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Groups: Ancient History, BBC Radio 3 Listeners, History: On learning from and writing history, Le Salon Littéraire du Peuple pour le Peuple, Middle Eastern Literature, Reading Globally
Joined: Jan 23, 2009

About My Library: Recent Books:
Classic Crimes by William Roughead
Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford
Room by Emma Donoghue
Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette
The Story of Sushi by Trevor Corson
Location: Kentucky
Memberships: LibraryThing Early Reviewers
Currently Reading: Burmese Lessons: A true love story by Karen Connelly
Favorite Authors: T. Coraghessan Boyle, Michael Chabon, Yu Hua, Haruki Murakami, George Orwell
Local Favorites: Libraries: Louisville Free Public Library - Main Branch