gaia books
A world journey through books
ABOUT GAIA BOOKS
Welcome to Gaia Books (the site is still under construction), a space dedicated to everything bookish: the good, the bad and the rare in the realm of popular fiction, non-fiction and literature. A multilingual website for bibliophiles that focuses on culture beyond the Western canon to explore humanity in all its facets. With the goal of becoming a destination for curious readers, writers, daring travellers, polyglots and translators, you will enter a web of fascinating narratives from every corner of the globe.
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Explore an eclectic reading list of the greatest storytellers and thinkers in English, Spanish, French, German and Persian. Understanding the complexity of the world is within your reach when the right books fall into your hands. On this platform, you will be surrounded by international voices whispering in your ear while they guide you in a life voyage.
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Young Woman Reading by Osman Hamdi Bey
‘Creating a cultural collage against the grain:
because literary translation remains undervalued, sex education leaves much unsaid, Persian culture has long been demonised.
It is about time our bookshelves were decolonised. ’
THE GOOD
the best writers & translators
THE BAD
Avoid the worst
Reads
THE RARE
untranslated texts that bleed
Rejuvenate yourself with the best
collection of children's books.
Who said love is only for women?
Human, light up your heart!
Dive in inspirational and challenging readings through the female gaze.
When the imagination aligns with the body and mind, life unfolds endless possibilities.
Treat the classics for what they are, and your life will be filled with gems.
Whether they're Black British, American or African, a colourful bookshelf contains all the shades of the Earth.
Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Books everybody is talking about
Every Book Has a Destination
Where are you going, reader?
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You are on the plane on your way to Amsterdam, and you have just started reading The Diary of Anne Frank. What a wonderful way to make use of travelling time that would otherwise go to waste. But, have you realised that you are
Not to Read Slow or not to Read Fast?
Did you have to pause to read the title twice? If you did, there's nothing else I need to say. If you didn't, follow my argument until I rest my case.
Up to the age of eleven, I was the fastest runner in my class, I even beat all the boys—but today, with the bones of a
Which Genre?
When I boarded the world of avid reading, only one year ago, I realised that I knew nothing about literature. To my dismay, I felt lost in a labyrinth of labels that vaguely spoke to me. Feminist writing, exophonic writers, nature writing, queer writers... Where are the sex worker writers, by the way?
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