Reading Azerbaijan: The Orphan Sky
Following Austria, the next stop in my reading around the world tour is Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan I know nothing about Azerbaijan. There’s a movie I once...
Reading Austria: The World of Yesterday
Following Australia, the next stop in my reading around the world tour is Austria. Austria I think this is the first time in this challenge...
Independent Bookstore: Magus Books
In January I had a chance to visit another one of Seattle’s long-running independent bookstores, Magus Books in the University District, just a block off...
My 2023 Year in Books
. For the first time in several years, I completed my Goodreads Reading Challenge in 2023, reading 106 books with a goal of 100. That...
Independent Bookstore: Charlie’s Queer Books
Last month a new independent bookstore just fell in my lap – or more precisely, opened in my neighborhood. As The Uncommon Cottage continued its...