It’s been a busy and exciting month once again, and I’m late on my monthly recap but away from my computer, so here’s a half-arsed (at best) shot at my monthly recap before we’re halfway through August.
What I’ve read / Texte
📚 Books / Livres
In English
- Fiction
- Long Bright River by Liz Moore. I hadn’t realized that she was also the author of God of the Woods so I got really confused when I saw she was already in my tracked authors!
- Still on my Louise Penny streak with the 3rd Chief Inspector Gamache novel, The Cruelest Month.
En français
- Fiction
- J’ai offert Poisson-Fesse, de Pauline Pinson, à un proche pour son anniversaire. Zéro regret.
📰 Web links / Liens web
Hopefully most URLs will be clear enough because I will not suffer through writing a one-liner and adding a layout to all of these.
In English
- https://whoami.wiki/blog/personal-encyclopedias
- https://blog.basementcommunity.com/are-no-ai-disclaimers-really-necessary/
- https://reactormag.com/the-way-to-read-more-is-to-read-more/
- https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-most-wonderful-thing-that-happened
- https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-stay-friends/
- https://www.askamanager.org/2026/06/the-mime-who-wouldnt-shut-up-the-trumpet-player-and-other-conference-speaker-disasters.html
En français
- https://larmeagauche.substack.com/p/braquage-a-lancienne
What I’ve watched / Vidéo
🎞 Movies / Films
Jim Queen c’est vraiment très bête et plutôt très drôle !
What I’ve listened to / Audio
🎤 Podcasts
You will get a double helping in the August recap. Sorry!
🎹 Music
Went to Cabaret Frappé, a series of concerts in Grenoble, and enjoyed Les mecanos !
What I’ve played / Jeux
Hades II. Slay the Spire II. Both are incredible. Yay!
Where I’ve been / Lieux
To Wikimania, a week-long Wikimedian event that was held in France for the first time! It’s overwhelming and super cool.
Also went to Bergamo, but as I am currently going to Torino (if the flood of deleted and delayed trains finally stops), I’ll also tell you about this in August in one sitting!
Sorry for this terrible monthly recap, I’ll do better next time, I wish you all the best for August and see you soon!