I love books with an international setting, a real-life or fictional artist, revolution, heartbreak, wry humor, and unbelievable-but-true events.

A firm believer in reading whatever suits your mood, I have zero shame in following up a somber multi-generational saga with a comforting soft rock memoir by Richard Marx.

When not reading, I can be found knitting, trying to sew my own clothes, working on backyard projects or building Bobba Fett armor out of cardboard for my son.

Titles I've loved lately: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonazalez & The History of Bones by John Lurie

What I'm listening to: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee