Monday, June 01, 2026

The 20th anniversary of my blog!

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Two decades ago, I sought a method to log the ways Italy had seduced me, and the activities I pursued so that the language of Dante would re...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Memories of the House of the Dead (Luciana Nissim Momogliano)

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File under: What I'm reading I read a very short book on the train to NYC in February by a woman who was deported with Primo Levi: Lucia...
Friday, May 08, 2026

The Four Seasons Hotel in Florence

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The boy whose Fiorentina soccer team shirt reads 'Nato Perfetto' ("born perfect") gets around.  This is a photo of Leo, ag...
Saturday, April 25, 2026

What I bought at I AM Books in Boston (2026)

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Last year, I gave a talk  about my translation, This Darkness Will Never End , at the Italian bookstore in Boston. It was wonderful to spea...
Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Book giveaway -- my translation turns one!

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UPDATE -- yay New Jersey (see below): To celebrate the one-year anniversary of my translation,  This Darkness Will Never End , I'd like...
Thursday, April 02, 2026

'This Darkness Will Never End' turns one!

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Once upon a time, I'd never heard of the phrase "book birthday." And now my translation, This Darkness Will Never End , is tur...
Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Giardino Bardini in Florence is delightful

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You can thank my friend, Laurie, that this photo I took in one of the most beautiful places in Florence has finally made it onto the blog. I...
Monday, March 30, 2026

'This Darkness Will Never End' is 'powerful,' @Assoc. of Jewish Libraries

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A reviewer writing in the newsletter of the Association of Jewish Libraries highly recommends my translation, This Darkness Will Never End ...
Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Nieman: Most Americans don’t pay for news & don’t think they need to

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This isn't a blog about the profession that's helped me pay the bills. It's quite the opposite -- a blog to my passions, the on...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

Jeanne journals

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I don't like it when the word 'journal' is used as a verb.  Let's journal about this. OR: She spent the afternoon journalin...