December, with its festive feeling, seems like a perfect time to talk about coffee table books. For a long time I've been having books that could be characterized as "coffee table books", but only recently I became aware of their purpose and I began to appreciate their beauty. "A coffee table book is an oversized, … Continue reading My favourite coffee table books
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It seems that the end of 2019 is successful in terms of participating to cultural events 🙂 A few days ago I went to another play at the National Theatre of Bucharest - "The mute parrot. Stories almost true about an almost forgotten spy" (RO: Papagalul mut. Istorii aproape adevărate despre un spion aproape uitat). … Continue reading Theatre review: The story of Chevalier d’Éon, a French male & female spy
My relationship with non-fiction books is ... complicated, especially with the self-development ones. While I acknowledge their potential usefulness, I miss the plot twists that I enjoy so much in fiction books. However, from time to time I find a self-development book I actually like reading - and this is the case with "The Code … Continue reading Book recommendations to upgrade yourself (cc: The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by V. Lakhiani)
Three blind mice ...See how they run ... It seems that each play I see by Agatha Christie features a creepy song, and "The Mousetrap" was no exception. After almost 1 year from seeing "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie, I did it again 🙂 Of course, I went to the play without … Continue reading Theatre review: The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
Hello and welcome to my first WWW Wednesday! Since in the past couple of weeks I did not have the time and energy to post regularly, I wanted at least to quickly share with you what I'm reading 🙂 For those who are not familiar with WWW Wednesday, it is a post hosted by Sam@Taking on … Continue reading What I’m reading in October 2019
Welcome to a new bookish journey around the world! This post presents book covers of Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. As it is a well-known classic all around the world, this book has such diverse book covers! It was difficult to choose the most interesting ones, you’ll see there are more examples than usually included in … Continue reading Book covers around the world: Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
The concept of book covers fascinates me from multiple perspectives. Whether it's about synthesizing the key aspect of a story, balancing mystery and clarity, or reinventing the public perception on a classic story, the book cover is an essential component of the book as a whole. During my research about book covers I discovered resources … Continue reading Collection of resources for book cover enthusiasts – initiatives, videos, and a book
You know me, I love everything related to books and travelling! When I read about the tag created by Renée from The Global Bookworm - The Global Reader Book Tag, I immediately knew I wanted to join the discussion. To spice things up from a visual point of view, the answers are accompanied by beautiful illustrations created … Continue reading The Global Reader Book Tag
What would you say about a literary holiday this summer? A useful tool for planning bookish holidays is The Book Trail - a platform that matches destinations with books. Each book trail has a literary map with selected points of interest that you can visit to get immersed in that particular story. Just like a … Continue reading When travelling meets literature: Book Trails in Europe
Today brings awesome news! The company I work for starts offering the coolest bookish benefit: access to Bookster, the first modern public library in Romania ❤ There are 5 main reasons that fuel my excitement: Borrowing books is easy peasy, you just pick what to read using an online platform Books are brought to the … Continue reading Bookish workplace benefit – borrow books for free and have them delivered at the office
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