Robin Gustafson
@robingustafson.bsky.social
Lover of books, book groups, reading, walking, dogs, cats, coffee. Librarian.
The books I read in October and November. I love epistolary novels so The Correspondent by Virginia Evans was a top read for me. I’m also a fan of epic family dramas so Buckeye by Patrick Ryan was right up my alley. And of course, once again, Willa Cather never disappoints!
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The books I read in October and November. I love epistolary novels so The Correspondent by Virginia Evans was a top read for me. I’m also a fan of epic family dramas so Buckeye by Patrick Ryan was right up my alley. And of course, once again, Willa Cather never disappoints!
The books I read in August. What a great reading month! Look forward to reading more Thomas Mann.
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September 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The books I read in August. What a great reading month! Look forward to reading more Thomas Mann.
#bookstagram
#thereadinglife
#bookstagram
#thereadinglife
This book came to me at just the right time. I listened to the audio book narrated by Gornick which is a bonus. I absolutely adored her observations on friendship, literature, and walking the streets of NYC. I’m embracing my odd woman spirit as I take long walks on the opposite side of the U.S.
August 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This book came to me at just the right time. I listened to the audio book narrated by Gornick which is a bonus. I absolutely adored her observations on friendship, literature, and walking the streets of NYC. I’m embracing my odd woman spirit as I take long walks on the opposite side of the U.S.
The books I read in July. I’m really enjoying reading a Willa Cather novel each month along with others participating in @colleenka’s Willa Cather 2025 project. Cather is a guaranteed good read.
August 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
The books I read in July. I’m really enjoying reading a Willa Cather novel each month along with others participating in @colleenka’s Willa Cather 2025 project. Cather is a guaranteed good read.
The books I read in June. Standouts included a reread of The Professor’s House by Willa Cather, During the Reign of the Queen of Persia by Joan Chase, and Clara Reads Proust by Stéphane Carlier, translated by Polly Mackintosh. All in all another great reading month.
July 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The books I read in June. Standouts included a reread of The Professor’s House by Willa Cather, During the Reign of the Queen of Persia by Joan Chase, and Clara Reads Proust by Stéphane Carlier, translated by Polly Mackintosh. All in all another great reading month.
Beautiful morning for a long walk, followed by a library visit to pick up all the holds waiting for me.
#ilovelibraries
#ilovewalking
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#ilovewalking
June 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Beautiful morning for a long walk, followed by a library visit to pick up all the holds waiting for me.
#ilovelibraries
#ilovewalking
#ilovelibraries
#ilovewalking
The books I read in May. It was another excellent reading month. My Friends by Hisham Matar, The Pastor by Hanne Ørstavik, translated by Martin Aiken, and a reread of Willa Cather’s One of Ours were standouts. These three will certainly go on my top reads of the year.
June 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The books I read in May. It was another excellent reading month. My Friends by Hisham Matar, The Pastor by Hanne Ørstavik, translated by Martin Aiken, and a reread of Willa Cather’s One of Ours were standouts. These three will certainly go on my top reads of the year.
Time for a Barbara Pym novel! Next up: No Fond Return of Love
May 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Time for a Barbara Pym novel! Next up: No Fond Return of Love
Happy to add another Hanne Ørstavik novel to my collection. Peirene Press published the first ever English translation of one of her novels - The Blue Room - as part of their Coming of Age series. Translated from the Norwegian by Deborah Dawkin.
#hanneørstavik
#womenintranslation
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May 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Happy to add another Hanne Ørstavik novel to my collection. Peirene Press published the first ever English translation of one of her novels - The Blue Room - as part of their Coming of Age series. Translated from the Norwegian by Deborah Dawkin.
#hanneørstavik
#womenintranslation
#hanneørstavik
#womenintranslation
I’ve heard so many good things about Hisham Matar’s novel My Friends. I’m excited to dive into this one.
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May 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I’ve heard so many good things about Hisham Matar’s novel My Friends. I’m excited to dive into this one.
#fridayreads
#fridayreads
Spending Sunday morning with Willa Cather. I love the cover of this Vintage Classics edition. Cover painting, Wind and Poppies by Susanne Wind
May 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Spending Sunday morning with Willa Cather. I love the cover of this Vintage Classics edition. Cover painting, Wind and Poppies by Susanne Wind
The Story of Lucy Gault is the first novel I’ve read by William Trevor. Something about these lines gutted me. Looking forward to reading more of his work
May 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The Story of Lucy Gault is the first novel I’ve read by William Trevor. Something about these lines gutted me. Looking forward to reading more of his work
The books I read in February. Two rereads: O Pioneers and The Haunting of Hill House. Memorial Days : a memoir by Geraldine Brooks was a moving, beautiful, and comforting memoir about grief. It will make it on my top reads of the year.
March 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The books I read in February. Two rereads: O Pioneers and The Haunting of Hill House. Memorial Days : a memoir by Geraldine Brooks was a moving, beautiful, and comforting memoir about grief. It will make it on my top reads of the year.
Celebrating Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr. on the “Authors of Our Own Destiny” sculpture at the North Natomas Branch of the Sacramento Public Library
February 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Celebrating Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr. on the “Authors of Our Own Destiny” sculpture at the North Natomas Branch of the Sacramento Public Library
Is it too soon to decide this beautiful novel will be in my top ten reads of 2025?
January 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Is it too soon to decide this beautiful novel will be in my top ten reads of 2025?
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
January 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
January 4, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
January 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
January 1, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
December 31, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
December 29, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
December 28, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or have influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
#Books
#BookChallenge