The Healing Power of Books and Music

Books and music have a quiet but profound ability to heal. Through them, emotions and thoughts can be steadied, grief and longing given a place to go. Music, in particular, allows feelings to surface without needing words, while books open doors to worlds beyond our immediate reality. I was fortunate to have a father who […]

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Javier Marías se fue pero no nos ha dejado

Cuando lees a veces encuentras que el escritor te quita las palabras de la boca. Esas que no sabrías expresar y que él resuelve de manera tan audaz. Me gustan aquellas historias donde el autor se hace visible divagando mientras hace una reflexión personal que saca a la luz quien hay detrás de esas letras […]

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Reading to escape reality

Reading is the closest you get to time travel. You can escape your life and gain new perspectives by walking in different characters’ shoes, often learning from stories from second-hand experience, no matter whether it’s a biography or a novel. All reading is food for thought. For those who like me who don’t enjoy watching TV, immersing […]

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The positive effects of reading.

  I love reading and especially browsing through books in a good old independent bookstore. True that the latter are few and far between nowadays, but the magic is still there if you are lucky enough to find these now hidden gems. When I’m walking around and my eye catches one, I’m suddenly transfixed and […]

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