books – The Ritual of Reading

Books & Rituals What I learned from books

What I learned from books EP 3 : the music of Mihail Sebastian

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 …

Books & Rituals Seasonal Reading

My January reading ritual for a beautiful new year

Reading goals for 2022, a special winter tea and Nobel Prize Laureate Orhan Pamuk Here we are, a new year, an opportunity to make it …

Advent Calendars Books & Rituals

Advent Calendar DAY 23 : Louisa May Alcott’s stories for Christmas | book review

It’s time for my last book review of the season. And I’m closing the curtain with a discreet little classic that deserves all the praise. …

Advent Calendars Books & Rituals

Advent Calendar Day 20 : Canadian winter stories | book review

I believe Canada is one of those countries that has a different representation depending on our imagination. For some, it’s all maple syrup and ice …

Advent Calendars Books & Rituals Non classé

Advent Calendar DAY 18 : Christmas Cookbooks

Maybe it’s the gourmand speaking, but what can make you dream of Christmas more efficiently than a cookbook ? And I have a selection that …

Advent Calendars Books & Rituals

Advent Calendar DAY 17 : quality time with Hercule Poirot

I’m coming back to Agatha Christie this December, since her short Christmas stories from The Adventure of the Christmas pudding left me wanting more. And …

Advent Calendars Books & Rituals

Advent Calendar DAY 13 : reviewing The Snow Child

As I am preparing this video, I’m desperately trying to remember how I got to read this book. And like many of my discoveries, it …

Books & Rituals

The Book : Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

I think I was about 10 or 11 when I first heard of the American South and its complicated history. I was presented with Harriet …

Books & Rituals

The Book : John Fowles, The Magus

Every culture has its own way of questioning reality. The western world speaks of a great illusion, like a mind trick played to all of …

Books & Rituals

The Book : Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility

Isn’t it fascinating how books become classics ? Enchanted by a recently published novel, we tend to label it “a modern classic”. But who can …

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