A tall sweet looking guy walked into the store this morning, asking for “some life coaching books, some books that give life advice”. As we mainly sell fiction here in Ark Books (as well as some theory), chances of finding a straight up self-help book are slim. Of course, if you ask me, reading fiction… Keep Reading
Being on the verge of 30, the question of motherhood seems to be lurking everywhere, and I’m not the only one feeling its clammy hands on my uterus. I recently met up with Emilie, an old friend from university, who’s been working through this question in the best way she knows how, reading as many books… Keep Reading
I’m not sure whether the publishing company Faber and Faber had a specific target group in mind when they put together the promotional material for Sally Rooney’s debut novel Conversations with Friends, in 2017. Though this story is very much about the lives and mindsets of millennials (roughly speaking the generation born between the early… Keep Reading
As I sit here in the Mordor of unemployment, a consultant agency designed for people like me to become more enthusiastic about applying for jobs (posters of stones and waterfalls on the walls, zen-y vibes to soothe the soul), I scroll through some Instagram accounts that I have developed a strange relationship with. Being unemployed… Keep Reading