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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Starting May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry from @transitbooks.bsky.social. Presumably with many, many other people if my social media timelines mean anything.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you see this, recommend a short book. The Governesses by Anne Serre, translated from the French by Mark Hutchinson.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Now reading Anita Brookner: Art & Life by Hermione Lee.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Making a few notes. The @onebrightbook.bsky.social crew is back together tomorrow morning to discuss Fierce Attachments by Vivian Gornick.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

There are quite a few things I need to be reading today. And only one thing I’ll actually be reading.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The start of school is such a crazy, stressful time. Relaxing with a mystery. In my pajamas. Feels like such a gift. I will get to all the other tasks later. Haven’t even had time to get to my #spinsterseptember books yet.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I think you should ask an expert like @joiedevivre9.bsky.social. I was only passing through for a few days. Although I really enjoyed Chihuly Garden and Glass.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

On my way home. But I made one last stop.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Seattle skyline truly spectacular tonight.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ordering now from Blackwell’s because I can’t wait for the US edition. Which I will probably also buy. Even though I still think she’s a little personally forbidding, even scary. Scary genius.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Starting We Were Forbidden by Jacqueline Harpman, translated from the French by Ros Schwartz from @transitbooks.bsky.social. Second reading. I’ve been wondering about a few things…

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

For every teacher out there, overwhelmed or exhausted by the start of school, lots of people see you and appreciate all that you do. Happy Weekend Eve!

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My daughter is in New York and texted me to say that the Leonora Carrington tarot deck that we both just acquired from Fulgur Press is on display at the Morgan. It is a beautiful thing. www.fulgur.co.uk/books/tarot-...

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Reading That Summer’s End by Lee Seong-bok, translated from the Korean by Anton Hur. “One hundred and six poems of self-reflection and exquisite beauty—an intoxicating blend of Seon Buddhism and French Symbolism from one of South Korea’s most celebrated and influential poets.”

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Join us for a bonus episode of @onebrightbook.bsky.social as we chat with Allison from @sandtclassics.bsky.social about their stunning imprint. Rebecca and I both pitched an idea. What would you like to see next in the lineup? onebrightbook.com/2026/08/17/b...

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

My copy of Fierce Attachments by Vivian Gornick is nowhere to be found. So I have to get another one. And I’m not in love with any of my choices. Which one of these would you go for?

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Yesterday’s snickerdoodles disappeared quickly. So on a whim, I just made some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Not sure why I’m doing this.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Picked this up at the library today because I remembered when @ds228.bsky.social talked about looking forward to it. Anyone read it?

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’m going to go ahead and read this now. Just for giggles. I’ve heard all your warnings. But I can’t bring myself to believe them.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I had a particularly satisfying day, and now I’ve made snickerdoodles and the whole house smells like cinnamon. Sigh.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Just saw that The Woman Warrior is 50 years old today. Felt nostalgic. Dug out my copy. Looked inside the front cover. Purchased in 1985 for ENG 207 Contemporary Lit. $6.95. My first semester in college. The new one to the right is attractive too.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Rebecca @ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social and I will be chatting with Allison Miriam Woodnutt (née Smith) of @sandtclassics.bsky.social on Friday for a bonus episode of @onebrightbook.bsky.social. Is there a book that you’d love to see Smith & Taylor publish? www.unnamedpress.com/smith-and-ta...

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

What Christie wrote about Absent in the Spring in her autobiography:

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Just finished the last of the novels Christie wrote under the pen name of Mary Westmacott. Her chances to dig into the psychological makeup of characters rather than always working for the plot as she believed she did for her mysteries. Absent in the Spring was my clear favorite.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Sorting out the mysteries this afternoon. Didn’t realize I had this much Lorac/Carnac love about the shelves. ❤️

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Book dusting. This has been annoying me for six years. Just put the fix on my current book shopping list.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Next up in the summer reading lineup…

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Starting My Dreadful Body by Egana Djabbarova, translated from the Russian by Lisa C. Hayden.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Shakespeare in the ruins at Barboursville Winery tonight. Much Ado About Nothing. Wine. Everything summer should be.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Wherever I go, there is at least one of these places. Quite a few around here actually.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

From the library. I’ve read Mitford material in various forms but not a graphic novel. Giving this a try.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My family used to joke about me lugging this around, and my grandparents saved the day with a set of encyclopedias. I still have this book in the image by the way.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Holding a 1961 edition of a book in my hands, looking at this list, and thinking of the books that slip quietly away.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Love that my grandparents inscribed every book they ever gave one another. Such a love affair.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

A second wave of blooms are emerging in the yard, I have not slept less than eight hours in over a month, staying up into the wee hours regularly, watched The Sheep Detectives three times, finishing whole books in a day, hanging with friends. This is the good life.

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I’m going to reread this now. And watch the 1979 movie again. And set a reminder for the Netflix 6 part adaptation coming August 13. Yes, I am a fan. Exciting times.

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