I came across this on Pinterest. It is unattributed, but that makes it no less a fact: “There are certain fiction character’s deaths you will never recover from. Ever.” – Pinterest Read more
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Hot Guys with Books
I love the color palette of this photo and the way it whispers of exotic locales (and men) and serious books… Read more
Review: Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
It’s been almost three years since my review of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. I recall being a bit mesmerized by the book at that time – the photographs were remarkable and the idea that they were real, found photos made them ever more fascinating. Hollow City (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children) picks up where Miss Peregrine’s leaves off, and I do mean… Read more
Quotables
Ahhh, Neil shows up here a lot on Quotables. This, I am in total agreement with. When someone readily has a favorite book, I often suspect that they have read only one. “Picking five favorite books is like picking the five body parts you would most like not to lose.” – Neil Gaiman Read more
Hot Guys with Books
Reminds me of myself – grabbing a minute with a good book while waiting for the train, for a bank teller, for whatever is eating into my reading time. Read more
Awesome vending machine sells random book titles
I cannot tell you how much this made me smile! Thanks to MyModernMet for the story. The Monkey’s Paw, an antiquarian bookshop in Toronto, has built a fabulous vending machine. Put in $2 in quarters and get a book – a random book, any book, a completely unpredictable surprise book! For book lovers, what could be better? Who knows what… Read more
Quotables
Enough bookshelves — I’m not sure I understand the phrase… “I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.” – Anna Quindlen, American author Read more
Hot Guys with Books
More cute Flickr fellas. I think that site will keep me in attractive reading men for a long time. Read more
Bringing Classic Characters to Life
I stumbled across this on MyModernMet, and I wanted to share it. these little dioramas are adorable, bringing tiny illustrations of classic book characters to life. Here’s more about the project: Thomas Allen brings literary characters to life in a charming diorama series of paper “dolls” cut from book illustrations. The tiny people he frees from the pages of vintage… Read more
New on the Shelves…
I love a good thriller! Cane and Abe by James Grippando: A spellbinding novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author James Grippando, in which Miami’s top prosecutor becomes a prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance, which may have a chilling connection to the woman he can’t forget. Unbelievable was the word for her. Samantha Vine was unbelievably beautiful. It was unbelievable… Read more