About writing reviews

Around one year ago I was asked to write my first review for Passionate Platform. Read more about what I learned from this experience.

Bookish in Leiden

As a university town, Leiden has a lot to offer to bibliophiles.

About never meeting your heroes

With Leonard Cohen passing away, I can't open the internet without getting confronted with all kinds of interpretations of Cohen's work. I'm not interested, because it takes so much magic away.

About e-books and education

Personally, I prefer paper books, but research shows e-books might be the way to get teenagers to be more interested in literature.