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BG from the Burgh
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🏳️‍🌈 lesbian. writer. ESL teacher. cat haver. Pittsburgher.

Chatting about work and interests. I’m politically minded, but my posts usually aren’t

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(I don’t use my name for safety reasons because I work with very vulnerable populations)
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#BookSky Reading Around the World Challenge

🇧🇯 Benin 🇧🇯

Snares Without End by Olympe Bhêly-Quénum
Cover of Snares Without End, showing a seashell surrounded by a sun
August 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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#BookSky Reading Around the World Challenge

🇧🇧Barbados 🇧🇧

Fire in the Canes by Glenville Lovell
Cover of Fire in the Canes, showing a woman holding up a baby beneath a palm tree
August 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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In honor of National Dog Month I’m posting memorable dogs from books I’ve enjoyed

Day 5: Apollo from The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

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Cover of book The Friend, showing a harlequin Great Dane position on a picture frame in primary colors
August 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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In honor of National Dog Month I’m posting dogs from books I’ve enjoyed

Day 4: The Yellow Dog from Le Chien jaune by Georges Simenon

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Cover of The Yellow Dog, showing an illustration of a dog wearing a trench coat while smoking a pipe
August 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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In honor of National Dog Month I’m posting memorable dogs from books I’ve enjoyed

Day 3: Banjo and Rip from The Hunter by Tana French

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Cover of The Hunter, showing an illustration white house on a country landscape, the entire photo has an orange tint
August 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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In honor of National Dog Month I’m posting memorable dogs from books I’ve enjoyed

Day 2: Kojak from The Stand

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Cover of The Stand, showing an illustration of a person in white brandishing swords, fighting with a demon-like creature wielding a scythe
August 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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#BookSky Reading Around the World Challenge

🇧🇩Bangladesh🇧🇩

A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam
Cover of A Golden Age, showing a woman’s profile overlooking a city skyline
August 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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#BookSky Reading Around the World Challenge

🇧🇭Bahrain🇧🇭

The Pearl Thief by Noor Al Noaimi
Cover of The Pearl Thief, showing an illustration of a face with its eyes hidden behind a red pearl necklace
July 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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#BookSky Reading Around the World Challenge

🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇸

If I had the wings by Helen Klonaris
Cover of If I Had the Wings, showing a pair of black feathered wings
July 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM