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A guide for restless hearts: in conversation with a classic of world literature
(4 minute read) It’s time to explore your own mystery, says Luca La Monica, guided by one of history’s greatest thinkers.
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When the storm clouds gather inside
(11 minute read) Zoë Dukoff-Gordon reads a book about weather where the storms are more personal than meteorological.
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Flying high: what birds, artists and time have in common
(8 minute read) Three books take Prakarsh Singh into new dimensions of being.
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The Decameron and the power of stories
(5 minute read) Though telling stories might seem an escape from our Covid confinement reality, Jaqueline Silverio believes that doing so will help us face up better to its challenges.
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Cappuccino, anyone?
(3 minute read) Leonard Franchi invites the reader to enjoy a morning coffee with him in Rome in the company of the great travel writer H. V. Morton.
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Harmed by hyperlinks and why fireflies spark: it’s time to rediscover books
(7 minute read) Prakarsh Singh opens some unread books around the house and ends up in some very strange places.
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Lost in golden times: how a 20th century literary masterpiece could help you cope with Covid woes
(5 minute read) Martin Ketterer suggests that Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited could be just what you need in this time of confinement.
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Closing the Circle: Travelling with ‘The Railway Man’
Kevin Murphy recalls a meeting with Eric Lomax, one of the real-life survivors of the construction of the infamous bridge over the River Kwai. Lomax wrote about his experiences in the acclaimed book The Railway Man, published 25 years ago this year.
