“The fact of having to give explanations to people wears you out. Also because you have to invent them because you don’t even have them.” We have to be honest, we started reading this book by accident. Zero expectation, with the prejudice of being faced with the umpteenth posthumous biography of John Lennon, seasoned perhaps with second-hand gossip about the most popular musical band in the world. We were happy to think again. Julia Baird,...
To give three-dimensional shape to children’s imagination, to make drawings come out of paper to be part of everyday family life. This is the idea behind ADíaz. Create pillow-puppets (called Fuppies) personalized, unrepeatable and made each time as unique pieces. The Fuppies have a vagabond soul. They love to explore new places and meet new people. This is why ADíaz organizes workshops and courses throughout Italy. In 2016 the First Collection “Zero” came to life...
Born in February 2018, the Il Cinemino has quickly become a consolidated reality of cultural life in Milano. A meeting place, film screenings in the original language, refined proposals with local and international authors, innovative festivals, which gives to the city a creative and welcoming space, to create and discuss about new projects. We at BooktoMi are a clear example. The characteristic traits of the Il Cinemino are a projection room with 75 seats (where...
Written by Federica Fontana This poetry is available only in the original language. De André scriveva, che nella vita ci possono essere molte malattie guaribili, ma è la vita stessa che non è guaribile. È una meravigliosa malattia inguaribile. E io scrivo, scrivo perchè ogni giorno di più, mi rendo conto di quanto siamo esseri malati, drogati, dalla società, dalla razionalità. E come i drogati, viviamo in una bolla surreale, che è forse...
A bookshop born from a bet, that of its founder, Désiré Kabale, who in 1996 decided to dedicate a section of his provate library (ope to the public) in a bookstore to self-finance the purchase of books. A risky choice, but apt, that after twenty years we are here to tell it. In 2000 Désiré decides to end his library activity and concentrate on the book section in order to have relatively quick access to...
A literary café in the center of Milan (for the locals, it’s a few steps away from the Colonne di San Lorenzo). Walden is characterized by an atmosphere full of propositions, making the simplicity, familiarity ad authenticity that reign inside more valuable. Reinterpreted as a bistrot, cocktail lab and hub for holding cultural events, it does not lose sight of its “literary” nature with a selection of interesting titles, a book-crossing section, and an outstanding...
A historic bookshop in the center of Frosinone. In contrast to its origin (opened at a time when many other bookstores were closing), Ubik Frosinone is a stable meeting point, a cultural cornerstone on the city’s cultural life. Designed on two levels, each corner is dedicated to a precise section, and if you have tie to peek calmly, you will discover new writers or classics to fall in love with. In fact, inside you can...
