Books designed to
stimulate, engage
and support

A project born from personal experience

My name is Irina, founder of STAGAS Publishing.

It all started watching my parents grow older. Like many seniors, they were spending more and more time in front of the television or tablet — not by choice, but because leisure activities suited to their generation were rare. The puzzle books found in stores were either patronizing or unreadable with their small print.

I wanted to offer them something different: workbooks crafted with high standards, pleasant to handle, with appropriately challenging puzzles and genuinely large print.

What cognitive gerontology research tells us

Before publishing the first book, I spent months studying the scientific literature on cognitive aging:

• › The brain retains its plasticity at any age. It continues to create new connections as long as it is stimulated.
• › Regular cognitive engagement — reading, logic games, creative activities — is associated with better maintenance of memory and concentration.
• › Passive screen time (television, scrolling) does not stimulate the brain the same way as an active task like Sudoku or a word search.

Our vision

STAGAS Publishing is built on the simple idea that you tend the mind the way you tend a garden. Unhurried. Consistently. With pleasure.

My books don't replace conversation, walking, or human connection. But they offer a daily companion — a few minutes of pleasure, a manageable challenge, and the satisfaction of having exercised your memory.

I started for my parents. I continue for yours too.

— Irina