My book news
This poor blog has been for so long neglected that I am feeling almost afraid to write now. What will I say? My first book, Spell of Blindness, is finished and will be released soon in e-book format. The title…
This poor blog has been for so long neglected that I am feeling almost afraid to write now. What will I say? My first book, Spell of Blindness, is finished and will be released soon in e-book format. The title…
Look at this beautiful cover. Isn’t it great? Old photographs, ancient keys, I had to read this story. I must confess that the cover was one of the first things that attracted me. What was most enjoyable for me in…
Summer is slowly chilling away and my mind is starting to linger on the wool sweaters and scarves forgotten at the back of my closet. At the end of such a beautiful, perfect summer when nonetheless I am grateful for…
I don’t know what made me select this book. It might have been the promise of a good story involving past lives. Probably. Well, it was a good choice that is why I am trying to retrace my steps so…
This was a very pleasant read. The story is heartfelt and full of emotion. At least that’s how it seemed to me, and part of the reason might be that this is a book about first time novelists and their…
I published in READ a review of Ann Patchett’s Truth & Beauty, and this might be the last random book review that I post on the website. I am aiming at more focus on independently published books. There are many books out…
Several years ago, in my first year of living in the US I picked up from the library a book that sounded promising: Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy. It was a magnificently written book on a fascinating topic:…
This article published on the website of the National Book Critics Circle is so disturbing that I have a hard time rereading it even if it was just to order my thoughts for a rebuttal. It makes me very upset and while…
The circus . . . A mundane incident– One acrobat, A deadly jump, And . . . The acrobat did not wake up . . . The orchestra brasses all stopped, The clowns in the arena screamed . . .…
A few months ago I became obsessed with creating the perfect skin care regimen for myself. I was very unhappy with my face. Something had happened: first, some hormonal issues that produced some ugly red spots. Then, I had…
Visited New York city this weekend with the family. I’ve always been attracted to its spirit and energy. This time however, I didn’t feel much of it. Maybe because it is so hard to distinguish the tourists from the actual New…