Interview with Leonora Meriel

Interview with the author of “The Woman Behind the WaterfallLeonora Meriel, October 2017

– What do you like to read – fiction, non-fiction?

I love to read both. I am a fiction writer, so I read fiction for pleasure and to study the techniques of other writers. I read non-fiction to learn different perspectives on the world around us. For fiction, I read any genre as long as it is high quality, and I try to read a balance of old and new, western and non-western books. For non-fiction I love books such as “Freakonomics” and “The Spirit Level” or political and business books.

– What is your writing experience?

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Interviews with authors

Dear authors, it would be wonderful if we could help each other.
Would you like to participate in a book promotion/ interviews project with the following questions:

– What do you like to read – fiction, non-fiction?
– What is your writing experience?
– Which advantages of being a writer do you see? (more…)

Learn Russian

Russian language course for students

Russian language course of 5 lectures for students of HAN/ABS in Arnhem from 09.10.2017 onward

Introduction of this course by Tatiana Kozak:

Students will be able to learn basics of Russian language including grammar (starting as basic as alphabet), every day vocabulary and business language. Even though it is a business orientated course, lectures will also include some information about generic aspects of Russian culture. It will give a better understanding of what Russian people are like and what to expect when coming to the country to do business or just for a visit.  

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A new review on Amazon

A new review of “Learn Russian to work with Russians: The Easy Way To Speak Russian”, October 3, 2017: I find this book very comprehensive with helpful pictures and basic dialogue examples. The Russian language uses Cyrillic alphabets which is really tough but the author simplified it with helpful common Read more…