What to Buy the Philhellene in your Life?
With Christmas right around the corner, why not treat the Philhellene in your life to a title from the Pocket Greek Library, suggest the publishe...
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Spy Daughter, Queer Girl: Leslie Absher’s Po...
More than a poignant memoir, Spy Daughter, Queer Girl is a thrilling d...
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Athens Art Book Fairk
Do you like art? Do you like books? If the answer to those two questions is yes ...
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Meet our Athens Literary Salon speakers!
Athens Insider is pleased to present our exciting line-up of speakers at the Athens Literary Salon as part of the Athens City Festival on two dates at two different venues - on May 21 at Insider’s urban roof garden and on May 28 at the University of Athens Museum in Plaka. Our literary panel will discuss a wide range will discuss a wide ...
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Ruth Padel: Poet of the Labyrinth
A poet, writer, conservationist, musician, archaeologist and Hellenophile, Ruth Padel is someone with the willingness to engage with the big issues, both personal and political. The vast range of her imagination, intellect and emotional sympathies embrace the worlds within this world and the need for connectivity between them: the bonds ...
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Capturing the Psyche of Greece’s Most Beautiful Homes
When Arabella von Friesen and John de Falbe of the legendary Chelsea bookstore John Sandoe, consistently voted as one of the UK’s best-loved independent bookshops, decided to do a podcast to promote Miguel Flores-Vianna’s Haute Bohemians in Greece, they knew they could count on writer Sofka Zinovieff, philhellene and John Sandoe fan. Migu...
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Victoria Hislop’s Island Affair with Crete
From moonlight pilgrimages to sacred monasteries and London-worthy fish tavernas, best-selling author Victoria Hislop shares her best Insider secrets about Crete - the magnetic Greek island that has stolen her heart. How - and when - did your deep connection with the island of Crete begin? My first visit was in 1980. I was tra...
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Meet award-winning poet and author Ruth Padel in conversation with biographer and curator Ian Collins on May 2...
Athens Insider continues with its Literary Salons with international literary luminaries as part of the Athens City Festival with poet and author Ruth Padel and Runciman-award winning writer Ian Collins on May 24 at the National Observatory atop the Hill of the Nymphs. The Athens Literary Salons feature writers who have set their books in...
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A peek into Greece through travel books
Escape into books that give flight to your imaginations, and the miles they inspire you to hike, drive and fly. Here is our compilation of a few classics and a few contemporary reads on Greece that are as transformative as the journey itself. The Colossus of Maroussi - Henry Miller The esteemed writer Henry Miller explores human na...
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Athens City Festival and Athens Insider organise a Literary Salon with award-winning writer Irena Karafilly in...
Athens Insider continues with its Literary Salons with international literary luminaries as part of the Athens City Festival. Meet author Irena Karafilly and acquire a signed copy of Arrested Song on May 15 at Insider's urban garden terrace. The Athens Literary Salons feature writers who have set their books in Greece, a muse to countles...
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Arrested Song: A Novel about Greece by award-winning Canadian author Irena Karafilly
Diana Farr-Louis interviews Irena Karafilly, author of Arrested Song, set in Lesvos, on the life and times of the intrepid Calliope Adham, a feminist before her time who challenged village traditions and morality. Spanning the arc of Greece's troubled history from the German Occupation during WWII to the military dictatorship, Arrested S...
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Exposing the Body Beautiful
In a society that celebrates beauty and perfection, Athens Insider recommends one of the books long-listed for the Runciman 2023 prize - Exposed by Caroline Vout. With chapters enticingly titled Bodybuilding and Sex and Society, classicist Caroline Vout topples our lofty notions of timeless beauty. She reaches beyond chiselled models of m...
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