Amira Talks was a dream that seemed too far to come true; I never imagined I’d have the courage to own a website about books, let alone creating everything all by myself.
Books have been my escape whenever I needed social detox, or had an exam and decided to read 700 pages of toxic love instead of studying, and they helped me create my own reality. I loved trying different shoes; cordovan loafers acting like Robert Langdon traveling all over Europe, or as modernly as possible, and as Turkish as possible in Elif Shafak’s adventures as a Ottoman architect, or a simple “Stambouliote” student. I LOVE being so many people, but only me at the same time.
Most people start writing when they indulge themselves in reading; it usually happens as a result of too much reading you end up wanting to get all of those books you read out of your mind, into a sheet of paper, wash your hands of it, and let people do whatever they see fit. I, on the other hand, started with writing as a joke, and ended up being joked at by other authors; authors who wrote what I once thought would be my own words.
So here I am, writing to you dear readers, books perceived by me, with my own eyes, with my onw words, hoping for nothing but maybe rediscover myself without those books. Feel free to sign up below to hear more about this journey. See ya!