#reading

As you may already know I collect a lot of vintage books. It started with one of my favorite childhood series, then a second, but it has since evolved pretty significantly since then. Nowadays I'm on the

A veces me pongo a pensar sobre la ecuanimidad de la vida. Hace unos días se me ocurrió una frase que decía algo así: "La vida está llena de remordimientos, arr

Just when I thought that I was about to skip my first month of this year when I ended up not finishing any book, it happened! Phew! This took place on 21st August, which is quite late if you ask me. By

Reading How to Politely Tell Someone to Go to Hell was quite an entertaining experience, but it was also one of those books that makes you think about how many times you’ve said yes when you really meant

Developing the habit of reading is like making love: it's achieved gradually and with persistence. 💭 It's something practiced voluntarily, because one desires it. It should not be rushed or hurried; the

I've spoken about this topic a lot over the years... For decades, my favorite verse in the bible was always Proverbs 16:18. For those that may not know it off by heart, here is what it states: Not only

Hello blog friends, how are you? How is your Sunday going? Today I’m here to share a review of a thriller I really enjoyed—one I finished in a single day! The book is called The Overnight Guest. Let me

"Lost in the pages, found in the peace. 📚✨ Spending a perfect evening in my favorite corner with a warm cup of tea and my thoughts. ☕️🌿

I can never walk past a bookshelf without stopping for a while. There’s always something interesting hiding between the covers… although this time I think the book was also useful for hiding from the camera.

Reading Embrace the Girl You Once Were was one of those experiences where, rather than feeling like I was reading a book, I felt like I was having a conversation with myself. From the very first pages,

Lonesome Dove was written in 1985 by Larry McMurtry. Its an 850 page Epic that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986. Its a classic western and one of my top books that I read this year so far. The story is set

The last few days have been crunch-time for me—it’s been hectic but highly productive. Interior proofing for the new book, done. Final approval on the book cover, complete. Next comes the uploading process

A sentence I encountered as a 10-year-old has found a new meaning in my retirement. “Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.” (Francis Bacon) Some words follow us through

Rose Horowitch has an article in The Atlantic which argues, more or less, that we are living through the second fall of the Library of Alexandria — only this time nobody has burned anything down. We've

Hello, dear friends of this community! I hope you are having a blessed day filled with peace, tranquility, and pleasant moments. ❤️ Today I would like to share with you the impression a book left on me.

Hello Everyone! Hope you all are doing great. A little while ago I shared a post about two books I had just received, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi

Last night, I finished reading The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold, written by Cate Holahan. I had started reading the book a few weeks back, but have been slow

I'm getting behind in my book reviews. I've completed three books that I haven't posted about yet, one that I finished as far back as late June early July. I would throw them all into one large post but

After reading The Spell Shop, I can say that I liked the book more than I expected. From the very beginning, the story caught my attention because it blends magic with situations that make you reflect

A few days ago, I spread several handwritten alphabet cards I had written with different colors of crayons on the bed and called my five year old daughter over. There were no fancy flashcards, no expensive