1. The full Moon cafe by Mai Moochizuki
2. My Favourite by Sarah Jollien- Fardel 
3. Tidal waters by Velia Vidal
4. The Fire by Daniela Krien 
5. Sleep of Memory by Patrick Modiano
6. Little Jewel by Patrick Modiano 
7. Dendrites by Kalia Papadaki
8. Living things by Munir Hachemi
9. Beloved by Empar Moliner

Well, in the month, I started in Japan with a cat manned Cafe solving people’s problems , then a daughter reflecting her violent father in a wonderful Swiss novel. Then a woman sends letters to her friend about her new job on the coast, trying to get kids to read as she also feels a lot of freedom. Then a couple have there hoilday plans changed and the look at the relationship. Then I had a duo of Patrick Modiano novels as ever he deals with his home of Paris and how memories are used. Then we go to New Jersey, and one Greek American family and their home town fell apart, and as it does, their American dream falls apart. Then, a quartet of students take a road trip and imagine picking grapes, but then they see the horrors of factory farming, get drunk, and fall apart. Then a woman sees how her Husband may leave her for a young colleague. I have been stuck in a Europe a lot this month and a lot of new fiction. No new countries one new publisher.

Book of the Month

I’ve went for My favourite as it is such a heartwrenching and powerful account of a violent father and the impact that can have on all those around him years later. How do you escape that violence? This book isn’t out yet, but worth getting it when it does !!

Non book things.

Well, with the whole Oasis reunion thing happening, I tried to get tickets but didn’t get any. It was no real loss; I was never a huge fan of them, but this month saw other bands return. Tindersticks had a new album out with much the same soulful dark murmured tones. Then we also had the return after ong breaks of two bands one well-known we had the first new song for nearly two decades from The Cure, I like it loads, but the intro maybe needed cutting a few mins, something of Classic Robert Smith in the singing dark and brooding harking back to the early cure a lot I felt. Then, The Wolfgang Press, a band I love returned after a long break. This album Is classic of their sound and sounds like they have never been away. They are a band that never quite got big but had a talented singer and a great sound. But maybe a touch to left field. They were a 4ad band, and the new album’s cover is. A nod toward the classic 4ad cover art. We watch The Night  Sleeper, a techno-thriller series about a train being taken over. Is it a little far-fetched or was it because last week the rail system was seemingly hacked at stations.Then Slow Horse returned, and this time, it had a lot more action and a few new characters to discover.

Next Month

October means one thing: the Nobel Literature Prize is due next week. I usually do a guessing post, but I think I will wait and see who wins this year. I hope it is someone I have read. I would love to see Krasznahorkai or someone like Peter Nadas. Then it is Club 1970, run by Simon and Karen. I love there club years I alway order to many books to read this is the same thir year I have three books on hand a fourth just in the post today. I hope to find another book. I am trying a deep dive to find something left field more than I have. I’m not sure which yet, but let’s hope I find something like I have in mind. Then, near the end of the month, I will be turning Nordic with books read first in Norway in November from the fantastic Meredith !!!!!!

What are your plans for either of these events in the coming months if any ?