The Happy Reader - Issue 13

For avid readers and the uninitiated alike, this is a chance to reengage with classic literature and to stay inspired and entertained.

The concept of the magazine is simple: the first half is a long-form interview with a notable book fanatic and the second half explores one classic work of literature from an array of surprising and invigorating angles.

Owen Wilson, the movie star, loves to read. His mind is filled with quotes from favourite books, which he is able to recall at a moment’s notice. In this rare interview he invites The Happy Reader to get to know him while perusing the classic and not-so-classic titles stacked up around his home.

Our Book of the Season for summer is an eternal bestseller by the Stoic philosopher, imperial life coach and Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. The book is his secret diary that everyone is reading, the Meditations. With contributions from writers including Geoff Dyer and Deborah Levy and the photographer Martin Parr, the second half of the magazine tells you all you may ever need to know about nature, exercise, philosophy and love.

Pentru cititorii avizi si cei neinitiati deopotriva, aceasta este o sansa de a reveni la literatura clasica si de a ramane inspirati si distrati. Conceptul revistei este simplu: prima jumatate este un interviu de lunga durata cu un fanatic de carte notabil si a doua jumatate exploreaza o opera clasica a literaturii dintr-o serie de unghiuri surprinzatoare si revigorante. Owen Wilson, vedeta de film, iubeste sa citeasca.