Twelve books that stayed with me this year
A dozen books I finished this year and keep thinking about, from Pessoa on a tram to Ishiguro on a rainy Sunday.
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Books
“What I’m reading in English and slowly improving Portuguese, plus finds from the stairwell shelf.”
4 Curated Stories
Reading in two languages
How I learned to read Portuguese one children’s book at a time, with a patient neighbour and a very stubborn Saramago.
The Stairwell Book Swap
A single shelf on our second-floor landing that slowly became the whole building’s library.
Bookstores, and reading more
Max Joseph’s funny, thoughtful video essay on bookshops and finding your way back to reading.