Our historical linguists are very busy taking some well-deserved rest after a long academic year and right before the next one starts, much as it already looms around the corner.
![Two books resting in the sand, at the beach. A white, square hard cover and a smaller, pocket-size, emerald green soft cover.](https://i0.wp.com/aeacademicpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180831_1655441.jpg?resize=1170%2C658&ssl=1)
Authors’ writing in their spare time
Our own Anna Wojtyś has recently obtained her habilitation (a post-doc academic degree in Poland) and has been awarded the title of university professor at her alma mater. To get her second wind, she wrote… a crime story! The book, entitled “W głębi duszy jest mordercą” [deep down s/he is a murderer], takes us to a lake house deep in the woods, where the mystery ensues. And, we’ve been told, another mystery is already in the works!
![An emerald green soft cover with a bright-red splash of blood next to the title "W głębi duszy jest mordercą" [deep down s/he is a murderer] , an image of a wood-covered island above it and and author's name, Anna Wojtyś, at the top. The book rests in the sand, with seagull footprints and seaweeds all around.](https://i0.wp.com/aeacademicpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180831_1718521.jpg?resize=1170%2C658&ssl=1)
Anna Wojtyś, w głębi duszy jest mordercą” [deep down s/he is a murderer]
Anna comes from Warsaw historical linguistics circles, long kindled by Professor Wełna, who recently retired from the University of Warsaw. As a tribute upon the Professor’s retirement, another Æ author, Marta Sylwanowicz, presented our long-time mentor with a book of her drawings, commemorating his name in unconventional settings. “To Professor Jerzy Wełna – with love” is a collection of Marta’s visions and interplay with name and image, as she sees it.
![White square hardcover, with two comic-like gloved hands forming a heart shape and the title "For Professor Jerzy Wełna with Love", resting in the sand, with seagull footprints and seaweeds all around.](https://i0.wp.com/aeacademicpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180831_1710051.jpg?resize=1170%2C658&ssl=1)
Marta Sylwanowicz, “For Professor Wełna with Love”
Enjoy your last days of summer and the fruits of our authors’ free time!