Daniël van der Winden

Writes about books from Amsterdam. By profession I’m a software designer; by inclination, I’m a reader and a writer. I write in English and in Dutch.

Amsterdam, NL

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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

By Anne Lamott

“Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul.”

By Olga Tokarczuk

An eerie murder mystery, dark feminist comedy, and a refreshing take on vegetarianism, all packed into one.

By John Hersey

An incredibly raw retelling of the destruction and death visited upon a population almost eighty years ago.

By Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan

A generous and incredibly articulate conversation.

By Natalia Ginzburg

A compact book, brilliantly subdued in its anger.

By Mieko Kawakami

A calm and gentle treasure.

By Ed Yong

A monumental book, bound to leave its readers flabbergasted by nature.

By Claire Wilcox

An endearing collection of brief essays on the objects that made her who she is.