Two weeks ago I wrote about Sweden’s book sale and all my purchases have arrived! The first package from Bokus arrived on Tuesday, 21 February. Then Amazon on Wednesday, 22 February. And finally, Adlibris and Bokus—again, both on Friday, 24 February. […]

The event of the year that I have been waiting for has arrived! BOKREA! BOOK SALE! What's super exciting is that all three of my favorite Swedish online bookstores are hosting their respective sales: Bokus, Akademibokhandeln, and Adlibris—in that order of notification from them. [...]

Yesterday Amazon.se delivered my fresh batch of books. Perfect timing. Today I launched right in, and started with HOW TO BEGIN by MBS—nej, it’s not Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, but Michael Bungay Stanier. With an Eriksberg in hand to begin ‘the ritual’ I began reading.

It’s a very good book to end the current year and usher in the new. Peter Jöback’s Stockholm i natt is playing in the background. I took a sip of my Eriksberg. […]

…(illustrated by the author) is a great book. This 288-page gem is filled with beautiful, fun, and whimsical illustrations; utterly enjoyable! I loved it. It’s so good.

I was browsing at Akademibokhandeln (Akademi for short) sometime late last year and almost bought it. It has been on my wishlist ever since. I finally borrowed it from the local library (about a month ago) and finished reading it in one sitting today.

Flashback: At Akademi, I had read one of the stories—En egen flock—and […]

I thank my lucky stars to have found this at Röda Korset second hand Huskvarna. I had a hunch and a strong desire to visit Röda Korset today and I’m glad I listened! […]

THE INCREDIBLE PAINTING OF FELIX CLOUSSEAU is one of Jon Agee’s most beloved titles. The artworks in this book (by the author himself) are well-defined and his bold style is applied in dark and rich colors. The story gets really exciting as Clousseau’s subsequent painted objects ALSO come to life […]

THE WRITER by Davide Calí (illustrated by Monica Barengo) is a delightful little book. The story is from the first-canine narrative of a cute French bulldog. […]

BOOK LOVERS is the first book I’ve read by Emily Henry and it’s also the first romance novel after almost a decade of hiatus from reading this genre. Did I regret succumbing to reading a (bookish) rom-com this Swedish summer? Not one bit!

The protagonist, Nora Stephens, is a successful book agent who lives in New York. She has had a series of unsuccessful relationships followed by breakups despite her best effort in screening them. Her character is seen as a hard-headed (stubborn?) […]