When I'm not talking to people or sleeping, I'm most likely reading a book in a park. If the weather allows that. Here's an incomplete list of books I've enjoyed while on the road. The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa During a catsit in the Netherlands, I picked up this strategically placed book from the shelf. I read it over the following weeks between sessions of building a cardboard cat castle. It's partially written from the perspective of a cat named Nana, the successor of a cat named Hachi to the owner Satoru's first cat from childhood. As adults, Satoru and Nana go on a road trip through Japan from Tokyo and Mount Fuji to Fukuoka in the south and Hokkaido in the far north. Nana loves the journey through Japan and meets Satoru's friends from school till college, as well as their pets. Without saying too much, it's a bittersweet story that left me sobbing at several points.… Read more >