Welcome to Litsy!

The countries for 2026 #foodandlit have finally been determined!! Hold on tight because we are traveling the whole world again this coming year! We are in the process of assigning countries to each month (it‘s not random—can you guess how we decide when to read which country?). I‘m so excited to share 2026 with you with our new and returning hosts! @Butterfinger @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick So keep watching this tag!!

I pulled out the Dutch oven and made white beans and tomatoes for dinner tonight. It was easy and delicious with bread and salad. #FoodAndLit #Italy

https://bellieskitchen.com/cheesy-white-bean-tomato-bake/?utm_source=pinterest&u...

On Saturday, I went round the bookshops looking for Fontamara, which I had planned on reading and was on my #10BeforeTheEnd list. Didn't find it, but bought other books anyway 😊. And all my library holds came at once, so here's my pile of books:
- Tagged Italian cookbook: read, liked it;
- Graphic work by Zerocalcare: read liked it;
- Ibn Khaldun anthology: 60 pages still to read;
- Boccace's Decameron: will probably be a year-long read;

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I was looking for something from Zerocalcare set in #Italy for #FoodandLit and stumbled on the tagged book, about the democratic Yezidi self-governing enclave of Sinjar/Shengal in #Iraq, and couldn't pass it up. It's one of those places we hardly ever hear about. All you expect from Zerocalcare: self-reflective, left-wing, informative and depressing, with a glint of tempered hope.
@Texreader

Finally posting my November stats

Eight books read last month, four were chunksters: two with 500+ pages and two with 400+ pages! Litsy challenges:

Curiosity Shop for #whattheDickens
Democracy for #authoramonth
Happy Isles for #Samoa and the remaining 5 for #Algeria for #foodandlit

This book is close to pointless, & its translation is puzzling in places. There are generic remarks about Italian medieval & Renaissance cookbooks & aristocratic food culture, a few pages about Da Vinci, whose links with food & banquets are actually tenuous, & some recipes in the original Italian, with unclear French translations.
#Italy #FoodandLit
@Texreader