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Hollywood
George Pelecanos Releases New Book, ‘The Man Who Came Uptown’
George Pelecanos, known for his work in noir novels and series - such as HBO's "The Deuce" and "The Wire" - has just released a new book titled "The Man Who Came Uptown".
The book contains plenty of action, but...
Culture
Brazilian Artists Publish Stories by Refugee Children
Brazilian journalist Debora de Pina Castiglione and her sister, illustrator Beatriz, recorded eight tales in a collection of modern myths and fables invented by Syrian and Kurdish children living in Thessaloniki.
They worked with designers and translators to create a...
Hollywood
Interview With Leon Logothetis: How to ‘Live, Love, Explore’
Travel host and author Leon Logothetis has just released a new book titled "Live, Love, Explore" about his numerous journeys and the life lessons he's learned along the way.
You may have already seen Leon on his National Geographic show "Amazing...
Greek news
Living In North Korea: A Greek’s Personal Account
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Greek journalist Fragkiska Megaloudi lived in North Korea from June 2012 to March 2014. Recently she published a book in Greek describing life in the most authoritarian country in the world, where very few foreigners are allowed to visit....
Hollywood
Sophia Amoruso’s ‘#Girlboss’ Tops Amazon’s Leadership Book List
Amazon just released a new version of their "100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Series", and Sophia Amoruso's female-empowering "#Girlboss" has topped the list!
The list is centered on themes of leadership and success, and includes other tomes by influential...
Greek news
Greek Hotelier Drinks Tea with Confucius
Do you think hate is a stronger emotion than love? How can I forget my problems? In China they say that the first bird out of the tree gets shot. What is your opinion?...
Ancient Greece
Origins of Athenian Democracy Explored in Graphic Novel
Athens is globally recognized as the birthplace of democracy. However, little is discussed on the era preceding Athenian democracy and how that affected its inception.
An English graphic novel released in mid-September illustrates the war that led to the creation of...
Culture
HackTheBook: Redefining the Book Concept in Athens
The Onassis Cultural Centre, in collaboration with the Europeana Space Network, invites designers, artists, publishers, programmers, authors, poets, hackers and entrepreneurs to a marathon which will redefine the book.
The book is redefined by focusing on four different parameter-challenges. Each...
Europe
Newly Published Book Documents Istanbul Pogrom of 1955
Istos Publishing House has published a book in Turkish entitled "Dimitrios Kalumenos'un Objektifinden 6/7 Eylül 1955" (Sept. 6-7, 1955, from the Lens of Dimitrios Kalumenos), which contains a rich collection of photographs provided by former patriarch photographer Dimitrios Kalumenos.
The...
Greece
EU Commission President Juncker: We Didn't Accept Greece in the Eurozone Prematurely
The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, surprised the audience during a recent presentation of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's new book, entitled "Aus Sorge Um Europa," in Frankfurt, when he defended Greece's accession to the Eurozone back...