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Once upon a time... Six book lovers, united by their disappointment in what they read, vowed to rewrite the literary landscape. Armed with pure willpower, they put pen to paper, fingers on keyboard, and crafted their own stories. Yet, authorship wasn't enough; they now faced the daunting task of selling their creations.

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…

We Need More Meaning

It is time for literature to move beyond the superficial noise of the contemporary moment and deliver the rich, transformative meaning that readers so desperately need…

The Lazy Club

The afternoon sun hit the vinyl couch at precisely the angle required…

An Awkward Play on Words

July 2, 2026
Tonight I must go to bad early. It’s not that I want to be naughty, you see, but my bed has simply lost its ‘E’. This leaves me with nothing but a wicked mattress and a pillow-of-sin situation. Honestly, it’s a nightmare. I tried to rest my weary head, but…

The Descent of the Mind

June 25, 2026
Panagiotis Tzannetatos was born in Kefalonia in 1989. He studied Tourism Management and History of European Civilization at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He made his first appearance in Greek letters in 2015 with the poetry collection “The Age of Humans”…

Bedtime Story

June 21, 2026
Upstairs, behind the cornflower-blue shutters, a nipper full of curiosity was tucked tightly under a patchwork eiderdown. The window was propped open just a fraction, letting in the cool, twilight breeze.…

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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