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Several good books, out now and coming soon

October 30, 2025 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 3 Comments

Here you'll find books I'm currently reading and also what I'm eager to read. Included, as a nod to the season, a series of ghost stories published annually this time of year, except they're connected to a Christmas tradition.

“His world had ended:” the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

June 5, 2024 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ Leave a comment

“The Radetzky March” is Joseph Roth's masterpiece. Everyone's pretty much in agreement about that. They're also in agreement that it's one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. If you don't know about it, here's what you’re missing, and why I took so long to get to it.

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