Sorina Miron

These are the places I can veto as the best brioche con gelato in Taormina... so far! The research will definitely be continued.

As someone working in tech startups, I’m often looking for ways to sharpen my skills and understand growth in terms of marketing, comms, or customer acquisition. This collection brings together the books that have shaped how the best founders and teams think about scaling.

Basically, this is the ultimate must-watch homework in Romanian cinema.

Slow cinema, sun-washed afternoons, and the bittersweet beauty of being away, but also fully present. A collection of films with a dreamy, European holiday spirit that lingers like salt on skin.

This list is inspired by the NPR newsletter, a round-up of fiction books loved and recommended by NPR staffers in 2025 (so far). If you love good books and even better recommendations, you need to subscribe to the NPR Books newsletter. Thoughtful picks, smart reviews, and staff favorites that feel like a friend whispering, “you have to read this.”

So many adventures waiting for my boots! From mindblowing trails to peaks that make my heart race.

One genre I always come back to. This collection is stacked with true hip-hop classics, personal favorites, and the kind of bangers that make you nod your head without even thinking.

With Hayao Miyazaki's films, it was love at first sight—literally. The first time I saw them, it felt like a warm memory, like something I'd loved all along without knowing. I grew up watching anime, and discovering Studio Ghibli as I grew older was like reuniting with a forgotten part of myself.

A growing tower of books, waiting for their moment. Fiction, non-fiction, and everything in between.

A collection of completed races, wishful nice-to-run-there-someday, and unexpected finish-line joy to feed my newfound passion as an occasional runner.