Brothers – Bart Moeyaert

Broere (or “Brothers” in English) was written by Bart Moeyaert and published in 2000. It’s a collection of autobiographical short … More

The Canterbury Tales – Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales were published in 1387, and the first known book edition that bundles them all dates back to … More

Sixty Mirrors – Harm de Jonge

Zestig Spiegels, or Sixty Mirrors in English, is a book by Dutch writer Harm de Jonge, written for and handed out … More

Me Before You – Jojo Moyes

I cracked under Hollywood pressure and gave in: I read Jojo Moyes’ 2012 romantic novel Me Before You. It is actually part of a series, with a sequel titled After You having been released in September 2015. If you have been living under a rock and do not know what Hollywood has to do with me reading this dramatic romance novel… It has been turned into a movie that was released early June 2016. The Me Before You movie features Emilia Clarke (from Game of Thrones), Sam Claflin (from The Hunger Games) and Matthew Lewis (from Harry Potter).

Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares – Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

While ordering books online, I stumbled across Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares. It was published in 2010 and written by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. It’s their third collaboration, after they wrote Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist in 2006 and Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List in 2007. This story is written in the dual perspective of the two main characters: Cohn writes Lily’s voice and Levithan created and wrote Dash.

The Old Man and the Sea – Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway was an American modernist author in the 20th century. He published The Old Man and the Sea in 1952 and he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for this book in 1954. He published 7 novels, 6 short story collections and 2 non-fiction works. After his death, another 3 novels, 4 short story collections and 3 non-fiction works were published. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature.