Articles tagged with: books
Group Therapy: Processing the trauma of the pandemic through fiction
08 Feb Books
Group Therapy: Processing the trauma of the pandemic through fiction
A star-studded cast of writers has collaborated on an entertaining novel set on a New York rooftop during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Iceland’s Christmas book flood
15 Dec Culture
Iceland’s Christmas book flood
Jólabókaflóð is a much-loved festive tradition and the backbone of Iceland’s publishing sector
Book review: A guide on how to do nothing
15 Nov Books
Book review: A guide on how to do nothing
Today’s always-on, franticly busy lifestyle isn’t working, suggests philosopher Byung-Chul Han. We should all learn how to do nothing
5 Questions with... Lina Gàlvez Muñoz
17 Mar Interview
5 Questions with... Lina Gàlvez Muñoz
Lina Gálvez Muñoz (S&D, ES), Vice-Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, talks about the importance of her personal diaries, being inspired by Virginia Woolf and wanting to learn Arabic
Pumping the breaks on an era of progress
02 Dec Books
Pumping the breaks on an era of progress
In his new book, The Age of Resilience, the popular social theorist and prolific author Jeremy Rifkin examines humanity’s transition from an age of progress to one of resilience
Mass migration is an inevitable consequence of the climate crisis. For one writer, it is also the solution.
19 Sep Books
Mass migration is an inevitable consequence of the climate crisis. For one writer, it is also the solution.
The climate crisis has made mass migration unavoidable. Gaia Vince, author of the new book Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval, explains how that’s not necessarily a bad thing, if we plan and prepare for it
Your summer reading list, from Parliament Magazine and Librebook
08 Aug Books
Your summer reading list, from Parliament Magazine and Librebook
Summer’s not over yet, bookworms. Together with the folks behind Librebook, a beloved Brussels bookshop focusing on contemporary European literature and thought, we bring you six reads to carry you through these last weeks of the season.
Journalist Sally Hayden's new book documents the stories of African migrants at Europe’s borders
10 May Books
Journalist Sally Hayden's new book documents the stories of African migrants at Europe’s borders
Sally Hayden talks to The Parliament Magazine about her new book, My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route