One thing all book lovers need besides books? Bookmarks of course! Save your page, decorate your shelves, nail that perfect #bookstagram look, or show all the bookish people in your life that you totally get them with the perfect gift. These metal bookmarks are unique, customizable, and just plain dazzling.
I love what the world has made of Holmes and Watson in recent years. In fact, I love their relationship in all its different forms much more than I love their actual adventures. Eccentric, socially awkward genius. Grounded, capable every man. Both valuable people, but better together than apart.
What books did you acquire (inbox) and finish (outbox) this week?
Octavia Butler: Sci-fi author extraordinaire. Awkward nerd. Genius. Seriously tuned in to the problems facing our modern world. Here is a collection of Octavia Butler quotes on writing, sci-fi, life, and from her most celebrated books (so all of them?)
Think about all the ways you read, listen to, and sometimes finish the books you're interested in. I'm sure we all have strange and unusual reading habits. What are some of your weird reading habits?
Coming of age books are timeless and there are so many different ways you can make a connection, whether it's the main character, the experience, or the family dynamic. Most times it's just the struggle. Growing up can be weird, awesome, stressful, and terrifying - books help. Here are 50 must-read coming of age books.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen fan in possession of some swag will always want more swag. Here are 20 Jane Austen gifts for you and yours.
We eat, sleep, and breathe books; we carry books with us everywhere we go, even when we know we won't be able to read where we're going, but we just need to have them with us. You're with me right? So how do you stay bookish when you're on a powerful TV binge? Here are some bookish binge watching tips.
Find the perfect complement to flowers and chocolate for that space-loving, galactic Valentine of yours with these bookish gifts for space fans.
25 quotes from George Orwell's 1984 that hit a little too close to home.
New and recent sci-fi books to get you through the Doctor Who hiatus.
This poetry is raw and emotional, these artists talk like me, they swear, sometimes they fumble their words out of sheer intensity.
Deep, introspective fantasy with hints of folklore and myth with sentient animals as either the main character or as a significant supporting character.
One reader on finding A Tree Grows in Brooklyn just in time to help her process grief about losing her grandmother.
On sci-fi novels that leave you with nice, warm fuzzy feelings.
