Lovely Books and Things - 8.1.21

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update

Linking up with:
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Cherry season - having a slice of Schubert's Black Forest Cake
2. NPR playlist of MTV's first 100 videos (here)
3. Nothing like spotting a gigantic paper clip to start off a work day in the office

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Updated posts:

Jane-austenesque 2021 (here)

Library:

Heaven
by Mieko Kawakami
translated by Sam Bett, David Boyd
Literary, Coming of Age, Japan | Published: 2021 (first 2009) | Goodreads

Freebies: from Little Free Library

The Darkest Evening
by Ann Cleeves
Mystery, Crime, England | Published: 2020 | Goodreads

The Emissary
by Yōko Tawada
translated by Margaret Mitsutani
Dystopia, Japan | Published: 2018 (first 2014) | Goodreads

Life: A User's Manual
by Georges Perec
translated by David Bellos
Classics, Literary, Paris | Published: 1988 (first 1978) | Goodreads
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