Category: books
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Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
Wishing you a merry Christmas with a few of my favorite things – birds, brushes and books! Finally completed a page for #seasonsketchers and went looking around for stuff to improvise this photo with. As the end of the last sketchbook of 2021 nears it is more difficult to hold the pages open on their…
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Highlights from Volumes Zurich. A summer edition with an early autumn feel.
EIGHT HOURS SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL BOOKS AND ARTISTS This Saturday I joined the art book fair Volumes Zurich for the first time. Eight hours surrounded by other artists, publishers, and visitors passionate about beautiful books in print. I have to admit, going in I thought it would feel like a long day to spend at…
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“The Tea House Diary” at Volumes Zurich art book fair
I am briefly breaking the digital summer pause to announce that I am joining the art book fair Volumes Zurich. This 1-day summer edition of the art book fair takes place on Saturday August 28 between 12 and 8pm. The art book fair location is at the address shown in the image above. This is…
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I’m reading: Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings
It has been a while since I suggested a Japanese fiction book here. My first book choice of 2021 is a double combination. I am recommending two Japanese fiction books by author Murata Sayaka – Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings. In my opinion both of these would make for some very interesting film adaptations. Here…
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I’m reading: The Far-Reaching Fragrance of Tea
It is possible to debate whether you love tea or coffee more, and find very different and personal reasons to love both – as author Candace Rardon beautifully shares here and here. Personally some of my fondest childhood memories are of seeing black tea prepared from loose leaves kept in a reused tin box. Tea…
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I’m reading: Human Acts
For me one of the most pleasurable moments is when I come across a new author from whom I long to hear, or literally read more of. This was the case with Korean novelist Han Kang. She has written 6 novels so far, though not all of them are translated into English yet. I…