melissaemilyl

• books my bf brought me back from new york

  4 Oct 2026

  book haul, books, reading

  book haul, books, Eve Babitz, literature, Lorrie Moore, New York, NYC, reading, Susan Sontag

  

• what i read in september 2026

  30 Sep 2026

  books, monthly reading, reading

  Ann Patchett, book-review, book-reviews, books, Eve Babitz, fiction, literature, Lorrie Moore, Maeve Brennan, reading, Rene Karabash, Ryu Murakami, second-hand books, translated literature

  

• patchett & karabash: books i found second-hand this month

  26 Sep 2026

  book haul, books, reading

  Ann Patchett, books, Djuna Barnes, fiction, literature, Lorrie Moore, PD James, reading, Rene Karabash, second-hand books, translated literature

  

• reading through the sunday scaries: books you can finish in a day

  6 Sep 2026

  book recommendations, books, poetry, reading

  Annie Ernaux, books, Caroline Blackwood, fiction, literature, Mary Gaitskill, Mary Oliver, Mieko Kawakami, novella, Peter Shaffer, plays, poetry, reading, Stefan Zweig, sunday scaries, translated literature, Truman Capote

  

• what i read in august 2026

  31 Aug 2026

  books, monthly reading, reading

  Anju Gaston, book-review, book-reviews, books, Claudia Cravens, fiction, Joanne Greenberg, literature, Maxine Hong Kingston, Momo Yamaguchi, monthly reading, penguin modern classics, reading, review, Sibilla Aleramo, translated literature

  

• murakami & brennan: books i found second-hand this month

  29 Aug 2026

  book haul, books, reading

  Alison Lurie, book haul, books, fiction, literature, Maeve Brennan, reading, Ryu Murakami, second-hand books, translated literature

  

• eau de nil: the 10 best penguin modern classics

  28 Aug 2026

  book recommendations, books, penguin modern classics, reading

  Bohumil Hrabal, books, fiction, Joanne Greenberg, literature, Muriel Spark, Penelope Lively, Penelope Mortimer, penguin, penguin modern classics, Peter Handke, reading, Shirley Jackson, Sibilla Aleramo, Tarjei Vesaas, Tove Ditlevsen, translated literature, women in translation