Wonderful and highly recommended.

If you read one book this year, make it this one. Jeanne Bonner’s translation is exceptional.

Revisiting.

A bookstore in Rome

Brutus

Roman streets are a wanderer’s paradise.

My favorite time of day.

This view is always overwhelming for me.

Rome at this time of year is especially spectacular.

Reading on a Sunday night.

Saturday night vibes.

Currently reading.

"A masterclass in the art of translation... Poignant, and at times breathtakingly honest, IN FARTHEST SEAS joins a select group of narratives that help us cope with the death of a loved one" Quite a rich review by @andrewmartino.bsky.social @pushkinpress.com readingintranslation.com/2025/12/01/l...

Holiday weekend reading.

Pure brilliance.

Wonderful translation by George Henson. One of my favorite books of 2025.

The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen by Shokoofeh Azar worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...

Currently reading.

Try not to judge this book by its lovely cover!

Flight to San Diego reading material.

Currently reading.

Playing dominoes in Little Havana

Could anything be more magical on a Friday evening in October?

No words necessary.

Wonderful.

Next up!

So looking forward to this!

Wonderful translation by Alison L. Strayer.

“Central to this extraordinary novel is the relationship between humans and storytelling.” Andrew Martino reviews this novel set against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. @andrewmartino.bsky.social worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...

Sunday afternoon

Currently reading.

Beautiful morning at Salisbury University.

Wonderful. And wonderfully translated by the highly talented Oonagh Stransky.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... a masterpiece fantastically translated by the great Gregory Rabassa.

New addition to the Biblioteca Martino

New arrival. Translation by Oonagh Stransky.

Three years later and this is still one of my greatest experiences.

Wonderful addition to the #BibliotecaMartino

Currently reading.

Currently reading.

Currently reading.

Wonderful.

Reading Camus in Ryan Bloom’s translation tonight.

There is something wonderful about being alone in a university library in the middle of summer.