“Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World” by Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell

There is no doubt in my mind that Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World is the book equivalent of a rainbow. Not only is it visually beautiful, something we can thank the talented Chris Riddell for, but also marvellously hopeful, and that is all on the incomparable Neil Gaiman.

It felt like an energy transfusion. Though the New Year is as a rule associated with the opening of new doors, sometimes the draft that grows between them makes it impossible to do anything other than fall on one’s face. 

Dear friends,

If only I could blame the dog for the lack of blog posts! Unfortunately I am not allowed to have pets in the household (somehow I ended up writing poets instead of pets – cue existential crisis).

What in fact took place is just as outrageous though. I somehow managed to lock myself out of the blog and then proceeded to do the same with the email account associated to it. To give you an idea of how things are going at the moment, I also seem to have forgotten the password that gives me access to all accounts at work.

With a bit of optimism still in me, and an extra key just in case, I might just make it to Edinburgh in one piece. First escape of the year, mid-January, of course it had to be to Scotland.

December the 31st 2016: Favorite Reads

December the 31^st 2016

Dear fellow book lovers,

this year might have been a bit of a roller coaster (the understatement of the century, perhaps), but we made it. Through breathtaking ups and heartbreaking lows, through hardbacks, paperbacks, ebooks and audiobooks, we made it. Oh, and it was an absolute pleasure to share it with you. We hope that 2017 will be everything you need and want it to be.

We would raise our to read piles for a toast, but that’s probably not wise. Instead, we leave you with two (one might be the loneliest number, but two doesn’t even begin to cover it either!) of our favorite reads of the year.

The Hat Has Spoken

We would like to thank Lodie, Laura, Iane Porto, Joana G., Vanessa, komal, Ayustika and Alyona for participating in our themed giveaway.

Congratulations, Lodie! The hat has spoken and you are the lucky winner of our October bundle. Please email us over at infusoesparaaalma@gmail.com to arrange the safe delivery of your newest treasure.

To celebrate what was our most successful giveaway, we will be sending bookish surprises to every interested participant. Just drop us a line at the address mentioned above.

That said, November starts tomorrow and more books are on their way. Also, it’s perhaps time for us to start working on our Christmas-themed bundle… 😉

Stay tuned.

October Giveaway: Neil Gaiman, Ransom Riggs and Katherine Howe

There’s something rather mystical about October, wouldn’t you say? It’s a month with an exceptionally particular and extraordinarily palpable soul. Oh, and there’s Halloween.

As to celebrate what is one of our favourite months, we are giving away not one, not two, but three books that somehow remind us of this time of the year.

So if you would like to take home a copy of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline, Ransom Riggs’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Katherine Howe’s The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, leave us a comment with a title that you too associate with this season. You have until the 30^th to participate.

Best of luck to you all!

P.S. The winner will be announced on the 31^st.