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For bibliophiles: the most beautiful bookstores in the world

If you are a lover of books and architecture, or if you simply get excited about new, original ideas, take a look at the list of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. The most beautiful bookstores in the world are scattered all over the planet: from Argentina to China, and each of them is a creatively perfect place where books - many times man's best friends - are waiting to take the reader to their magical world that comforts, teaches, entertains and generally broadens our horizons.

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Frankfurt after Frankfurt 2016 – jubilee sales exhibition of foreign books under the sign of green

The jubilee sales exhibition of foreign books Frankfurt after Frankfurt 2016 is approaching, which will traditionally be held at the Konzorcij bookstore. The ceremonial opening of the thirtieth exhibition will take place on November 14, 2016 in front of the Ljubljana City Hall. Just as ecology is the red thread of Ljubljana this year due to the title of Green Capital of Europe 2016, the same applies to Frankfurt after Frankfurt, which appears under the slogan 'I read green'. Books on the topic of ecology and nature protection are in the foreground. There will also be two lectures on the topic of ecology on the opening day. The sales fair will take place until November 19, 2016.

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Scented candles that smell like your favorite book

A book has a very special smell and all book lovers will agree that the smell of a book is the best perfume. What if your apartment could smell not only of a book, but of your favorite book? Thanks to LiberdeStella scented candles, now you can!

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Literature vs. Traffic: 10 thousand books took over the street

Random passers-by were greeted by an unusual scene on Hagerman Street in Toronto. Luzinterruptus, an anonymous art group from Spain, which is famous for interventions in public spaces (similar to our Prostoroževka), covered the street with ten thousand books!

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A collection of poems created by Slovenian men and women in one day has been published

In March of this year, you could pay for coffee or tea with a poem in 49 Slovenian bars during the Pay with a verse campaign. Feri Lainšček collected the best and created the poetry collection Momentek, which contains everything.

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Slovenian Book Fair 2016 – more than just a fair

The Slovenian Book Fair is already turning over its 32nd page. The Slovenian Book Fair 2016 will take place from November 23 to 27, 2016, and it will traditionally take place in Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana. This year's fair will be opened by the author and filmmaker Elisabetta Sgarbi, the longtime editor-in-chief of the Bompiani publishing house, who in 2015 founded the independent Italian publishing house, Il nave di Teseo, with the support of the writer Umberto Eco. This year's country of focus is Italy. In five days, the fair will serve up 3,000 new books at 100 exhibition spaces.

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People who read books live longer than those who don't

Good news for bookworms. People who read books live longer than those who don't. A study in the Proceedings of Social Science & Medicine notes that one of the positive effects of reading books is a longer life. Check how many years longer regular readers live than non-readers. Gustave Flaubert was so right when he claimed that it is easier to endure our existence if we regularly turn to literature.

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Les Diners de Gala – Salvador Dalí's extravagant cookbook reprinted after 40 years

Most people know Salvador Dalí for his bizarre and at the same time beautiful paintings, such as The Persistence of Memory, in which clocks are melted. Did you know that this famous Spanish painter also wrote and published the cookbook Les Diners de Gala? After 40 years, the extravagant book - there are only 400 copies in the world - has been reprinted and a copy can now be yours!

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The Secret Life of Trees - Even trees have emotions and feel pain

Did you know that trees have emotions, memory and feelings, that they communicate with each other and care for each other? Amazing things happen in the forests, which the forester and 'tree whisperer' Peter Wohlleben sheds light on in his book. His book The Hidden Life of Trees, which became a global bestseller, was also given a documentary film Intelligent Trees, which offers us a unique insight into the mysterious world of trees and teaches us to admire the wonders of nature. With this realization, those living trees from The Lord of the Rings make a lot more sense.

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There is a new book called Fifty Shades of Gray - 50 Shades of Darkness through the eyes of Grey

Not only a new movie, but also a new book from the erotic Fifty Shades of Gray series. Writer EL James is already writing the book Fifty Shades Darker From Christian's Point of View, which will tell the story of the second book, Fifty Shades Darker, from the perspective of mogul Christian Grey. The author of the books Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades of Darkness and Fifty Shades Freed already did the same with the story of the first book, when she published a novel called Grey, which tells Fifty Shades of Gray through the eyes of the main male protagonist.

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What does the Guinness Book of Records 2017 bring? Who are the new Slovenian record holders?

A new Guinness Book of Records has been published with the year 2017. Among the 4,000 new records that have further thickened this bible of records (from 1955 to the present, more than 136 million copies have been sold), there were also seven Slovenian achievements. Among other things, we now officially own the chocolate record with the largest area, the record for the longest distance traveled on a stationary bike, and the indoor 800 meter run record.

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The book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Slovenian will be published in November 2016!

After the book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has already hit Slovenian bookshelves, we have already learned when the eighth book sequel about the famous wizard will be published in Slovenian. The translation of the book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which will bear the title Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will be published by the beginning of the Slovenian Book Fair.

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