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Boys we were, but reading boys

How to get young people to read again (or more)? Writer Bas Steman (49) succeeded in getting a group of adolescents to really like it. 'Our lives and friendships have become much deeper through reading books together.'

Timo, Sem and Wouter ©Marc Brester/A Quattro Mani
Me Jan Cremer
'Really, what a cool style that Jan Cremer has.' Sem looks at his friends, who have just eaten a delicious plate of lasagn...

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A Quattro Mani

Photographer Marc Brester and journalist Vivian de Gier can read and write with each other - literally. As partners in crime, they travel the world for various media, for reviews of the finest literature and personal interviews with the writers who matter. Ahead of the troops and beyond the delusion of the day.View Author posts

How to get young people to read again (or more)? Writer Bas Steman (49) succeeded in getting a group of adolescents to really like it. 'Our lives and friendships have become much deeper through reading books together.'

Timo, Sem and Wouter ©Marc Brester/A Quattro Mani
Me Jan Cremer
'Really, what a cool style that Jan Cremer has.' Sem looks at his friends, who have just eaten a delicious plate of lasagn...

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