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Balázs Keresztes from Hungary has had a couple of career detours in his life before he ended up studying and researching literature analysis of classics at the university. The 2020 lockdown pushed him to launch his own YouTube channel, Négy Fal Között Olvasókör (Inside the Four Walls Reading Circle) where he focuses on analysing Shakespeare, Hemingway, Oscar Wilde just to mention a couple of his p...

Harjinder Kaur, a former educator, is an avid reader. She talks about her experience in teaching through Sir John Johnson's book and her love of books which started with the well-known fantasy classics, such as The Lord of the Rings or Narnia. During this episode, we talked a lot about today's educators and how we could be better teachers: students should be the core of our work, not the content....

Nico is a good friend of mine and a colleague who is a creative artist, puppeteer, creator, fashionista and in general, a very interesting person. Today we discuss about children books of Jairo Buitrago, Rafael Yockteng (Camino a casa), Shaun Tan, and David McKee (Not now, Bernard). Nico shared some observations about the hidden meaning behind illustrations and how illustrations complement texts....

Special edition #standwithukraine #stopwar Solidarity message for Ukraine with some excerpts from different pieces of Ukrainian literature. The first short story is from "Forests and Pastures" by Ivan Franko, then it is followed by some excerpts from "The Museum of Abandoned Secrets" (my new favourite contemp novel!) by Oksana Zabuzhko and finally a poem called "So I'll Talk About It" by Serhiy Zh...

"Books can tell different things to different readers." Valentina, who is an avid reader, currently lives in Bangkok. During this discussion, we discussed the book: Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad, one of the Thai contemporary writers. Books for Vale is a way to get to know other cultures; a way for symbolic and real travelling, meeting "the other" and know yourself better. Therefore,...

Orsi is a great friend of mine who talks about her favourite author, Amosz Oz, her Jewish traditions and about her work as a second-hand bookseller in the small town of Pápa. She is great at describing and reviving Jewish traditions, be it by this talk, through books or through her little Jewish community and traditions. Enjoy this fascinating talk and get a peek in her lifestyle! :-)

A special collection of various Xmas books and traditions by frequent listeners and participants. :-) Thank you for taking part in this project, Aija, Luiz, and Chely! :-) Merry Xmas!  Music from here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRbwOHCePdA

Aija is a PhD student in Edinburgh who lives and breathes literature. We talked about little nations' literature and language through the perspective of a contemporary Finnish writer, and other issues, such as Black Lives Matters, publishing books and where her love for literature comes from. Some of her recommendations are as follows: Vainola by Päivi Alasalmi, Jean Ryhs: Wide Sarcasso Sea, and t...

Amy brought not only books for us but also quotes! :-) She is an avid reader herself, with whom we talk about social media, influencers and what it means for us to be women. The Shame is highly relatable for most of us living in the 21st century. Join the podcast to learn more about it! :-)

Get ready for some profound philosophical exchange with Adam, as he brought a non-fiction book for us today! Besides, we talk about book clubs, what we can do to encourage younger generations to read more and about the wonderful Yosemite National Park, too! Enjoy! :-) 

Interview with Layla Hai, owner and teacher of Pastel Languages who shared some inspirational thoughts about relationships through Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love book. 

Mental health issues and their importance at the dawn of the 20th century in one of the few novels that were actually translated into English! Kosztolányi was a proliferate writer, leaving novels, poems, and essays for us where he depicted his contemporary society of Hungary (and mainly Budapest). My first guest is Klári Ladányi, who is an old and dear friend of mine. She is not only an avid reade...

Hello there! Welcome to the bookclub podcast where you can hear about interesting books and authors from all over the world! :-)