Versophia

Reading · Peripatetic

Along the Way

What I read between the projects, one book at a time and chosen as it comes: the book a discussion group has set, one I pick up on a whim, and the pile waiting its turn.

To be read

  • The Tale of Genji Murasaki Shikibu

    Edward Seidensticker’s translation

    Discussed in 4 parts · In Pieces: Genji, The Mercantile Library

    1. The first quarter
    2. The second quarter
    3. The third quarter
    4. The last quarter
  • Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen

    Everyman’s Library, introduced by Peter Conrad

    Before the film ·

Finished

  • Heart of a Dog Mikhail Bulgakov

    June 27, 2026 – July 3, 2026 · 123 pages

  • Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry

    January 4, 2026 – May 17, 2026 · 858 pages