Welcome to the 7th Motti Literary Awards — written, directed, produced and presented by supreme dictator Ricardo Motti. If you're new to the Motti Awards, here's how it works: I'll rank every book I read during the year, from worst to best. I’ll add a quick tweet-like review to each…

Welcome to the 6th Motti Literary Awards — written, directed, produced and presented by supreme dictator Ricardo Motti. Like last year, we'll rank every book I read during the year, from worst to best. I'll add a brief tweet-like review to convince you to read it. …

It's #bookshopday! I didn’t know this was a thing until this morning. So I celebrated with a visit to charmingly messy John Sandoe Books. It’s been there for over 60 years, but feels like you’re in the 19th century. Their apparent business model is having one of each book. The…

In the peaceful times of 2015, the Motti Literary Awards was launched to a small number of passionate readers. It's just my opinion, I forewarned. I'm the supreme dictator of this award. Little did I know I'd be starting an irreversible global trend and now the world is full of…

Bem-vindos ao 4.º Prêmio Literário Motti, apresentado por Ricardo Motti, tendo como jurado e ditador supremo Ricardo Motti. Monólogo inicial tipo no Oscar (me imaginem de smoking) O fato mais marcante de 2018 é que eu meio que cansei do Kindle, serião. …

Welcome to the 4th Motti Literary Awards, presented by Ricardo Motti, as voted by supreme dictator Ricardo Motti. Opening monologue (picture me in a tuxedo) The most important fact of 2018 is that I kinda got tired of my Kindle. That led me to rediscover the joy of going to an indie bookshop, browsing new releases, having…

Se eu pudesse escolher, não viveria numa sociedade totalitarista. São vários os incômodos, com apenas uma vantagem: possibilitar a prisão de todos aqueles que torcem contra seu próprio país na Copa do Mundo. Ou seja, pra deixar bem claro: que venha o hexa. Mas se o hexa não vier, vou…

Esse ano eu resolvi participar de um book club. Mas não qualquer book club: esse era específico de ficção científica. O livro do mês era "Contato", do Carl Sagan, que eu já tinha lido quando era um jovem adolescente sem vida amorosa. …

Ten years from now, when I'm in my deathbed while post-Nuclear War radiation reaches 1.8 sieverts, this is what I'll remember from my 2016 in books: My conversion to Kindle is similar to a diehard atheist finding the light and spreading the word of Our Lord. Sorry, little Kindle, for…