
Opening a bookshop in Italy. Follow along and share the journey!
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Are you surviving this heatwave? We are melting here in Amsterdam. Absolutely melting. Of course, so much sun means the city is also annoyingly beautiful this time of year. Here’s the rose garden in Vondelpark, Amsterdam’s answer to Central...
Buckle up, folks, because this publication is entering the terrible twos! It’s been a wild ride up till now, but you ain’t seen nothing yet. When I started Escape to the Bookshop in the summer of 2024, I hadn’t yet bought a house in Narni....
I’m lucky enough to belong a little bit to Italy, so I see a lot of beautiful places. I even live part-time in one: the magical town of Narni. Within an hour’s drive, there are dozens, if not hundreds of charming towns, breathtaking vistas...
Maybe it’s just me, but here’s the problem: I’d pick up my phone for a perfectly legitimate reason like checking what time I have yoga tomorrow, and then get sucked into some kind of diabolical time warp. Seven apps in and an hour later, I’...
Hello all, and happy weekend! Welcome to all the new faces. You can expect a post about Italy, Amsterdam, and/or all things bookish once every fortnight or so. And welcome back to those who’ve been with me for awhile. I love sharing my favo...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Californian in Amsterdam, in the midst of a slow-motion move to Italy. I write about books, living abroad, and my future bookshop in Narni, Italy.
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