I think moving countries as a child changes you forever. Not always in dramatic ways. Sometimes it just quietly teaches you that life can change very quickly, that people disappear, that home can become a very flexible concept, and that you learn to adapt before you even fully understand what adapting means. Maybe that’s also why I’ve spent so much of my adult life saying yes to things before feeling ready for them. I was born in Colombia and moved to Spain when I was nine years old. My mum...

By Alex Latte - Page-Turner & Cocktail Stirrer I've always loved books. I've always bought books. The problem, like most people I know, is that buying a book and actually finishing one are two very different things. A couple of years ago I looked at my shelf, full of books I genuinely wanted to read, and realised I'd barely got through any of them. Not because I didn't care, but because life kept pulling me in other directions. Work, friends, the weeks that disappear before you've noticed...

Books are appearing in unexpected places lately, not just on bedside tables or café counters, but in fashion campaigns, accessories and wider cultural conversations. Coach’s new Explore Your Story campaign places literature at the centre of its Spring collection, introducing miniature readable book charms and using storytelling as a form of self expression. It feels telling. Because this is about more than accessories. It reflects a broader shift in what people want from the things they buy,...