The Picture of Dorian Gray is one of those books that, even though it was written at the end of the 19th century, still feels surprisingly modern. At first, it seems to be a novel about beauty, youth, and moral corruption, but the more we think about it, the more questions appear: How far would we go to keep the things that make us feel admired? Are we responsible for our desires even if we never turn them into actions? What happens when we let other people’s opinions decide who we are? ...
Some books are simply stories we read. Others stay with us long after we’ve turned the final page and become the starting point for great conversations. Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is definitely one of those books. For our first book club meeting, we travelled back to Victorian England to meet Jane, a protagonist who, despite the difficult circumstances of her life, refuses to let her social status, lack of money, or gender determine who she can become. ...
Some books need hundreds of pages to move us. Then there’s Foster by Claire Keegan, a short novel that says more in fewer than 100 pages than many books do in five hundred. The story follows a young girl who is sent to stay with relatives for the summer while her mother prepares to give birth and her father remains consumed by his own struggles. She arrives as a stranger in an unfamiliar home, but little by little she discovers a kind of warmth and care she has never truly known. That seemingly small change transforms the way she sees the world—and herself. ...
When I first arrived in the Netherlands from Chile, one of the little things that completely fascinated me was seeing MiniBiebs around the streets. The first time I saw one, I remember thinking: “Wait… people just put a tiny library outside their house? And everyone can take a book? How wonderfully simple is that?” And now… I still can’t believe it: I have my own MiniBieb! After years of collecting books faster than I could find shelf space for them, I finally opened a little library right outside my house. It’s small. Let’s just say nobody will need a map to find their way around. But every single book has a little story, and I hope they all find a new home. ...
I’ve loved reading since I was a child. In 2009 (thanks to The Twilight Saga oah oah oah oah oah), I discovered my passion for libraries and decided to pursue a career in Library Science. A few years later, in 2012, I launched my first book blog, which eventually evolved into one of the first Spanish-speaking YouTube channels dedicated to books and literature. Through my online work, I was invited to participate in several book fairs across Latin America, interviewed various authors, and even took part in a radio programme focused on literature — and the rest is history. ...