Category Archives: Around the World 2013

The Last Reads of 2013: Sierra Leone, Canada, Maine, Venezuela, Morocco (and Illinois and London)

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I have decided to close out 2013 at this point, rather than read like a fiend to the end. For one thing it’s my anniversary, and holing up with books til midnight seems a little antisocial. Also, there isn’t a … Continue reading →

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Quick update

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

No reviews for real right now because I’m trying to read like a crazy person til the end of the year. Since my last post, I’ve read Heart of the Matter, Insurgent, Journal of Best Practices, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, … Continue reading →

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Vienna and Missouri and Husbands Charged With Murder

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I’m racing to the end of the year, now, hoping I can get some actual “book books” read now that I’m done with commuting to Beaumont daily til the new year. I don’t think there is any way I can … Continue reading →

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A Quick Hop to Australia

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I just finished a quick read of another “book book” (as I call the ones printed on paper now). I’m tentatively labeling it my Australia read, but I reserve the right to change it to S. Africa if I want … Continue reading →

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DC, Addis Ababa, North Dakota, and Illinois

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I’ve been having a lovely time reading, but haven’t been so good at catching you all up on my progress. This review features 4 recent reads, titles A-D for the alphabet challenge I doubt I can finish by year end. … Continue reading →

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In Paris, Feeling Very, Very Guilty

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I’m back to the 1001 books list for Z, with my first Zola novel. This one is not for those of you who are fantasizing about an affair. If you are planning to kill your spouse to marry your lover, … Continue reading →

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China and Serbia

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I made a trip back to China for my X book. And really, I think it’s the personal name rather than the family name, but at this point I’m running with it, since I didn’t have a lot of options … Continue reading →

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In the South Pacific with Some Great Sailors and a Jerk of a Captain

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I knocked off the Marshall Islands and Hawaii with a great Pulitzer winner this week. Hated to see this one end. I love when books make me search Google–this time it was to look at images of the ships my … Continue reading →

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Can’t Leave India

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

It was wonderful to realize that I could get two novels about India into this year by counting Midnight’s Children for Pakistan instead. I’m really glad to have done it, since I got to visit the same time period, but … Continue reading →

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From Arizona to India (and Pakistan, which is where I’m counting it)

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

Two more updates, one quick and one more substantial. I visited AZ with a detective dog to fill my Q author slot, and then finally got to indulge my Rushdie addiction and get around to probably his most heralded book. … Continue reading →