When Books Burn: Libraries, Looting, And The Destruction Of Culture In Conflict

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ Leave a comment

"Throughout Bosnia, libraries, archives, museums and cultural institutions have been targeted for destruction, in an attempt to eliminate the material evidence - books, documents and works of art - that could remind future generations that people of different ethnic and religious traditions once shared a common heritage in Bosnia." (Andras Riedlmayer) In 1992, Bosnia's National … Continue reading When Books Burn: Libraries, Looting, And The Destruction Of Culture In Conflict

Review: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

July 25, 2013January 20, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 2 Comments

It is always a fascinating experience when personal interests collide. Fortunately, my two principal passions - literature and human rights - are constantly intersecting. This said, with the majority of my day typically given over to human rights-based research, I do tend to steer clear of giving my personal reading time over to the subject. … Continue reading Review: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

The Right to Write: Censorship and Literature

May 14, 2013January 28, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 3 Comments

For those of you who are frequenters of The Book Habit, my odd references to a life outside of literature may come as something of a surprise. Reading is, amazingly, only a part-time gig for me. Most of my week is in fact spent finishing up an MSc Human Rights at the LSE and getting … Continue reading The Right to Write: Censorship and Literature