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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 […]

A good reason to have a library of real books.

Years ago I moved and I carried with me more boxes of books than clothes. This was before the eBook revolution and I had to make the difficult decision of selling some. I had to get rid of them in order to travel lighter and to be able to stock them in my new home. […]

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 […]