Dan Costinas

Dan Costinas

When Life Gives You Books

September 16, 2026
That evening, sitting amidst tower blocks of Victorian drainage history, Phineas realised Mrs Brown was right. Lemons were versatile. Books were heavy, flammable and stubbornly dry. But as the rain began to drizzle over the hill, he decided that if life refused to give him citrus, he would simply have to improvise…

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

The book remains one of the most influential works in modern philosophy. It challenges readers to step away from mindless conformity, take responsibility for their own lives and constantly strive towards personal transformation and creative self-expression…

The 6 O’Clock Cicadas

August 1, 2026
She looked up towards the source, expecting to see a cloud of emerging insects. But she saw nothing. The dense leaves remained motionless. Instead, the cicadas were emerging from the sound itself, from the materialised vibrations...…

Single Ticket to Yesteryears

Once upon a time machine… The platform at St Pancras existed on no map, nor did it quite exist in the present. It smelled faintly of roasted chicory and forgotten anniversaries. The engine idling beside the invisible edge was no gleaming brass contraption with ticking gears, but a damp Victorian…
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About Me

Former diplomat and globetrotter, Dan Costinas is a versatile contemporary writer, translator, and editor. A true polyglot, he has authored and contributed to several dozen books spanning mainly fiction, essays, aphorisms, reviews and criticism, journalism, and poetry.

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Books of Our Continent

From the quiet shelves of forty-four national archives and ancient university libraries to the cosy corners of independent bookstores and modest home…

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