I am plannig to read these four books this month.
My Name Is Red. Orhan PAMUK
The heftiest by far is Orhan PAMUK's My Name Is Red published in 2001 by Faber&Faber. We are holidaying in Turkey soon and as I like to read literature from the country I am visiting I thought this would hit the spot. Mind you, I'll have to be mindful of baggage allowances and so perhaps an e-version or audiobook might be more practical for carrying around.
Here's some info on the book from Faber&Faber
This train is for. Bernie McGill
It's Book Week NI later this month and local writer Bernie McGill will be sharing some readings and reflections at Suffolk Library where I attend a monthly reading group. I've already started this one having picked it up at the library last week. The book, a collection of short stories, was published by No Alibis Press in 2022. Here's some details from the publisher and information from the author herself here.
There are plenty of events on for book week so why not check out librariesni.org.uk for details?
No et moi. Delphine de VIGAN
This is my French read for October. It has been selected for discussion by our French circle. It was chosen because a previous meeting had considered the author's Les Enfants Sont Rois which generated plenty of comments. No et moi has been translated into English, is offered as an audiobook and has been made into a film. I tend to read my French titles as ebooks. The reader offers the possibility of immediate translation and as often as not I find I have to look up clarifications of geographical or historical references.
Here are some details from Goodreads.
and finally
Written on the body. Jeanette Winterson
Carrying on the library connection this is one I ordered a while back and which has eventually arrived. I had read a review of it some time ago and felt I had to read it. The author is one of my heroes - I follow her pieces on Substack which I find challenging. A way with words!
Check out some information on the title from Penguin here.
Looking forward to getting lost in these pages.
Happy reading!
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