An update on Greenlandos by Virginia Mateias and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Literary Revelations

Dear Reader

As the year comes to a close, the team at Literary Revelations wants to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude and extend our warmest wishes to you. Thank you for being a part of the Literary Revelations Journal community and for your unwavering support throughout the year.

With Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays just around the corner, we want to let you know how much we appreciate your presence in our journey. Your readership has been invaluable, and it is because of readers like you that we are able to continue sharing extraordinary literary works.

In November 2022 we established Literary Revelations to honor the memory of Gabriela Marie Milton’s mother who deeply loved literature and arts. In one year we have a top journal with top of the world contributors, we published three #1 Amazon bestselling books, and we got listed in Doutrope.

In reflecting upon this past year, we can confidently say that together, we have achieved excellence. The Literary Revelations Journal has grown in leaps and bounds thanks to your unwavering dedication as a reader. We are proud of what we have accomplished together and excited about what lies ahead.

As this festive season approaches, filled with joyous celebrations and moments of love, please accept our sincerest thanks once again. We hope that you find peace in these holidays and that they bring you warmth, happiness, and inspiration for the upcoming year.

From all of us at Literary Revelations Journal,

Thank You!

Letter from Virginia Mateias, aka Virginia Witch the author of Literary Revelation’s on the upcoming book Greenlados

Mid-December Literary Revelations was ready to publish Greenlandos, a fabulous book for children and adults written by Virginia Mateias aka Virginia Witch. However, we have received a letter from the author that we would like to share with you. In the light of this letter Literary Revelations will publish Greenlandos in January 2024. Please stay tuned for more news.

Dear Gabriela,

Perhaps the following lines will seem strange to you. Or maybe not. I am taking the chance to express what I feel and think at the moment. I would like to postpone the publication of my novel, ‘Greenlandos,’ to the beginning of 2024. January is the month my father was born. It is also the month he departed from the world of the living. This book is dedicated to my parents and those whom we often overlook: those who cultivate the land and ensure our daily sustenance. My father loved gardening. After his job at the hospital, he would work in the garden. It was his way, he said, of feeling closer to the sky and the earth. And the way he found rest.

I know you will make the best decision. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for agreeing to publish ‘Greenlandos.’ I hope this book becomes a wonderful companion for its readers!”

Christmas in art

Virginia Mateias is not only an author but a cultural correspondent too. She has prepared for our readers the following material. I hope you enjoy it.

Christmas, as a celebration central to hope and joy, has been consistently depicted throughout time. I have selected four remarkable paintings from different centuries. We will explore the various ways these works contribute to illustrating Christmas as the birth of hope, symbolically represented by the Holy Child.

“The Birth of Jesus” by Giotto (1305-1306):

In this uplifting fresco, Giotto captures the moment of Jesus’ birth with a simplicity and depth at the same time. The Holy Infant, illuminated at the center of the scene, becomes a symbol of purity and hope for a world laden with expectations. The adoring characters contribute to an atmosphere of reverence, illustrating the essence of Christmas as a source of hope amid darkness.

“The Adoration of the Magi” by Peter Paul Rubens (1609-1610):

Rubens brings a solemn perspective to Christmas in “The Adoration of the Magi.” Through the grandeur of the composition and expressive details of the characters, the painting highlights the adoration brought to the Holy Infant. Hope is represented through gestures of reverence, illustrating the journey of the wise men toward the divine light of Christmas.

“Healing of the Ten Lepers” by James Tissot (1886-1894):

While not directly depicting a Christmas scene, Tissot’s painting explores the theme of healing and generosity. In the context of Christmas, it emphasizes the power of hope to heal and transform lives. Hope is reflected in the miracle of healing and in a moment of compassion and generosity.

The highlighted artworks, employing various techniques, capture the perspectives these renowned painters held on the essence of Christmas. Spanning from biblical scenes to contemporary depictions of familial bliss, these paintings transcend temporal and spatial boundaries, inviting us on a captivating journey through the festive celebration of Christmas.

Virginia Mateias