‘Schimb de Carti’ is a series of monthly meetings which take place simultaneously in several cities in Romania (and not only there). This is a project initiated by bookblog.ro (the best culture blog in Romania), and the London meetings are supported and promoted by ROMANi-ONLiNE UK. The purpose of the meetings is to exchange books and discuss, in an open manner (and in places with special atmosphere), about books, authors, and whatever pops in our minds. Entrance is free, and everybody is welcome. The location will be announced in advance on SchimbDeCarti.ro, and ROMANi-ONLiNE.co.uk
The participants’ opinions, posts from personal blogs or websites will be re-posted on SchimbDeCarti.ro, and the best book reviews will be published by ROMANi-ONLiNE UK.
Meetings will be monthly, and will take place in special venues: pubs where Dickens used to have a pint, or are mentioned in his books, the place that served as a model for Orwell, where Chaucer started the Canterbury Tales and Shakespeare played in the courtyard, a former arena for cockfights where Shakespeare’s house used to stand in Blackfriars. Also, there is the smallest pub in Britain, Hemingway and Graham Greene’s favourites boozer, etc. There will also be modern venues, there will be various types of books, and plenty of good humour with every meeting.
The proposal list is open, and the organisers hope to make the meetings interesting for the participants and for those who read about them as well.
The first meeting is scheduled to take place in London, on 7 September, at Freud Café in Covent Garden, 198 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8JL. Freud Café is the first café-bar in England, a place chosen for permanent art shows, for the bohemian air, because it’s one of London’s best kept secrets, and for the wonderful cocktails! Read more about it (Romanian) on the Forum.
We are looking forward to meeting you in September, no matter if you are an avid reader, haven’t read a book in a while, with or without books!
Schimb de Carti London is coordinated by Diana Varbanescu.
Details (Romanian only) on www.romani-online.co.uk
