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Johann Thorsson

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Johann Thorsson is a native of Iceland, but spends much of his time in Bookland. He has lived in a few parts of the world but currently lives in Iceland with a pretty woman and a mischievous son who resembles Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes fame) more each day. He has a complicated but ultimately useless degree in bioinformatics from a very pretty college in England. His favorite books are 1984, Flowers for Algernon and The English Patient. He hopes one day to call himself a writer without feeling like he's just fooling himself. Blog: Johann Thorsson - On Book and Writing Twitter: @johannthors

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Apr 25, 2015

Here’s an amazing statistic for you: there are about 300 million active Instagram users out there. Now, with all the photos they are posting every day you are bound to miss some great stuff. But don’t worry. I’ve got your back. Here are 10 book-flavored Instagram posts from the last few days that I thought deserved to be seen.

1. Roxane Gay spotted on a train in Austria

AUSTRIA AGAIN. En route to Vienna. (This book is a fantastic read btw, thank you @nannabarlby <3). #offtoaustria #weekend #travel #train #vienna #book #badfeminist #black #denim #leatherjacket

A photo posted by Katharina Gohl (@frollein_kat) on Apr 11, 2015 at 1:56am PDT

2. This guy on HONY who knew Kurt Vonnegut

“I got assigned to read Breakfast of Champions in my high school English class, and that was it for me. Vonnegut was my author from then on. I was hooked. And because I had the chutzpah of being young, I sent him a letter asking if I could make a documentary on him. And to my surprise, he wrote back and said ‘yes.’ We became such good friends while I was filming that I gave up trying to make an unbiased film. I recently decided to return to the project. I just came from a restaurant that we used to eat at. I drank a martini in his honor.” A photo posted by Humans of New York (@humansofny) on Apr 10, 2015 at 12:36pm PDT

3. Boots, decorated with a wine based on that naughty series of books. Yes.

@erikaljames check out these awesome #wellies from @mydesignlimited where you can paint your own boots! They made some #FiftyShadesofGreyWine inspired wellies! LOVE

4. The secret goodness from our last Quarterly box. (You subscribe, right?)

I know it’s late but I received my first Book Riot box. Thought I would share the lovely things! #bkr06 #booktube #bookstagram #nerdy

A photo posted by @thoughts_in_books on Apr 3, 2015 at 1:58pm PDT

5. Great beer and a great book on a rather ordinary river.

On a boat listening to #TheDistillers with an #EinstokOlgerd #IcelandicPaleAle trying for the third time in ten years to get all the way through #HouseOfLeaves by #Zampano, #JonnyTruant, and some other guy. #craftbeer #booksandbooze

A photo posted by Ross Yates (@rossjates) on Apr 9, 2015 at 5:14pm PDT

6. Books dressed up all nice and pretty

As a girl I devoured book series after book series, old or new, anything with adventure, travel, mystery, self-expression, and the completely overwhelming idea of love. I read my dad’s books from his childhood, along with my own. In my teens my reading tastes became of a darker persuasion. I gravitated towards melancholy stories that stole my heart when I wasn’t looking and left a sharper, clearer picture of the world behind. As any reader knows, those stories were my friends and allies. After grown up brunch and adult conversations, I’ve been spending this afternoon going through my bookshelves, remembering. More than once I’ve caught myself wondering if we ever fully outgrow the longing to each be our own catcher in the rye. #WHPcolorplay #books #classics #catcherintherye #jdsalinger #bananafish #books #1950s #newyorkcity #nyc #holdencaulfield #story #stories #bookstagram #amreading #reading #lovebooks via #penguinbooks #amwriting #writer #write #writerslife #writersofinstagram

A photo posted by Holly Ringland (@hollygoeslightly) on Apr 12, 2015 at 6:12am PDT

7. Book art in Manila, Philippines

Book art on high street #asia #art #manila #highlife #dayoff #books

A photo posted by @mikcon on Apr 12, 2015 at 12:44am PDT

8. In which someone says what I think every day

I need to stop buying books and actually read the ones I have. ________________________________________________ #shelfie #pug #books

A photo posted by raulpib (@raulpib) on Apr 14, 2015 at 1:33pm PDT

9. Book Riot editors being badasses with non-compliant tats from Bitch Planet

Today our director of content @rebeccaschinsky and @bookriot editor @imamandanelson got #noncompliant tattoos in honor of BITCH PLANET!

A photo posted by Panels (@heypanels) on Apr 8, 2015 at 6:14pm PDT

10. Sideways books on wall are pretty sideways books on wall.

Happy release day to all these new lovelies out on the shelves! To find out more about our new YA reads, head over to Pulseit! #bookstagram #yalit #instabook #pulseit #newbooks #booklove #bookish #bookworm #fig #palaceoflies #graceofkings #anastasiaandhersisters

A photo posted by SimonTEEN (@simonteen) on Apr 7, 2015 at 3:19pm PDT

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