pandemic after 660 days of lockdown in Metro Manila.

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To my fellow book bloggers, keep blogging, we are in ugly times but The World needs you.