Books are like …

… lobster shells, we surround ourselves with ‘em, then we grow out of ‘em and leave ‘em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development. Dorothy L. Sayers
 

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Out of the void

 The last of my priceless Korean trophies: Iwona Chmielewska’s Room in the Heart,  BIUM (text: Kwak Young Kwon), published by Agibooks.

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Most beautiful moment

from the Prize Giving Ceremony: Iwona Chmielewska receiving her Bologna Ragazzi Award. Right at her side – the author of The House of The Mind: Maum, Kim Hee-Kyung. 

Look at all the smiling faces!

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Consciousness-expanding

 This year’s glorious winner of Bologna Ragazzi Award in the category Non Fiction: Iwona Chmielewska’s A House of The Mind: MAUM (text by Kim Hee-Kyung), Changbi Publishers, Republic of Korea
 
 

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Waiting queue

during the prize giving ceremony in Palazzo Comunale. Right at the head, radiant with happi- ness – our "Opera Prima": Gabriela Cichowska.
 

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On top of the shelf

FANTJE at Giannino Stoppani’s wonderful Libreria per Ragazzi

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