While reading the lovely blog of Nirmala from Red Lips and Bibliomaniacs, I was intrigued by something she wrote in the review of Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood: "I was very excited when I first heard about the Hogarth Shakespeare project, where modern writers create novels inspired by Shakespeare’s plays". How is that I haven't heard … Continue reading Shakespeare retold: Did you know about the Hogarth Shakespeare series?
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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
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
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
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
Hello and welcome to a new chatty post about bookish news, cool projects and other cultural stuff. Today we'll talk about a Romanian bookish start-up, the history of American public libraries, and writing in the digital age. Here we go! § Romanian book-related start-up featured on BBC.com Few days ago, BBC published an article about How to cultivate a … Continue reading Bookish news and other goodies #6
I think that sometimes we take for granted the definition of a book: "a printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers" (Dictionary.com). But what if there are other species of books, ones that might not be made to be read or browsed? In this post, I want to tell … Continue reading Peculiar books around the world: the 360° books from Japan
Recovering the Classics is a project that crowdsourced new cover designs for classic books, "with the goal of reviving the canon for a new generation of readers" (Vatner, 2016). It was launched in 2013 and I think it ended in 2016 - unfortunately, their website is not available anymore, but I managed to find other sources … Continue reading Let’s talk about Recovering the Classics – reviving classics for the younger generations
If you're looking for some Christmassy inspiration, here are 4 ideas of cool bookish presents! A poster, a scarf, a bag, and a year full of books - what else could you wish for? § 100 Books Scratch Off Poster This poster works like a ToBeRead list - once you read one of the books, … Continue reading What will Santa bring this year? (2018 edition)
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