Enough already with long books. Let’s jump into five short books which have interesting plots, characters, and varied settings. On our own, each week we will read a book penned by an international author and when we meet, share our insights and questions. The five books are A Room of One’s Own, by Virginia Woolf; So Long a Letter, by Mariama Ba; Memories of My Melancholy Whores, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez; Foster, by Claire Keegan; and Small Things Like These, also by Claire Keegan. You can purchase the books on Amazon, Bookfinder.com, eBay, and Thiftbooks.com or borrow them from your local library. Weekly preparation will be the amount of time it takes you to read a short book.