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Announcing German Literature Month XV – November 2025

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Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 11d

Are you ready for November? An introduction to German Literature Month XV (#GermanLitMonth), hosted by @beautyandthecat.bsky.social and... well, someone else ;)
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November isn’t far away, and you all know what that means – German Literature Month is just around the corner! For the 15th (!) time, we’ll be reading German, Austrian, or Swiss books, …

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Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · 11d

Announcing German Literature Month XV – November 2025

November isn’t far away, and you all know what that means – German Literature Month is just around the corner! For the 15th (!) time, we’ll be reading German, Austrian, or Swiss books, …

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Reposted by Caroline

Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · 23d

Please mark your calendars and join us for this year’s German Literature Month.
#GermanLitMonth.

Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 23d

Busy recently, so I haven't been online much, but in November I'm hoping to be more active to help with this year's #GermanLitMonth - here's the badge, with a building you may recognise :)

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Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · 23d

Please mark your calendars and join us for this year’s German Literature Month.
#GermanLitMonth.

Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 23d

Busy recently, so I haven't been online much, but in November I'm hoping to be more active to help with this year's #GermanLitMonth - here's the badge, with a building you may recognise :)

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Reposted by Caroline

Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 23d

Busy recently, so I haven't been online much, but in November I'm hoping to be more active to help with this year's #GermanLitMonth - here's the badge, with a building you may recognise :)

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Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · 29d

Monsieur Didi says hello.

Large black cat in white basket on a purple blanket

August 2025 Wrap-Up – Women in Translation Month

Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Sep 8

Good evening from Miss Lune.

Calico cat with crossed over paws lying in a green bed sheet.

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Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · Aug 30

My monthly wrap-up post for August, with everything from this year's #WITMonth :)
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As always round these parts, August was devoted to Women in Translation Month, and even if I didn’t quite manage to get to as many books as I would have liked, there was still a fair selectio…

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Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Aug 17

Today is #BlackCatAppreciationDay. Here are my three beauties, two of which sadly are no longer with me. Beloved Max (12.6.08 - 13.4.23), sassy girl Little Isis (2008 - 28.5.25), and my two-year-old gentle giant Monsieur Didi.

Small black cat lying in a purple carpet.

Large black cat sitting in a balcony table.

Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Aug 9

A silly typo. It should have been International Cat Day.

Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Aug 8

She’s dedicated.

Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Aug 8

For International Cat a little street cat I photographed on a market in Marrakesh.

Kitten sleeping on a large pile of egg cartons.

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Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Aug 7

I hope I can watch it some day.

Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Aug 7

Looking at the list makes you go “Oh yes, wow, he did that too”. I’ve seen so many but not Phantom Thread. Sounds like I missed something.

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Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Jul 31

This is just rubbish editing.

Page from a novel with huge grammar mistake.

Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Jul 17

Good evening from Miss Lune.

Calico cat lying in a marble bistro table.

Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Jul 16

Did anyone else find this underwhelming?

Cover of Ayşegül Savaş novel The Anthropologists.

Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thank you so much, Chris.

Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Jun 28

Believe it or not it’s mandatory in Switzerland and it angers me so much. It’s also mandatory in Germany. No clue about the UK. I think it’s absolutely unacceptable. I never watch it.

Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Jun 28

Monsieur Didi wishes everyone a wonderful Saturday.

Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Jun 27

Hello from Miss Lune.

Calico cat sitting in a window sill on a balcony.

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Caroline @beautyandthecat.bsky.social · Jun 27

I’m very sad for you. I’ve been following you over there for a few years and loved seeing him. My soul cat died two years ago so I know how devastating it is.