Night book

I've been flicking through the book "1001 Paintings you Must See Before You Die", and been amazed at the way painters could so accurately depict the subtleties of complex lighting, and 400 years ago too! Some of the titles of the still life paintings are so blunt and to the point, they become almost amusing, so I just stated the obvious with the title.

Several week's ago I happened upon a blog called A Fanciful Twist. I immediately fell in love with everything about her blog especially an upcoming Mad Tea Party she was hosting. I had never heard of a blog tea party so I marked my calender to remember to check it out. I was amazed at the beautiful renditions of tea parties that were created by the most talented women. This new area of blogging was exciting, fun and most of all creative. From this blog I began following many other bloggers…

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Every reader knows the feeling: you sit down to start a brand new book, planning to read one chapter or maybe two...and then suddenly you're on the last page, your foot is asleep, you've been reading all through the night and you're deeply…

books that will keep you up all night

Canadian photographer Joel Robison regularly creates surreal self-portraits that show what his life might be like if he found himself on the receiving end

“Si tu ne reviens pas, je te suivrai de l’autre côté et je te ramènerai. Je t’aime, my coeur.” “If you don’t come back to me, I will follow you to the other side and bring you back myself. I love you, my heart.” Nevermore wrecked my little black heart over and over and over again. It was hauntingly beautiful and had me crying into my pillow in the middle of the night. Oh my fiesty Leonor and her raven boys. The bond that they share and the connection that they not only have with Leo but...

'My God! A whole minute of bliss! Is that really so little for the whole of a man's life?' A poignant tale of love and loneliness from Russia's foremost writer. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles…