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The Book: An Homage | Burkhard Spinnen
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German author Burkhard Spinnen revisits moments of bibliophilia mixed with anguish through a personal and historical journey of the books we encounter and the places we meet them. With anecdotes of serendipitously finding vintage copies of literary classics and bemoaning the loaned book you'll never get back, Spinnen reminds us that even if the eBook has made reading during a commute easier, it will never bring us as much pride as a well-stocked shelf. Or recover the smell of ink on paper, or the pleasure of good margins and letter-spaced capitals. For those wanting to keep their hard copies close and chat with friends about the joy books have brought into their lives, "The Book" offers up a kindred spirit. There's a hole in the heart of humanity that only books like "The Book" can fill. This condensed history of the printed word along with the dashing and mildly provocative line-cut illustrations of Line Hoven will embolden you to speak out and insure its future.
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Nessavamusic
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Just filled in the end of the year form and am excited to review all my read books. I‘m delighted to discover I finished or dnf‘d all of my #bookspin & #doublespin picks! Mostly finished, only a couple dnf‘s. Thank as always to @TheAromaofBooks for hosting this great activity!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Fabulous progress this year!!! 1y
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americansapien
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Pickpick

Fast read, pleasant, something that many readers and book collectors can definitely relate to. I‘d recommend it for a Sunday.

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AmyG
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2y
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AmyG
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2y
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AmyG
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! And Amy, I totally got the book you sent to me & keep forgetting to post about it!! Thank you SO much for sharing with me - I'm excited to read another Wendy Wax book & really appreciate you sending it to me!!! 3y
AmyG @TheAromaofBooks Enjoy! I was happy to pass this on. 3y
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Allylu
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Two books I‘ve been wanting to read, of course. #BookSpinBingo The 2nd of the month is always such a happy day!

Chrissyreadit I LOVED both of those books! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I'm planning to read The Raven Boys this month, too! 3y
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BookishGirl06
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#bookspin. #bookspinbingo #doublespin my stacks for April. 6 tbr books plus 14 more added on.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
BookishGirl06 @TheAromaofBooks think I‘m gonna swap #2 since I tried it and it didn‘t work for me 3y
TheAromaofBooks Sounds good! 3y
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kimmypete1
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January #BookSpin picks! I‘m doubling up because I need to read some arcs and honestly I always struggle with the 20 books. 🤷🏻‍♀️ @TheAromaofBooks 12/27 #WinterGames2020 #ReadNosedReindeer

Lesanne This is a great idea! 3y
MidnightBookGirl That definitely works better for people with smaller piles! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks great!! 3y
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AmyG
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
CBee Hi my friend! Is your TBR current/up to date? 😁 @AmyG 3y
AmyG It is. Is yours? 😘 3y
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AmyG Nix #9. I read that already...oops. I am replacing it with IRON LAKE - William Kent Krueger. 3y
TheAromaofBooks LOL I appreciate that the two books you had to swap out ended up being this month's official books! 😂 3y
AmyG @TheAromaofBooks I thought the same thing. I copied an old list and realized I had read #19, too! What are the odds? 🤣 3y
CBee @AmyG how did I miss this??? Yes, mine is up to date too ♥️ I sent you something already 😁😁😁 3y
AmyG I sent you something already, too. 🤣 (edited) 3y
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maich
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4y
maich @TheAromaofBooks 😘😘😘 4y
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FantasyChick
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May is always such a good reading month! I've already gone through all the #audiobooks on my #bookspinbonanza list which means the rest are all going to be being read in order. I've got 8 more to go. Not sure how many more I'll get through but this challenge is really pushing me to make it! Fingers crossed the last week of the month is as productive as the rest has been 🤞🤞

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ravenlee Woohoo! Killing it! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Love your layout, and you're making awesome progress!!! 4y
SaturnDoo Love your layout and WTG!!! ❤❤❤👏👏👏 4y
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maich
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This is my #BookSpin for May. Sorry for posting late.
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#litsyfun #tbr #bookstoberead

CaroPi I have a lot of mixed feelings about #thebridetest let me know your thoughts when you finish! 4y
TheAromaofBooks I don't draw until tomorrow so you are in good shape!! Great list!! 4y
maich @TheAromaofBooks thank you😍 4y
maich @CaroPi ok. The first one was so-so. Hope this will be better. 4y
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BookishGirl06
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#bookspin picked 20 books at random. First time doing this. Decided I had to try it out too lol

BookishGirl06 Edit: added numbers cause forgot to earlier 4y
BookmarkTavern Ooo! Heretics Anonymous has been on my TBR list for a while! I had forgotten about it. I think I‘ll add it for next month! 😁 4y
TheAromaofBooks Great pile!! Glad to have you along!! 4y
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Djspens
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@TheAromaofBooks Here‘s my 20 books for #bookspin. I had a hard time picking which 20 to display, should be fun not having to decide which 1 to read! Top pic is 1-10, bottom 11-20. Thanks for doing this!

TheAromaofBooks So glad to have you along!! I'll be sure to tag you with the lucky number tomorrow!! 😁 4y
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Sarah83
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@BooknerdsLife talking about the Kindle, I remembered that I also have several Kindle covers... 😄😂😂😂😂

BooknerdsLife Hahaa we are too much alike! 😍😍😂 I love getting different kindle covers too! 🙈 Yours are really pretty! 💖o have that same bookshelf one, but I got it for my iPad mini, which I use as kindle when I travel overseas! 5y
Sarah83 @BooknerdsLife really. It seems like we love the same things. ☺️ Why do you use an iPad mini for traveling? 🤔 5y
BooknerdsLife @Sarah83 I used to pack both my kindle & iPad cause I need my iPad for emails etc & watching Netflix at night. Plus I tend not to read as much as I thought while travelling so it‘s easier just bring my iPad mini for reading as well. I do pack paperbacks with me anyway and this way I‘ll have more space & excuse to buy more new books too 🤗😁 5y
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Sarah83 @BooknerdsLife sounds like a really great idea 😍🤩😍🤩 5y
BooknerdsLife @Sarah83 Haha any excuse to get more books are great idea , right? 😁😂 5y
Sarah83 @BooknerdsLife more books is always a great idea 😍🤩😂 5y
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Sarah83
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@BooknerdsLife so why should someone have one booksleeve, if you can have several? 😍 The one on the top right is similar to the one you showed me. It's for smaller books. The one below right is for my kindle. 😍

JazzFeathers You have so many 😍 5y
Sarah83 @JazzFeathers I got several as a gift. The lovely @scripturient and @Bambolina_81 got me several as birthday or Christmas gifts. 😍 5y
TheSpineView What a beautiful collection! 😍😍😍 5y
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KatieDid927 I'm new to book sleeve usage but I'm already up to 3 with a 4th en route from Book Beau. Once I assign a book to a sleeve that's it's home for the duration of my reading journey. 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego 💖😻💖😻 5y
mydearwatson I love the Sherlock one! 5y
Megabooks I have about the same number! #addicted 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Ooo nice! I want the Sherlock 🕵️‍♂️ ! 5y
BooknerdsLife Hahaaa 😂😂😂 Yes!!! I totally agree with you! Why one when you have get several! 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I like your little owl one! And OMG! I have that same Sherlock booksleeve!!! 5y
BooknerdsLife Love your booksleeve collection!! 💖💖💖💖 5y
Sarah83 @BooknerdsLife that's so funny. 😊 To find a person who owns the same booksleeve. ☺️ 5y
BooknerdsLife @Sarah83 Haha yes! Where are the chances! 😄Especially when we live so far away from each other! It would be very funny if your booksleeve is by booksac as well 🤗 5y
Sarah83 @BooknerdsLife I don't know it. It was a gift. Normally I buy my booksleeves at @MelvisMakes 😍🤩 5y
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As_An_Adamant
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A book about books. The chapters are very short but still quite substantive, including titles like “the discarded book”, “the signed book” and my favorite chapter “the dictionary”. The author, Burkhard Spinnen, is German and the prose is often awkward and formal—-though not necessarily due to poor translation, I think that the author likely just has a very distinctive voice. I will definitely reread this book.