April 2026 Wrap-Up

April, despite being the second month of autumn here in Melbourne, has been rather summery of late, with temperatures in the mid- to high-twenties – which makes the fact that I currently have a stinking cold even more annoying. While the sun is shining, all I can do is sit at home, binge-watch shows on my various watchlists and (of course) pick up some books. The weather doesn’t have a great impact on my reading, and last month was once again an enjoyable month, with a mix of interesting books… …which you’ll hear all about after the stats ***** Total Books Read: 13 Year-to-Date: 43 New: 8 Rereads: 5 From the Shelves: 6 Review Copies: 6 From the Library: 1 Novels: 5 Novellas: 0 Short Stories: 4 Non-Fiction: 3 Poetry: 1 Non-English Language: 11 (3 Japanese, 3 German, 2 Korean, 2 French, Russian) In Original Language: 3 (3 German) The Tale of Genji – Chapter by Chapter 25 – Hotaru 26 – Tokonatsu ***** Books Reviewed in April were: 1) The Traitor by Kōbō Abe 2) The Old Fire by Elisa Shua…