Here’s our chance to read along with Emma Watson. Recently, Emma Watson started her own Goodreads Group dedicated to reading books on equality. There’s a lot that can be said about equality: whether we can ever hope to achieve some form of equality and what equality really means. But without some adequate knowledge about the […]
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Behind the Mask of 007 | Ian Fleming
The man, who created the secret agent 007 had some secrets of his own in his time. Author Ian Fleming was known for being a successful novelist, a heavy smoker and drinker and his unfaithful relationships. The film Spectre came out last October, bringing arena after arena to watch the action surrounding the best-known fictional spy: […]
Colouring Books for Adults Are Hot
Take one look at the Barnes and Noble Top 100 books and you will find that colouring books are dominating the market. Yet these colouring books aren’t marketed for children. They’re marketed for adults. What’s up with us adults wanting to draw all of a sudden? Shouldn’t that be reserved for kids? Coulda – woulda – […]
George R.R. Martin Releases Statement on The Winds of Winter
The truth is out and it ain’t pretty. To the regret of George R.R. Martin himself, The Winds of Winter will not be finished anytime soon. Today GRRM released a statement on the long awaited sixth book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series saying the book is not finished and truly doesn’t […]
Reading List 2016
There are so many books to choose from, it is hard to note down those books that I’ll be diving into in 2016. Nevertheless, I’ve attempted to make a list of those books I am planning to read in the new year. It goes without saying that several new books that will make their way to the […]
The Most Remarkable Books of 2015
What has 2015 brought us in terms of books? Has the market plummeted? Have e-books taken over? Not so much. Even more so, it seems physical books are making a comeback. And rightfully so, with the many great books that were published this year. If one thing is certain, it is that Go Set a Watchman has dominated […]
5 Great Books to Read During Christmas
Still looking for a book to read during Christmas? It’s almost Christmas morning, so the book you asked Santa may be under the Christmas tree. If you’ve read that one in a single afternoon, then you may enjoy some of the books listed below to get your Christmas spirit on. A Christmas Carol by Charles […]
Fore-edge book painting
Good guy 9gag at times makes you learn things that blow your mind. Recently I learned about fore-edge book paintings via this 9gag post. And what a beautiful type of art it is. Fore-edge book painting is the art of creating an image on the edges of the pages of a book. Sometimes this is […]
Harry Potter – The Illustrated Edition
We’re up for some Harry Potter madness the coming years! A little over a month ago the very first Illustrated Edition of the Harry Potter series made its way to the bookstores, the first of seven that will bring HP fans screaming for a copy. I’ve seen several BookTubers proudly presenting their copies. For budget […]
Prix Femina 2015
The Prix Feminas have been awarded again and this year’s Prix Femina for translated fiction goes to Kerry Hudson. She won the prize for her second novel Thirst. Thirst has been translated from English to French and carries the title La couleur de l’eau, the literal translation being “the colour of water”. The novel was originally published in 2014. […]