What Fiction are you reading this week, November 2, 2025? [View all]

In Rio de Janeiro, the seventh largest national library in the world.

I'm reading My Friends by Fredrick Backman. ".. an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life twenty-five years later." Wow, amazing writing.

Listening to The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart. "Fifth century Britain is a country of chaos and division after the Roman withdrawal. Born the bastard son of a Welsh princess who will not reveal to her son his father's true identity, Merlin leads a perilous childhood, haunted by portents and visions. But destiny has great plans for this no-man's-son."