Hello and welcome to a first-of-its-kind post on my blog: answering a nomination tag from a fellow blogger (thanks, Erin!) 🙂 This award (which reminds me of the kids' game "Tag, you're it") was created by Okoto Enigma and has the following rules: Put the award logo/image on your blog √ List the rules √ Thank whoever nominated … Continue reading Mystery Blogger Award
Category: Other goodies
Welcome to a new bookish journey around the world! In this post we are talking about the book covers of "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood. As I greatly enjoyed reading this book and it has received a lot of media attention lately, I was really curious how its covers were illustrated around the world. It … Continue reading Book covers around the world: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
As we are getting closer and closer to 2018, I couldn't resist planning what books to read next year. In this post I included 7 books that I want to read, ranging from contemporary writers to classics. Here we go! § The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón This is the book I expect the … Continue reading Reading plans: What fiction books I want to read in 2018
"It's the most wonderful time of the year ..." says a famous song. But even this magic time comes with a difficulty for some of us (or most of us?) - the pressure of finding the most appropriate presents for our loved ones. How about offering a beautiful and fascinating book this year? I put … Continue reading Santa is coming! 6 ideas of non-fiction books to put under the Christmas tree
Hello, dear readers, and welcome to a new chatty post about bookish news, cool projects and other cultural stuff. Today you'll find here a touch of magic from London, news about a book fair in Bucharest, and a brief presentation of a cool modern library in Romania. Let's go! § Discover the history of magic from … Continue reading Bookish news & other goodies #2
I consider the beauty of books lies not only in the stories contained but also in the stories of their writers and the broader context in which they were written. Taking this approach, I started writing a new type of blog posts: Get to know the writer. These posts will present (famous) authors, focusing not … Continue reading Get to know the writer: Fyodor Dostoevsky
After reading what Trang from Bookidote wrote about her reading habits, I felt inspired to share with you my reading habits. And to spice things up, I added some examples of visuals I fell in love with - cinemagraphs. Defined as "still photographs in which a minor and repeated movement occurs", cinemagraphs give the illusion of an … Continue reading My reading habits illustrated by #cinemagraphs
Hello, dear readers! As I am always looking for bookish news, cool projects and other cultural stuff, I decided to create this new series where I share with you interesting things I discover (including links for more details). Without further ado, here's the first post of the series! Enjoy! § Books recommended by people we … Continue reading Bookish news & other goodies #1
Wow, how did one year pass so quickly? It seems like only yesterday that I was brainstorming the name of the blog and thinking what to write in the "About" section ... After celebrating the one-year anniversary of Readers' High Tea with the launch of WanderBooks, I think it's a good time to reflect on … Continue reading Personal insights after one year of blogging about books
Hello, dear bookish friends! Today is a very special day - the one-year anniversary of the blog! One year ago, on 13th of October, I posted my first book review - The Circle by Dave Eggers. Little did I know that blogging about books and other bookish stuff would become one of my top hobbies ... … Continue reading One-year anniversary and launch of bookish project: WanderBooks
Readers' High Tea 