Anna Maria Boland
@annamboland.bsky.social
Reading in a small village in the back corner of the Netherlands.
Homebody | Reader | Writer | Editor| Translator
Homebody | Reader | Writer | Editor| Translator
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Op 7 december ga ik in de bibliotheek Winterswijk in gesprek met Elle van Rijn over haar boeken De crèche en Terug naar Insulinde. Gun jezelf een Sinterklaascadeautje en reserveer een kaartje.
Interview Elle van Rijn | zondag 7 december 2025 om 15:00
Op 7 december om 15.00 uur is auteur en actrice Elle van Rijn te gast in de bibliotheek Winterswijk. In een bijzonder live interview spreken we met haar over h
oostachterhoek.op-shop.nl
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Op 7 december ga ik in de bibliotheek Winterswijk in gesprek met Elle van Rijn over haar boeken De crèche en Terug naar Insulinde. Gun jezelf een Sinterklaascadeautje en reserveer een kaartje.
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Op 7 december ga ik in de bibliotheek Winterswijk in gesprek met Elle van Rijn over haar boeken De crèche en Terug naar Insulinde. Gun jezelf een Sinterklaascadeautje en reserveer een kaartje.
Interview Elle van Rijn | zondag 7 december 2025 om 15:00
Op 7 december om 15.00 uur is auteur en actrice Elle van Rijn te gast in de bibliotheek Winterswijk. In een bijzonder live interview spreken we met haar over h
oostachterhoek.op-shop.nl
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Op 7 december ga ik in de bibliotheek Winterswijk in gesprek met Elle van Rijn over haar boeken De crèche en Terug naar Insulinde. Gun jezelf een Sinterklaascadeautje en reserveer een kaartje.
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‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
Verzamelen voor vertrek
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Verzamelen voor vertrek
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Reading is food for your mind. Like food, different reading choices serve different purposes. Some books are read for pleasure; some to satisfy a need. Some are like junk food; great as long as that's not all you eat. Some help to counter an imbalance in knowledge or experience. Variety is the key.
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Reading is food for your mind. Like food, different reading choices serve different purposes. Some books are read for pleasure; some to satisfy a need. Some are like junk food; great as long as that's not all you eat. Some help to counter an imbalance in knowledge or experience. Variety is the key.
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Read in public. Read in private. Read e-books, genre books, comics, fanfiction. Read literature. Read nonfiction. Read books you’ve already read. Listen to audiobooks. Read what you want. There’s no such thing as “doing reading the wrong way.”
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Read in public. Read in private. Read e-books, genre books, comics, fanfiction. Read literature. Read nonfiction. Read books you’ve already read. Listen to audiobooks. Read what you want. There’s no such thing as “doing reading the wrong way.”
Brilliant!
the booker prize judges make a lot of fuss about having to read 153 books. but assuming an average weight of 750g per book, that comes in at 115kg of literature - or just under the weight of a single adult male ostrich
September 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Brilliant!
Het wachten is voorbij! En hoe handig, er zit samenvatting van Otmars zonen bij.
September 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Het wachten is voorbij! En hoe handig, er zit samenvatting van Otmars zonen bij.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 176:
Don't underestimate your reader. Give them space to imagine; to dream. You don't need to tell them everything; just the things they need to know.
Don't underestimate your reader. Give them space to imagine; to dream. You don't need to tell them everything; just the things they need to know.
September 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 176:
Don't underestimate your reader. Give them space to imagine; to dream. You don't need to tell them everything; just the things they need to know.
Don't underestimate your reader. Give them space to imagine; to dream. You don't need to tell them everything; just the things they need to know.
Komende zondag ga ik in gesprek met @bertwagendorp.bsky.social in de bibliotheek Winterswijk. We zullen het hebben over hoe hij zijn boeken schrijft en wat voor magisch trucje heeft hij toegepast om een trilogie vijfdelig te maken.
Inschrijven kan hier:
oostachterhoek.op-shop.nl/20840/interv...
Inschrijven kan hier:
oostachterhoek.op-shop.nl/20840/interv...
Interview Bert Wagendorp | zondag 7 september 2025 om 15:00
Auteur Bert Wagendorp, bekend van zijn romans 'De Proloog', 'Ventoux' en de serie 'De memoires van Abel Sikkink' over de Winterswijkse Abel en zijn familie, kee
oostachterhoek.op-shop.nl
September 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Komende zondag ga ik in gesprek met @bertwagendorp.bsky.social in de bibliotheek Winterswijk. We zullen het hebben over hoe hij zijn boeken schrijft en wat voor magisch trucje heeft hij toegepast om een trilogie vijfdelig te maken.
Inschrijven kan hier:
oostachterhoek.op-shop.nl/20840/interv...
Inschrijven kan hier:
oostachterhoek.op-shop.nl/20840/interv...
After work meeting with the neighbours
August 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
After work meeting with the neighbours
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Als man wil ik tegen die mannen zeggen: doe nou eens je best om het vanuit het perspectief van vrouwen te bekijken. Daders zijn altijd mannen. En aan de buitenkant kun je niet zien of iemand goede bedoelingen heeft.
Stop met zeuren en ga bijdragen aan een vrouwvriendelijke samenleving. 2/3
Stop met zeuren en ga bijdragen aan een vrouwvriendelijke samenleving. 2/3
August 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Als man wil ik tegen die mannen zeggen: doe nou eens je best om het vanuit het perspectief van vrouwen te bekijken. Daders zijn altijd mannen. En aan de buitenkant kun je niet zien of iemand goede bedoelingen heeft.
Stop met zeuren en ga bijdragen aan een vrouwvriendelijke samenleving. 2/3
Stop met zeuren en ga bijdragen aan een vrouwvriendelijke samenleving. 2/3
Good morning from my neighbour and me.
August 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Good morning from my neighbour and me.
Exchange ‘American communities’ for European Citizens and you’re reading the explanation for the proposed Chat Control Legislation.
This book is not only speculative I’m afraid.
fightchatcontrol.eu
This book is not only speculative I’m afraid.
fightchatcontrol.eu
August 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Exchange ‘American communities’ for European Citizens and you’re reading the explanation for the proposed Chat Control Legislation.
This book is not only speculative I’m afraid.
fightchatcontrol.eu
This book is not only speculative I’m afraid.
fightchatcontrol.eu
Thoughts on reading and more
Turning pages in July
Quiet time and lots of good books
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Thoughts on reading and more
Our resident rabbit
August 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Our resident rabbit
Every year, on the 1st of August at 17:00, the city I come from stops for a minute.
There is a city
YouTube video by thereisacity
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August 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Every year, on the 1st of August at 17:00, the city I come from stops for a minute.
It’s here and all the books sound really interesting. I’m tempted to read all the longlisted books.
Presenting the #BookerPrize2025 longlist.
Find out more about the books and authors that make up this year's Booker Dozen: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
Find out more about the books and authors that make up this year's Booker Dozen: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
July 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It’s here and all the books sound really interesting. I’m tempted to read all the longlisted books.
Why isn’t everyone talking about this? Even knowing some of the things, I was still shocked and disgusted by some revelations in here.
July 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Why isn’t everyone talking about this? Even knowing some of the things, I was still shocked and disgusted by some revelations in here.
I would like to read Kafka, she said, but as I’m not a big reader now, I need to work my way to it. Can you help me?
Yes, I can. I sent her home with Animal Farm.
(She’s 14 years old, but not interested in YA, she wanted to work towards Kafka and so we will)
Yes, I can. I sent her home with Animal Farm.
(She’s 14 years old, but not interested in YA, she wanted to work towards Kafka and so we will)
July 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I would like to read Kafka, she said, but as I’m not a big reader now, I need to work my way to it. Can you help me?
Yes, I can. I sent her home with Animal Farm.
(She’s 14 years old, but not interested in YA, she wanted to work towards Kafka and so we will)
Yes, I can. I sent her home with Animal Farm.
(She’s 14 years old, but not interested in YA, she wanted to work towards Kafka and so we will)
Working at the library this afternoon
July 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Working at the library this afternoon
Had a little neighbourly scare this morning as I’ve heard alarm going off for a long time at my 90 years old neighbour’s house. Turns out she went swimming (as every Friday morning) and forgot to turn off her alarm. Pffff
July 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Had a little neighbourly scare this morning as I’ve heard alarm going off for a long time at my 90 years old neighbour’s house. Turns out she went swimming (as every Friday morning) and forgot to turn off her alarm. Pffff
Meesterwerk. Niet voor de mensen met een zwakke maag, maar wat is dit goed geschreven. Alles klopt, geen woord te veel geschreven en die prachtige lange zinnen. Echt geweldig.
July 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Meesterwerk. Niet voor de mensen met een zwakke maag, maar wat is dit goed geschreven. Alles klopt, geen woord te veel geschreven en die prachtige lange zinnen. Echt geweldig.