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Audiocrafting tonight listening to an audiobook

#Algeria #foodandlit #naturewintercardswap @TheBookHippie

I was thinking about Appalachian, southern Appalachian, food. Show of hands - How many of you have eaten cornbread in milk?

Here is a Southern Living article to explain. https://www.southernliving.com/food/bread/cornbread-and-milk
#Foodandlit @Texreader @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Catsandbooks it's hard to not tag you.

Nominations are open for #foodandlit 2026. We are about to visit our 60th country for this challenge. Above are the countries visited so far.

@Texreader @Butterfinger

Hey Littens,

It's the final weekend to submit your nominations for countries to explore in 2026 for the #foodandlit challenge! What a great excuse to avoid your family for a while, and if you ask me, looking at a map makes it look like important work.

We hope to include countries from these 12 regions. Regions are loose, so use your judgment on where to place a country. Feel free to nominate by commenting on this post. ⬇️

This book actually belonged to my late mother. It was languishing on my shelves & I thought #Algeria #FoodandLit was the perfect opportunity to read it at last.
It is the story of a village of poor tribesmen pushed into a semi-barren part of Algeria, in the years spanning from colonisation to independence, told in the 2nd person plural. Interesting, but the humour & the style weren't quite to my taste.

@Texreader

I completely re-did my December #BookspinBingo list once I saw the 2026 #TOBLonglist

I think I have it now. Books tagged in the comments.

In The Stranger, Meursault shoots and kills a nameless “Arab.” Here, the Arab‘s brother describes his and his mother‘s poor attempt at an investigation, his learning about Meursault‘s book describing the murder, and his own life in the absence of his brother, the “Arab.” I love the concept. And truthfully, this book follows Camus‘s same devil-may-care depiction of the main character. But I didn‘t care for The Stranger, and I care for this book ⬇️

#foodandlit #Italy @Catsandbooks