This goes in the suitcase...

It is of course no longer news that life is too good to spend indoors. We have all clearly witnessed this. So let's go. Now that you can. Where possible. Because it's possible. By standing still, or better yet, sitting still, we have developed a shared guilty pleasure. Namely, for hours […]

It is of course no longer news that life is too good to sit inside. We have all clearly witnessed this. So let's go. Now that you can. Where possible. Because it's possible. By standing still, or better yet: sitting still, we have a common ground guilty pleasure developed. Namely scrolling through insignificant social media posts for hours. To break through that, reading is a good alternative and a healthy distraction. Provided it is exciting, educational or unique. MASTERS is happy to help you pack your suitcase with these books. Hand-picked and selected by the editors. These are the favorites for on a towel, under the tree or on the beach. Text: editorial staff MASTERS

The President's Daughter | Bill Clinton and James Patterson

Fancy a little challenge on your holiday? You have to want to read English, but believe us: after a few pages you won't want anything else. This super exciting story is one to bite your nails off from the very first page. Certainly thanks to the details that only a former president can know and therefore write down. Together with the suspense and action that author Patterson has won many awards for, this book is one of a kind. All presidents have nightmares. But this one is about to come out…

The High Nest | Roxane van Iperen

It starts as a history book, it ends as a heroic epic. A book about good and evil, about your conscience and about what humanity is capable of. A story about autonomous thinking, about fighting for what is right. A story about love, about norms and values ​​and about being strong. This is the book we all need to read. Because it makes you aware of your own possibilities, namely making the world a bit better.

If I'm completely honest | Tamara Gijrath

What is the enormous impact of a mother on her daughter? And vice versa? Are there conditions for a balanced mother-daughter relationship? How does the time in which women grow up influence this unique bond? In a personal search for the context of this often beautiful, sometimes complicated relationship, journalist Tamara Gijrath spoke to 60 well-known mothers and daughters and had them portrayed together. A book to read, watch and think: for long, late evenings or early mornings. A story every day (30 in total!) teaches you something new every day.

Get used to it | Maike Meijer

This is really one of those books that you can read in one sitting and laugh at. Laughs out loud. And something that sometimes makes you want to cry. A feast of recognition: growing older, that damn transition and everything that comes with it. Writer and actress (yes, the one from Toren C and the Jumbo commercial) Maike Meijer is not considered one of the funniest women in the Netherlands for nothing. Dear ladies, please let's not take ourselves too seriously. It is a view, a way of life if you will, that makes your heart beat faster and makes life a lot more fun.

Derksen | Michiel van Egmond and Antoinnette Scheulderman

You love him or you hate him. Regardless, he remains controversial. Whether you agree with him or not: the man with the eternal mustache, cigar and big mouth has an opinion about everything and enough life experience to – indeed – write a full book about it. The book that has just been published and written by top duo and love couple Michel van Egmond and Antoinnette Scheulderman is beautifully constructed and full of unique anecdotes. Read it with amazement and a smile.

The Voice | Jessica Durlacher

Jessica Durlacher's latest novel is set against the backdrop of the major events that ushered in this millennium. The book opens with a scene that immediately takes your breath away. When the most brutal terrorist attack in history causes the Twin Towers to collapse and the streets of New York to fill with dark clouds of dust and pure fear, you will meet Zelda and Bor.