It’s July! Or, as it is known in Denmark, the month where almost literally everybody is on vacation. The cities empty, the streets are quiet and shops, with the exception of ark books, are closed. This month we will be tackling all things leisurely and bookish, with as much patience, time and space as this… Keep Reading
“It is not down in any map; true places never are.” – HERMAN MELVILLE Writing this, I am up in the air, on my way to New York, going on a holiday to a place I know so well since I’ve been so many times before. Yet, as I fill out my US customs form… Keep Reading
“Life is Change. Growth is Optional. Choose Wisely” – Unknown So, growth is on the agenda. Indeed it is! We experience it literally and see it locally in town at the #kbhlæser festival these days. We celebrate it here on the Ark Review by dedicating not to few a pieces to the theme. I see… Keep Reading
I want to share my first time with you. A wooden bench in St. James Park, London. June 14th 2013. A sunny day, ducks in the pond and that sweet smell of summer, and then ahh. Pure pleasure. Because this happened: Let me repeat that for you: You came to me this morning And you handled… Keep Reading
“If a bookshop contained all the books ever written, what are the chances that you would find the one book you need? … No, the perfect bookshop is small, small and selective.” (Mark Forsyth, The Unknown Unknown, 2015) A bookshop is essentially a place of conversation. Whether it is conducted in private between you and… Keep Reading
“If religion is an answer, if political ideology is an answer, then literature is an inquiry; great literature, by asking extraordinary questions, opens new doors in our minds.” (Salman Rushdie, Imaginary Homelands, 1990). Okay, this is going to sound like I’m 80 years old. For the record, I’m not! But when I first started working… Keep Reading