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			EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL BEGAN AFTER Coming soon.
			L'amore arrive in inverno ISBN: 13: 9780061661471 "...Personaggi che hanno quasi perso la speranza, ancorati a sogni che non si realizzano ed a persone ormai lontane dalle loro vite, questi sono i protagonisti dei racconti di Van Booy. Personaggi che percorrono le strade di queste desolate e meravigliose storie, fino al casuale incontro con degli sconosciuti, occasione che permetterà loro di realizzare improvvisamente l’importanza della loro esistenza. ." Nella prima storia, Bruno Bonnet, famoso violoncellista francese, vive solo attraverso la musica. Incanta il pubblico di tutto il mondo con il virtuosismo delle sue note, ma nel privato, Bruno è un uomo distrutto. Completamente estraniato dalla società, è incapace di mantenere una relazione stabile, imprigionato dal ricordo di un evento passato che non può cambiare. Ma anni di isolamento emotivo cessano improvvisamente quando Bruno si scontra con Hannah al Beverly Hills Hotel, e mentre le loro vite si legano indissolubilmente con il filo dei segreti svelati, i due si incamminano per un viaggio da percorrere insieme con la speranza che l’amore può sopravvivere al gelo delle loro vite.
			The Secret Lives of People in Love ISBN: 9780061766121 The Secret Lives of People in Love is an evocative debut story collection set in present day New York City, Paris, Rome and Greece. Simon Van Booy explores love's labor and love's loss with masterful simplicity and in touching detail. His prose is spare, economical and evanescent. His characters are often unbearably lonely, vulnerable and private. Their realities are so filled with memories that they seem transcendental and independent of time. Simon Van Booy's voice is reverent, haunting and profoundly humane.
			Why We Need Love Non-Fiction Philosophy Edited by Simon Van Booy In Why We Need Love, Simon Van Booy curates an enlightening collection of excerpts, passages, and paintings, presenting works by Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, John Donne, William Blake, George Eliot, Emily Dickinson, O. Henry, W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, E. E. Cummings, Anaïs Nin, Marc Chagall, J. Krishnamurti, and others. "[They] have an instinctive appeal...the three smartly designed paperbacks address their themes directly" – The Economist
			Why We Fight Non-Fiction Philosophy Edited by Simon Van Booy In Why We Fight, Simon Van Booy curates an enlightening collection of excerpts, passages, and paintings, presenting works by Sophocles, Tacitus, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, William Shakespeare, Emily Brontë, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, Walt Whitman, Friedrich Nietzsche, Oscar Wilde, James Tissot, James Joyce, General George Patton, and others. "...brimming with thoughts from history's pre-eminent ponderers." –Wall Street Journal
			Why Our Decisions Don't Matter Non-Fiction Philosophy Edited by Simon Van Booy In Why Our Decisions Don't Matter, Simon Van Booy curates an enlightening collection of excerpts, passages, and paintings, presenting works by Homer, Sophocles, Horace, Shakespeare, Rembrandt, Voltaire, Blake, Dickinson, Twain, Rilke, Camus, Kerouac, Sartre, Borges, Beckett, and others. CLICK HERE to view The Rumpus’s amazing visual review of Why Our Decisions Don't Matter.
			The Greek Affair A novel by Simon Van Booy, Harper Perennial (2011)
			Pobble's Way Written by Simon Van Booy and illustrated by Wendy Edelson As Pobble and her father stroll through the snowy woods near their home in the early evening, a mushroom becomes a frog umbrella, a floating leaf turns into a butterfly boat, and a feather is a tickle stick. In the excitement that follows, Pobble does not notice when her pink mitten falls from her pocket. Soon woodland animals gather and wonder about the soft, pink addition to the forest. With luminous paintings and lyrical language, this picture book celebrates family, nature’s beauty, and the power of imaginative thinking. "With his totally original ear for the English language, Simon Van Booy . . . gives a special style to this tale of a lost mitten." –Hilary Knight, illustrator, Kay Thompson's Eloise "Simon Van Booy has written a tale about a magical walk in the woods that celebrates the imaginative naming games that kids love. Fathers will particularly enjoy sharing this story with their children." –Kate McMullan and Jim McMullan, author and illustrator, I Stink!