How train travel got me back into reading 🚂
What's your favourite train read?
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I have to be honest: ever since I graduated from university, where I would tear through books ravenously, my relationship with literature has been on the rocks. No one's fault, really, other than my attention span's inability to read one paragraph without drifting off to deep, meditative conundrums like: Do cats get existential? It wasn't until I started commuting by train a few years ago that I decided to give reading another chance — for old times' sake — and gently found my way back to books. There's something about sitting in motion, the flickering landscapes outside dissolving past you, that makes reading on the train feel strangely cinematic — as if the other passengers are characters in the story unwinding right in front of you. Reading has now become an integral part of my train journeys, whether I'm commuting to work or Interrailing. I find that what makes a book a fine train read are a smooth narrative flow and easy readability (sorry, Mr. Dostoevsky, you're just not one for the rails). I recently re-read one of my favourite books, No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood, while Interrailing to Sweden, and I couldn't recommend it more for your next trip. The book follows the narrator's delirious journey through the cyber world, highlighting a collision between the farcicality of social media culture and grounding, real-life events. It's a short and fluid read, stylistically fragmentary, absurdly funny in places and unexpectedly moving by the end. Though I could keep talking about the book, I would much rather hear about your favourites: what is a beloved book you've read on the train? Did it make your journey more memorable? Let us know for a chance to be featured in next month's newsletter! Stay spicy, |
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From independent publishing fairs to world-famous book festivals, Europe's literary calendar is packed with events throughout the year. Up for an autumn adventure? Consider visiting the Athens Art Book Fair (25–27 Sept) before heading to the International Book Festival Budapest (1–4 Oct). From there, you can continue to the Frankfurt Book Fair (7–11 Oct), make a stop at the International Book Fair in Krakow (22–25 Oct) and conclude your book tour in London at the Young Adult Literature Convention (31 Oct–1 Nov). You can easily travel to all these events, as well as explore the beautiful cities that host them, with an Interrail Pass! |
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