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11 Ways to Get Creative with Books on Instagram

Babies! Wine! Coffee! If you're looking for ways to up your bookstagram game, check out these creative bookstagrammers for inspiration.

Claire Handscombe

Staff Writer

Claire Handscombe moved from Europe to DC in 2012, ostensibly to study for an MFA in Creative Writing, but actually – let’s be honest – because of an obsession with The West Wing. She is the author of Unscripted, a novel about a young woman with a celebrity crush and a determined plan, and the editor of Walk With Us: How The West Wing Changed Our Lives. She also hosts the Brit Lit Podcast, a fortnightly show of news and views from British books and publishing. Blog: the Brit Lit Blog. Twitter: @BookishClaire

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If you want to jazz up your Bookstagram life, take inspiration from the pros with these fun ways to be creative with books. It’s all about the props!

Socks!

Coffee!

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Cats!

Wine!

https://www.instagram.com/p/Blbk35xlmmZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Babies!

Tea!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgvnKARAgKZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Candles!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BlZgc89lx1x/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Dogs!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhUFi4xgt3F/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Flowers!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BldJSXelS3y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Bookface!

And if you’re feeling adventurous, you can play around with Photoshop: