On English and American Etiquette: What Courtesy Reveals About a Society
Emily Post, Eleanor Roosevelt & William Hanson
Category Lessons from Books
In Defense of Good Manners: Why Etiquette is the Secret to Modern Freedom
February Literary Mood Board • The Art of Good Manners, Part I
On the Role of Reading in Our Modern Life
And a Review of Jojo Moyes’ The Giver of Stars Earlier this summer, I finally picked up a novel I’d been meaning to read for ages: The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. If you’ve been here for a while,…
6 Life-Changing Books for Tough Times: A Guide to Emotional Healing
Reading Through the Storm
A Creative Spring Ritual
How Re-Reading Big Magic and Artist Dates Reignite Inspiration When I decided to dedicate this week’s post to creativity, it never crossed my mind that I would have so many doubts and reservations when putting pen to paper. So I’m…
The World of Mihail Sebastian
Diaries, Biographies, and the Soundtrack of a Literary Life This is my oldest memory of classical music, Mozart’s piano concerto No 20 that became one of the soundtracks of my childhood. Music is a fascinating topic for me. There are…
Feminism and Faith in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd
Feminism and religion… Welcome to a landmine subject !But since the point of this series is to talk about lessons learned from books, I was bound to touch on some delicate subjects at one point or another.I should however state…
Creativity and Well-Being in Paris: An Artist Date at Guerlain
We all have many different reasons for reading. I for one, am motivated firstly by the escapism, the feeling of living many different lifetimes through books. But I also enjoy learning new things. Not like in school, but more in…