Time flies when you’re having fun, they say. Well, it also flies when you’re hard at work. Without realizing it, a year has passed since I took a real break from work. Last September, I emptied our old bookstore front at 189 North Street and brought all the remaining inventory to my house, filling up […]
Author Archives: Nicola Orichuia
When we said goodbye to our old space on North Street, one of the things I knew I’d miss the most was the North End neighborhood. Spending almost every day of the week there for five years made me fully appreciate the dynamic and vibrant social fabric that makes up this historic part of Boston. […]
“Did you know Dante Alighieri fought as a knight in battle when he was young?” This question was put to me by my graphic designer friend Matteo Gullà, after having read an excellent new biography on Dante. In 1289, when the Florentine poet was around 24, he took part in battles against the neighboring cities of […]
I believe in stories. More precisely, I believe in stories of people who overcome great obstacles to reach a goal, defend an ideal, uplift the spirit. I believe in well-written fiction, because it holds all the truths and emotions of reality and life. I AM Books, our little bookstore, has its own story. Not a […]
Enchanted Lion Books is the winner of the 2021 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for “Telephone Tales” — Gianni Rodari‘s 1962 children’s masterpiece, translated into English by Antony Shugaar. The Batchelder Award is given to the most outstanding children’s book originating in a language other than English in a country other than the United States […]
