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Sitting on History - the chained book bench at the British Library
This sculpture is probably one of the first things I noticed inside the British Library. It feels at home there, although I had no idea...

Bea Konyves
Mar 5, 20221 min read


I’m reading a beautiful book
My mind is hardly in an ideal space for reading, but I push myself to do it. It’s medicine for me. This book is so beautiful, so...

Bea Konyves
Mar 4, 20221 min read


2 + 2 = 5
It’s World Book Day & International Writers’ Day today, according to my research. 2 in 1. I wish I could write about the book I’m...

Bea Konyves
Mar 3, 20221 min read


I have to admit…
I have to admit I had some days full of anxiety. No matter how much I was trying to distract myself I was feeling anxious and powerless,...

Bea Konyves
Mar 2, 20222 min read


Mărțișor at the British Library
I haven't been to the British Lib in a while now. I'm at a point with my dissertation in which I would have to carry too many things with...

Bea Konyves
Mar 1, 20221 min read


The ‘workday’ is over
This weekend was relaxing, but I don’t think I managed to charge my batteries properly. So today was very much a Monday. The last day of...

Bea Konyves
Feb 28, 20221 min read


Fluffy coffee and blurbs. Yes, blurbs.
The title summarises my day pretty well. I also worked on covers for the books (even if that was optional) and justifications (that was...

Bea Konyves
Feb 27, 20221 min read


Spring da-te/-y
Perhaps one of the reasons I began to like Spring so much more is that V doesn’t really like to go out in the cold. When it’s nice and...

Bea Konyves
Feb 26, 20221 min read


Daffodils & Coffee
SPRING! Such a pretty Spring. The daffodils are in bloom in Greenwich and everything is coming back to life. It was a bit colder than I...

Bea Konyves
Feb 25, 20221 min read


The War of the Worlds
When I read this book in November 2020 I didn’t really get it. It was the first time I was actually studying Sci-Fi. Since then, I...

Bea Konyves
Feb 24, 20221 min read


MA, here I come!
Finally got back home after a full day of meetings and work. I'm tired but happy. As usual. And I have big news (since yesterday). The...

Bea Konyves
Feb 23, 20221 min read


Finally started this book
There’s writer’s block. And there’s also reader’s block - when you just can’t sit down to read. It happens very rarely to me and I...

Bea Konyves
Feb 22, 20221 min read


Exhibition Alert!!! — Teen(R)age
I didn’t know what updates to give you on my life - it’s all books and work and writing, as usual. But Jeanine is doing something cool....

Bea Konyves
Feb 21, 20221 min read


Nothing interesting to report
We went for some shopping. It's still windy and occasionally it rains. I'm recharging my batteries for a new week.

Bea Konyves
Feb 20, 20221 min read


A book that’s not yet published
I came across this book in a list of the most expected debuts for 2022. It’s perfect for my dissertation, but it won’t be published until...

Bea Konyves
Feb 19, 20221 min read


Eunice’s Victims
Haha, this title sounds like a Greek myth. It’s not. It’s the story of how the plastic shed in our garden has been blown apart by the...

Bea Konyves
Feb 18, 20221 min read


It was sunny when I left home
I left home early-ish today - meetings, ya know. It was sunny with the occasional cloud and wind gust, but sunny nonetheless. I went to...

Bea Konyves
Feb 17, 20221 min read


W for Work and Wednesday
This was a productive day. Oh yes. I got work done on so many different things. I am very happy, but now I just want to disconnect for...

Bea Konyves
Feb 16, 20221 min read


Scholarly aesthetic on a rainy day
February is probably one of the rainiest months in London, but once my body and my mind get used to it, my productivity actually...

Bea Konyves
Feb 15, 20221 min read


Can we just pretend I successfully made a heart out of shoes?
I occasionally have bad ideas. This was one of them. Why did I think I could make a heart out of shoes? Anywaaaaaayyy… Valentine’s Day! A...

Bea Konyves
Feb 14, 20221 min read
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