You can watch Shakespeare’s Globe plays for free on Youtube

In case you are as excited as I am, just go and watch Hamlet now - it's available only until the 19th of April - click for Youtube link. Shakespeare's Globe, the world-famous cultural center from London, offers free streaming of their shows. There is the possibility to support them with a voluntary donation: "In … Continue reading You can watch Shakespeare’s Globe plays for free on Youtube

My first reading marathon: Stay Home Reading Rush

The time has come to participate in my first readathon ever. I found out about The Reading Rush from Ariel Bissett's Youtube channel and the timing was perfect for me: 3 out of 4 days of the event overlapped with the Orthodox Easter celebration. I had no excuse to not join! 🙂 § How is … Continue reading My first reading marathon: Stay Home Reading Rush

Let’s talk about “The Secret History” and “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt

I started 2020 in style - in February I read "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt, the book that became one of my favourite books of all time. As I also read "The Goldfinch" quite recently (in 2019), I identified interesting common aspects but also differences between the two books. These aspects are briefly described … Continue reading Let’s talk about “The Secret History” and “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt

How to support bookstores & other small businesses during #socialdistancing

We live in troubling times. A virus managed to get us all indoors, working from home, spending our free time at home. The first ones impacted are the business that were actually bringing a ray of sunshine in our days. How can we help? Here are 5 ideas, most of them inspired by what I've seen in Romania in the past days.