#WITMonth: Exploring the Beauty of Life and its Relationships Under Authoritarian Rule

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Today’s post comes to you from Veronica Jansen Yoko Ogawa’s The Memory Police  Memory is a funny thing. It has the power to haunt or evade us, to be selectively chosen or forgotten, or to be remembered from one point of view while the other remains overlooked. Like most things in life, the human obsession with … Continue reading #WITMonth: Exploring the Beauty of Life and its Relationships Under Authoritarian Rule

#WITMonth: Chasing Miracles: Finding Meaning in the Flutter of Wings

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Today’s post comes to you from Helle Kirstein Lea Korsgaard’s "The Butterfly Season" The Butterfly Season is not only a guide to Danish butterflies, but first and foremost a guide to attention. By the end of the book, you are not just enlightened about entomology; you are infected by the author’s zeal to be more attentive. … Continue reading #WITMonth: Chasing Miracles: Finding Meaning in the Flutter of Wings

#WITMonth: Cozy Movie Night with a Classic German Murder Mystery

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Today’s post comes to you from Kim Tyo-Dickerson Why You Should Watch "The Sheep Detectives" and Read "Three Bags Full"… in Any Order “Justice!” bleated Othello. “Justice!” bleated the other sheep. And so it was decided that George Glenn’s sheep themselves would solve the wicked murder of their shepherd” - Three Bags Full During the summer … Continue reading #WITMonth: Cozy Movie Night with a Classic German Murder Mystery

#WITMonth: “The Colony” by Annika Norlin

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"The Colony" by Annika Norlin (2023), the debut novel of a Swedish pop star, translated into English by Alice E. Olsson (2025) In the spring of 2023, a lone, burned-out journalist escapes the city and heads up to a remote village to live in a tent, trying for a bit of a nature cure, a … Continue reading #WITMonth: “The Colony” by Annika Norlin

#WITMonth: “Concerning My Daughter” by Kim Hye-jin

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Today’s post comes to you from Hwee Concerning My Daughter is a South Korean novel written by Kim Hye-jin, translated by Jamie Chang, who has also translated popular novels like Kim Ji Young : Born 1982. The book has also won the prestigious Shin Dong-yup Literary Award in 2018.  The book is about an ageing mother … Continue reading #WITMonth: “Concerning My Daughter” by Kim Hye-jin

#WITMonth: “Midnight Blue” by Simone van der Vlugt

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Today’s post comes to you from Brenda Rupp Few heroines in historical fiction fight for survival as fiercely as Catrin in Midnight Blue. Catrin is thrust into survival mode after the death of her abusive husband, leaving her to manage the farm alone while rumors swirl through the village surrounding his death. Still grieving the loss … Continue reading #WITMonth: “Midnight Blue” by Simone van der Vlugt

#WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Little House That Needed a Witch

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A picturesque two story house with chicken legs walks with a blue sky and green/yellow grass

"Deep in the forest sat a little house. The witch who lived in the house was very old. She was so old even her wrinkles were wrinkled. But one day she went for a walk and never returned.” So starts The Little House That Needed a Witch, a whimsically charming picture book for readers age … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Little House That Needed a Witch

#WITMonth: “Just a Little Dinner” by Cecile Tlili

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Today’s post comes to you from Angie Erickson The dinner party may be one of literature’s most easily translated pressure chambers. Four people sit down intending to perform friendship, coupledom, sophistication, and hospitality; by dessert, the performance has collapsed. This is the setup of Just a Little Dinner, Katherine Gregor’s English translation of Cécile Tlili’s 2023 … Continue reading #WITMonth: “Just a Little Dinner” by Cecile Tlili

#WITMonth: “The Unworthy” (Las indignas)

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Today’s post comes to you from DiAnna Pantano There is something particularly unsettling about the dystopian worlds Agustina Bazterrica creates. Worlds that are close enough to our own to unsettle us, but ambiguous enough that we can never quite pinpoint how, or when, everything went so wrong. The Unworthy follows in the footsteps of Tender Is … Continue reading #WITMonth: “The Unworthy” (Las indignas)

#WITMonth: Supersaurio by Meryem El Mehdati

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Today’s post comes to you from Kimberly Wong Supersaurio by Meryem El Mehdati is a smart, searing, and painfully relatable workplace satire. Originally published in Spanish in 2022, its English edition was translated by Julia Sanches and released in November 2025. The novel, categorized as autofiction, follows Meryem through her internship in the corporate offices of … Continue reading #WITMonth: Supersaurio by Meryem El Mehdati