A New Raphael? And Recommended Reads!

There may be a new Raphael painting to admire! Meanwhile, I review some historical fiction I recently read.

Summer Reading Suggestions

Ten books I've read over the last nine months and would highly recommend to keep your brain engaged and traveling, even if you don't set foot outside your hometown.

Christmas Book Flood: A New Tradition?

Why I love Iceland's tradition of the Christmas Book Flood.

Never Forget: Reflections on the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz

Historical fiction is a great way to learn about the past but with empathy, allowing the reader to enter into the interior lives of the characters, for them to feel alive. Thus here are my suggestions of books to read to learn about a crucial period of history, the Holocaust.