Mois: septembre 2024

Upcoming Book Room Events: Saturday 21 September 16:00 Textile repair workshop with circular economy expert Kristina Hakala. Bring an item of clothing that has a tear or a stain and Kristina will show you how to fix it. 5€ "PAF" (participation fee). Please sign up at brbookroom@gmail.com Saturday 19 October 16:00 Can food we eat be both delicious and nutritious? Can we eat smarter as change occurs in the environment and the food industry? How do South American indigenous traditions align with Eastern & Western medicine? Do they all point to the same thing? Written in 5 languages, Painting Your Insides offers answers to these questions and more. A book that provides solutions to the United Nations SDG of: No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health, Responsible Consumption & Production, Life on Land, and Life in Water. Author Emma Morgen will offer you a free copy of the book including 70 whole-food recipes and answer questions about the relationship between our bodies,…

If you’re looking for some gripping reads to take with you on holiday, we’ve got you covered! We picked four vintage classic murder mystery authors who will keep you hooked. A lot of their books are available at Bill& Rosa’s Book Room, starting at 3€! Read on and pick your favorite flavor of mystery. Agatha Christie (born in England in 1890, died in 1976). Homeschooled from an early age and the youngest of three (much older) siblings, she was used to making up stories to entertain herself and started writing around the age of 18. After marrying Archie Christie in 1914, she served for a while as a nurse in the Voluntary Aid Detachment, where it is said that she learned about poisons and medicinal plants. She would later use this knowledge in The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1919), in which her exceptional description of the murderer’s use of poison garnered her a review in the Pharmaceutical Journal. Her most famous character, Hercule Poirot, is believed to have been …