Welcome to a new bookish journey around the world! Quite recently I read My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, and in that blog post I was mentioning how unattractive I found the book covers of the series. So I was curious to see whether other editions are better-looking ... and fortunately, the answer is "yes!". … Continue reading Book covers around the world: The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante
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Most books I read fall into two major categories. The first category is the "must reads" - the ones that I feel were totally worth my time, books I recommend enthusiastically and I know others will find them as brilliant as I did. The other category is the "others" - books I would not recommend … Continue reading Four fiction books I read and I would not recommend
Welcome to a new post about the intriguing ways books mix with technology and create new forms of art. While the previous post of this series was all about the book cover that judges its potential readers, this post is about sensory fiction. Long story short, three MIT students (Felix Heibeck, Alexis Hope, and Julie … Continue reading Books+Tech: The book that enables you to feel characters’ emotions
The " Book of mirrors" was a hyped book when it was published, receiving a lot of media attention worldwide. However, most of my curiosity arose from the fact that the author is Romanian, and it intrigued me that the book was originally written in English. "Let's see what's all this fuss is about!" I … Continue reading The Book of Mirrors by E.O. Chirovici (book review) – to trust or not to trust
Two weeks ago I went to Cambridge (UK) for a short weekend trip. Even though it wasn't my first time there, the summery vibe of the city made me fall in love with it. Cambridge not only has beautiful architecture and picturesque scenery, but also interesting bookstores. In this post I want to share with … Continue reading Lovely bookstores in Cambridge, UK
What comes to mind when you think about Italy? La vita è bella, pizza, Vespa, Romeo & Juliet? After reading My Brilliant Friend, you can add something else to the list: Naples and the Neapolitan novels. Neapolitan Novels - the quartet "My Brilliant Friend" is the first book of the four Neapolitan novels (where Neapolitan … Continue reading My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (book review) – a coming-of-age story in Naples, Italy
What do you get when you combine enthusiasm for book covers with desire to travel? You guessed: book covers around the world! Few weeks ago I read "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck and I also wrote a book review for Steinebeck's novella. Being a very well-known book, the book has been translated in many languages ... each translation having … Continue reading Book covers around the world: The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Have you ever wondered what writers actually win when they receive literary awards (apart from the fame associated with the prize)? Keep on reading to find out about six famous literary awards and their prizes. First I present an overview of the literary awards and their prizes, and then I briefly talk about each of them. Without … Continue reading Six of the most famous literary awards
Most times I venture myself into reading fairly long books, with many characters and complex plots. At one point I was asking myself: why don't I read smaller books? Is it because I don't hear much about them? Or maybe I just avoid buying them, thinking they're not interesting enough? With these questions in mind, … Continue reading The Pearl by John Steinbeck (book review) – exploring human nature and greed
Whether we like it or not, we do judge books by their covers. But how would you feel if you were judged by a book? Well, someone thought about the same question and actually implemented a system to help find the answer. The Dutch artist Thijs Biersteker beautifully combined technology and books, creating a book … Continue reading Books+Tech: The book cover that judges you
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