IT IS, in fact, possible to have a decent time on Goodreads. You just have to ignore everything about the way the site is designed and how you’re supposed to use it. When I first signed up in early 2012...
JUST FINISHED reading "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng and didn't really like it. After finishing Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, which was beautifully written, Little Fires seemed much more utilitarian in its writing style, which is fine if things hadn't ended so abruptly and with so many things unresolved.
Gisele Bündchen considers her memoir, Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life, to be a letter to her younger self and a voice behind an image, one that she hopes that she can use for good.
Is Lessons worth a read? Absolutely. It’s a light and uplifting read, more self-help than lifestyle guide.
In this instalment of TIG TV: a taste of Tuscany and an exploration of how to make the perfect city; the art of creativity and connecting humanity through art, a look at how our past influences our present; Malcolm Gladwell explains where his ideas come from; Paulo Coelho shares his Top 10 Rules for Success, and as always, much much more.
For this first book presentation I will tell you about the book of a beloved French écrivaine: Anne Berest. She and her sister Claire Berest fussioned their writing styles, idéeas and their past, to give Gabriële, their grand-grand mother, a voice.
WAS JUST TELLING MY friend Louise over drinks last night, about my very favourite coffee table book at the moment, William Hodgins Interiors by Stephen M. Salny & Margaret Russell. The book covers nearly 50 years of the work of William Hodgins, a Boston-based interior decorator who is regarded as one of the last great old-guard decorators.
. . . the books could not have arrived at a better time, for we had only been in the...
. . . . . . have you had a chance to flip through any new décor books lately? was...
. . . as books are always on the very verge of overtaking the place, there is nothing to do but to give in, and certainly one more couldn’t hurt, could it? . . .
If it were possible to live inside a book, would happily pack my things and move into New Paris Interiors...
