Category Archives: Literary fiction

Found: A 160-year-old Book in a Local Coffee Shop

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Ron Pavellas

Near Stockholm’s elegant main library, I wandered into a coffee shop. The chain which has such shops all over town has a distinctive décor in that the walls, from tabletop level to the tall ceiling, have bookshelves filled with very … Continue reading →

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Dark, Thrilling, Light and Complicated

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Ron Pavellas

Summer Reading While walking around Prague during Eva’s and my vacation last month, I couldn’t resist buying an English language book at a Barnes & Noble-type store (in Sweden, like Akademibokhandeln). I cannot account for my reason then to have … Continue reading →

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