Books Set in Switzerland
I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Switzerland twice in the past two years, and here are ten books I’ve read that take place in some part of that beautiful country. They capture something of the history, culture, or literary inspiration in landscapes of mountains, clear blue lakes, and bell-bedecked cows. I organized this list by year of publication, and it has books for children, travel memoir, and mystery.
Top 10 Books of 2022
t’s the beginning of a new year, and so like any reader I feel compelled to look back over the previous year’s reading and pick out my favorite books. I started out with a list of twenty-five titles and then made myself narrow it down to ten.
Alexandre Dumas On Mosquitoes
You hold your breath, and wait. Not for long. A sudden pain stabs you. This time it is on your eyelid. Your thoughts, in their lust for vengeance, do not allow calculation. You give yourself a blow that would fell an ox, you see a million stars. Never mind; it is worth it if your vampire is dead.
10 Books Set in Paris
There are so many different books you could read in preparation for a trip to Paris. I was a little surprised that most of my recent favorites are memoir/biography and non-fiction, but this list also has four novels set in the City of Lights.