Category: Books

May 24, 2025

Two Parisian Books – Joyful Guides for a Style ‘A La Parisienne’

Books, General, People, Uncategorized 2 Days in Paris, A la Cloche d'or, A la Parisienne, An American in Paris, Anna Wintour, Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, beauty faux pas, Bread&Roses, Cafe Marly, Caroline de Maigret, chocolate fondant, Coco, Giraffe restaurant Paris, Hotel Amour, Hotel du Nord, How To Be Parisian, How To Be Parisian: Wherever You Are, Ile Flottante, Inès de la Fressange, Jardin Catherine Laboure, La Chope des Puces, Laperouse, Le bistrot parisien, Le Voltaire, Loulou, Louvre Museum, Mathilde Favier, Musee de la Vie Romantique, Musee Delacroix, Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris, Parisian, Parisian addresses, Parisian bistro, Parisian Chic, Parisian Chic Encore, Parisian elegance, Parisian tips, Parisian women, Parisienne, Pâtisserie Viennoise Paris, Ralph's, Sophie Gachet, Sophie Mas, Thalie flower shop No comments

Years ago, I had read a book titled “How To Be Parisian: Wherever You Are“, written by four French women who were friends for years, with careers in music, film, […]

April 20, 2025

The White Lioness – A Nordic Noir by Henning Mankell

General, Books, People Eva Bergman, F.W. de Klerk, Henning Mankell, Kenneth Branagh, Krister Henriksson, Kruger National Park, Kurt Wallander, Mandela, napoleon dessert, NIS, Nordic noir, Rolf Lassgård, sangoma, Skane, South Africa, Sweden, The Dogs of Riga, The Troubled Man, The White Lioness, Thriller, Wallander, Walpurgis Eve, Walpurgis night, Ystad No comments

Since I have mentioned some of the crime drama series like ‘The Killing‘ and ‘The Bridge’ in my previous post titled “Hygge” in Copenhagen, let me mention a gripping thriller […]

February 27, 2025

“Hygge” in Copenhagen

General, Books, Europe, Travel Amelienborg Palace, Borgen, cardamom rolls, Cecconi's, CERVO, Christiansborg Palace, Christianshavn, cinnamon rolls, communal dinner, Conditori La Glace, Copenhagen, Countess Danner, Denmark, Emmerys, Eva Copenhagen, Flying Tiger, Folkehuset Absalon, Frederiksborg Castle, Hans christian Andersen, Happiness Research Institute, Hygge, hyggekrog, hyggelige, ILLUM, Jaegerspris Castle, Kanalhuset hotel, Kanelbrud, Karen Blixen, King Frederik, Kongens Nytorv, Lennart Lajboschitz, Louise Rasmussen, Malmö, Maple Casual Dining, Matador, Meik Wiking, Norreport, Nyhavn, Oresund Bridge, Out of Africa, Queen Margrethe, Queen Mary, Restaurant Orangeriet, Rosenborg Castle, Royal Danish Playhouse, Royal Theater's Old Stage, Sankt Peters Bageri, Sarah Lund, Smorrebrod, Soho House Copenhagen, Soren Kierkegaard, Stroget, The Bridge series, The Killing, The Little Book of Hygge, Tivoli Gardens, TorvehallerneKBH, Uniqlo, Vesterbro, Zermatt 4 Comments

Are you familiar with ‘hygge’? The Danish concept of cosiness, comfort, warmth, heartiness and/or togetherness… If not, I suggest that you read the book “The Little Book of Hygge: The […]

August 8, 2024

Two Books (Connected by a Quote) & Many Lives

General, Books Bedford, Boston, Brazilian Honey Cakes, Brighton, London, Longyearbyen, Massachusetts, Matt Haig, Sea Containers, South Bank, Svalbard, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, The Midnight Library, The Queen's Gambit, The Star Inn at Harome, Whitby, Whitby Abbey, York, Yorkshire No comments

When I first saw the jolly book cover of the book ‘The Bell Jar’ by Sylvia Plath in a bookshop, it drew my interest and I thought I shall read […]

November 1, 2020

On The Eve of American Elections: ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama

Books, General, People A Promised Land, African American, American Factory, American President, Barack Obama, Becoming, Higher Ground, Kalorama, Let Girls Learn, Let Move, Martha Vineyard, Michelle Obama, Una tierra prometida, White House 1 Comment

Although I had mentioned some books in my previous posts, I noticed that there is no specific post under the ‘books’ category of my site. When I saw the book […]