In de UK zetten ze dit jaar het “lezen” extra in de bloemetjes met de nationale campagne Go All In!
Je kan er meer over lezen op:
Of beter nog:
Boekenautomaat
Een
vakantie naar het drielandenpunt staat garant voor een gevarieerd
programma: van natuur over ruïnes tot musea. En dat in België, Nederland
en Duitsland.
Tijdens een uitstap naar onze oosterburen mocht een bezoek aan de Dom van Aken uiteraard niet ontbreken.
Telkens wanneer ik daar vertoef, weten de prachtige plafondmozaïeken dat heerlijke gevoel van verwondering op te wekken!
Hoewel
ik hier een volledig artikel mee zou kunnen vullen, ga ik het vandaag
hebben over een andere ontdekking in deze boeiende stad: de
boekenautomaat!
Stel dat je favoriete boekenwinkel gesloten is, maar je toch een enorme leeshonger hebt?
Dan kan je bij Mayersche (Buchkremerstraße 1-7, Aachen) 24/7 vóór de gevel terecht voor vers leesvoer!
Bovendien zijn de meeste boeken verpakt als cadeautje, zodat je een blind date kan aangaan. Heerlijk, toch?
Hou
je niet van complete verrassingen, dan kan je op een kaartje ook steeds
enkele steekwoorden lezen en zo meer te weten komen over het genre of
de inhoud van het verhaal.
Dit is eigenlijk de
enige boekenautomaat die ik ooit gezien heb en zoiets wakkert natuurlijk
meteen mijn nieuwsgierigheid aan: waar zou je nog meer exemplaren
kunnen vinden?
Een rondje internet maakt mij natuurlijk geen expert, maar ik ben alvast boeiende zaken tegen gekomen.
Krijg je al zin om mee te gaan op ontdekkingsreis?
Welkom in het trollenbos!
Ben je op zoek naar een origineel en "fantastisch" uitje de komende maanden?
Trek dan je wandelschoenen aan - of laarzen als het geregend heeft - en zet koers naar Boom (België)!
Vlak bij Antwerpen vind je immers een heus trollenbos met maar liefst 7 metershoge houten trollen 😉
Easter eggs
Morgen is het Pasen en dus weer tijd voor de jaarlijkse zoektochten naar chocolade eieren.
Maar wist je dat je het hele jaar door op zoek kan gaan naar “easter eggs”?
Easter eggs (Engels voor “paaseieren”) zijn immers verborgen boodschappen. Deze zijn op heel wat verschillende plaatsen terug te vinden. Zowel in de computerwereld (programma's, spelletjes, websites) als in de kunstwereld (films, muziek, boeken, …).
Mijn woord van het jaar 2026
Wat gaat de tijd toch snel: er zijn al 3 maanden voorbij gevlogen dit jaar!
En zeggen dat ik het zelfs te druk heb gehad om een “woord van het jaar te kiezen” …
Reis je mee met de Wayback Machine?
Tegen het einde van het jaar zouden de huidige blogspots en de leesclubs van de Hebban-website verdwijnen.
Dit zorgde bij veel mensen voor wat paniek. Maar hé, er zijn verschillende oplossingen!
Sowieso zijn ze bij Hebban aan het nakijken wat de eventuele mogelijkheden zijn om zaken over te hevelen naar het forum. Daar zal Sander ons wel van op de hoogte houden en zijn oplossing zal voor velen misschien nog wel de makkelijkste optie vormen.
Daarnaast zijn verschillende leden toch al begonnen met het veiligstellen van hun favoriete pagina's door ze lokaal op hun pc op te slaan. Dit is uiteraard de meest "zekere" manier om later de mogelijk verloren info toch nog te kunnen raadplegen. Je bent dan immers niet afhankelijk van een website en het feit of deze al dan niet online staat.
Er bestaat echter ook nog een andere mogelijkheid: de Wayback Machine …
Welkom in mijn parallelle werelden!
Dankzij het nieuwe Hebban-forum lijken we met z'n allen in een science-fiction film terecht gekomen te zijn met parallelle werelden 😄
Om de weg niet kwijt te geraken, vind je hier een overzicht van waar "World of Tau" allemaal terug te vinden is:
- oude Hebban spot: https://www.hebban.nl/spot/world-of-tau
- nieuw Hebban forum: https://forum.hebban.nl/d/211-world-of-tau-inhoudstafel
- eigen blogspot (die Engelstalig was, maar momenteel dus terug van koers verandert): https://world-of-tau.blogspot.com/
Tijdens de overgangsperiode van het Hebban forum (tot eind 2025) zullen al deze parallelle werelden actief zijn en dezelfde inhoud weergeven.
Nadien is het mogelijk dat *Tau* zich definitief in één van deze werelden settelt.
Wordt vervolgd 😉
HaiCuba/HaiKuba
What better way to start the summer vacation than with a sunny blog?
That's why I'm taking you to Cuba today!
Last week my curiosity was piqued when I first heard about HaiCuba/HaiKuba.
Not only this extremely original children's book is bilingual (English-Spanish), but it has a nice writing style consisting entirely of haiku's as well.
You can read more about this book in my review.
The power of flowers
Wild art at its purest!
Everyone knows the regular art forms that can often be found in museums like paintings, sculptures, …
Although really loving these, I'm also very much drawn to lesser known ones.
Have you ever heard of Skullmapping, shadowology, beach art, infinity rooms, … ?
These are just some of my favourite alternative art forms.
And now I've discovered a new one: foliage art!
Do you have a minute ... or two?
Each of the following stories takes
only 2 minutes to read.
So if you have some
minutes to spare, you can see if they're your cup of tea or if you think
they're rather a mixed bag (pun intended).
Mouse Adventures
Have you already
discovered the magnificent artwork of German author and illustrator Torben
Kuhlmann?
If not, read on and you'll be pleasantly surprised by his talent!
And even if you have, there still are interesting interviews ahead 😉
Tsundoku
Yes, it's true: I'm bitten by the tsundoku-fever.
But I absolutely don't see that as a problem at all 😄
How about you?
Wonders of nature
Be prepared to make a trip around the world and discover some of nature's most amazing phenomenons!
What Are You Doing Today, Mother Nature?
This title intrigued me and so I requested this children's picture book at Netgalley.
When opening it for the first time, I was in awe for the beautiful pictures.
And while reading this book, I fell from one surprise to the next as I learned many things that were previously unknown to me.
Goodreads songs
Don't get me wrong, I love Goodreads.
Well, at least I
love the fact that thanks to this website I get to know people from all around
the world who share the same passion for reading!
My Goodreads-friends give me daily inspiration and I want to say a big 'Thank you!' to them all 😉
But if you're on Goodreads too, you'll probably know that sometimes there can be a glitch.
And that this website doesn't take its users seriously.
For example by totally ignoring the feedback they gave about the new layout of the book pages.
In the past Claudia and I already wrote several lyrics.
Time to bundle them
in one place and to add a new one for the latest blunder.
Put on your detective hat
There's something very satisfying about solving a (murder) mystery.
Does this appeal as much to you as it does to me?
Then read on to discover some original tips!
Land of the Thunder Dragon
Reading at least one
book from every country in the world and thus broaden my horizon even more,
that's my new reading habit from now on.
The first stop on this adventure is the Land of the Thunder Dragon!
The pen is mightier than the sword
These words were first written by novelist and playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, in his historical play Cardinal Richelieu.
After the terroristic attack on Charlie Hebdo in France in January 2015, we heard them a lot.
Time to use them again now for our friends in Ukraine!
Post-it
Did you know that March 1 is World Compliment Day?
The perfect moment to cheer up the people around you by telling them nice things!
You can do it verbally, but you could also try following original idea 😉
Let's talk about …
... TED, an organization devoted to spreading ideas.
Usually in the form
of short but inspiring TED Talks, which only require between 5 and 20 minutes
of your time.
If you prefer to read this article in Dutch, you can head over to this blog article.
The boy who loved the moon
What a marvellous
short story!
It can be read in book form, but you can also watch the gorgeous animation movie on which it's based.
Habits
Lots of people choose a 'Word of the Year'.
It helps them to focus on a certain aspect in their life.
Have you already chosen one?
Merry Christmas !
If you've got some time to spare in between the festivities today, here's some Christmassy inspiration.
Whichever book genre you prefer, there's a little Christmas movie to everyone's taste 😉
Speed Reading
"So many books,
so little time."
Every reader knows this expression all too well.
But what if you could increase your reading speed and discover much more books than you expected?
The wisdom of a 9 year old
Have you ever heard a 9 year old talking so convincingly about the importance of reading?
No wonder that his little speech was turned into a TEDx Talk!
Four-Fisted Tales
Books about war …
some people like to read them, others don't.
But … even though I belong to the latter group, the graphic novel Four-Fisted Tales by Ben Towle approached the subject from such an original angle that it kept me totally hooked from beginning to end!
Atlas of Improbable Places
Especially in coronatimes like these - when travelling is not an easy feat - reading books about special places all around the world really inspires me.
Thanks to Atlas of Improbable Places by Travis Elborough I visited some that were totally unknown to me.
If you want to discover a few of them, just read on!
One man's rubbish is another man's treasure
It's time for a major clean-up!
Both at home and at work I'm going through all my stuff.
At home there are two big piles: one with things that are still great and that I'll give away (mostly to a friend who does yard sales) and one with things I'm going to throw away.
Although I might rethink that last option …
Genius Loci
"There are places in the world that feel
alive."
All places have their own personalities.
The Romans believed
that the spirit of the land - also known as 'genius loci' - protected his own
area.
Nowadays some people might dismiss this as mythology.
But have you ever had that strange feeling that you can sense a landscape's atmosphere?
Books coming to life
Have you any idea
what books are doing when nobody's watching?
Last week we got an impression of what a night at the bookshop looks like.
This week we're diving even further, right into the inner world of books.
Let's go!
To sleep or not to sleep? That is the question!
Do you want to
listen to an original bedtime story?
Or have you ever wondered what books are up to during the night?
Read on to discover both!
Book Churches
Book shops and libraries are heaven on earth for book lovers.
If they have an original concept or location, they attract even more visitors.
Did you ever hear of 'book churches'?
Let's discover some of them in Europe and Canada!
Mudlarking
Have you ever
dreamed of going on a treasure hunt?
But did you believe that this was something you could only experience via books and movies?
Think again!
Latte Art
Whether you like
to drink coffee or not,
I bet that this kind of art will be your cup of tea 😄
Infinity Rooms
Have you ever heard of mirrored rooms?
They give you such a feeling of liberty, wonder and infinity!
Time to discover some artists who made them.
Shadowology
Sometimes inspiration lies in small things.
Everyday objects, their shadows and a pen.
That's all Vincent Bal needs to create his imaginative art.
Welcome to the world of Shadowology!
Beach Art
Every Sunday another
lesser known artform is presented through this 'Wild Art'-series in which artists
venture off the beaten path.
Tomorrow summer begins!
What better way to
celebrate this than to introduce you to 'beach art'?
Wild Art
Some artists venture off the beaten path and create 'wild art'.
In this new blog-series you can get to know some of the artforms and artists that inspire me with their originality, beauty, ingenuity, …
Every Sunday I'll
introduce you to some new talent(s) 😊
Summertime Sleepers
Have you ever heard
of (a)estivation?
In fact it's the
opposite of hibernation.
Some animals sleep their way through summer.
Learn all about this interesting phenomenon and some amazing creatures in this blogpost!
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