Litsy

At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries | Christopher Simon Sykes, Estelle Ellis, Caroline Seebohm

These prism glasses allow me to read in bed without straining my neck. Where have these beauties been all my life? 👀

For my review and more photos please visit my biblio boutique blog https://abookandadog.com/biblio-boutique/valuu-lazy-glasses

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bibliothecarivs

A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books | Nicholas A. Basbanes

LibraryThing has a cool little feature that shows you, once you've catalogued your books, how tall they would be if stacked. My family's collection (in black) is apparently taller than even the tallest stone structure ever made (the Washington Monument)!

#UniteAgainstBookBans #fREADom

Bookwomble That's an impressive stack! 📚 12mo

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CarolynM

Comfort Found in Good Old Books | George Hamlin Fitch

I've been a bit absent from Litsy this year because I haven't been home much, but summer holidays are over now so things are getting back to normal. We broke our drive hone from Canberra yesterday with a visit to Lady Gail's Bookshop in Holbrook. There are 3 rooms, this is just one. Book haul pic to follow.

Ruthiella I was kinda hoping this was as a picture of your home library! 😂 1y

LeahBergen I‘m salivating. 😆 1y

Bklover Oh can‘t wait to see what you bought! 1y

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Jeg I think I could get lost in there. 1y

squirrelbrain Wow, looks amazing! 1y

batsy 😍 1y

sarahbarnes 😍😍😍 1y

Megabooks Awesome!! 🤩🤩 1y

Rissreads ♥️♥️♥️ 1y

Freespirit I have been absent also! Glad to see you again 😊 14mo

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vivastory

Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide | Eva Talmadge

#AlphabetGame
Title that begins with the letter W
Although Watchmen might not be my favorite Alan Moore novel, I find myself thinking about it often. War of the Worlds is my second fave Wells' novel, right behind Island of Dr. Moreau. Zamyatin's We is an incredibly influential & interesting dystopian novel. It deserves a wider audience, esp considering how popular 1984 (a great novel) is. A W title that is very close to my heart is the collection

vivastory of literary inspired tattoos The Word Made Flesh. I myself have 3 literary inspired tattoos & have toyed with the idea of another. This is a fantastic collection of thoughtful & impressive skin artwork & it was released around the time I received my most recent lit tattoo. PS: If you are interested, you can scroll down in the feed of the tagged book for a pic of one of my poetry related tattoos. (edited) 2y

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monalyisha

Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide | Eva Talmadge

I submitted 3 literary tattoo designs to an artist whose books opened yesterday! One is inspired by American Gods; the goddess Easter has forget-me-nots tattooed around her left wrist. Another, Harold and the Purple Crayon. It would be a pie with a purple jam smear & a crayon crescent moon. The third comes from my love of the ocean, & a color essay entitled, “Glaucous, the Greeny Blue of Epic Poetry and Succulents” by Katy Kelleher for The Awl.

monalyisha Getting a tattoo appointment feels like a super competitive market right now, so who knows if I‘ll even get a response…but I‘d love all three of these! 2y

BookwormAHN Good luck 🍀 2y

TheKidUpstairs Gorgeous! I hope you get an appointment soon! 2y

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JamieArc

At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries | Christopher Simon Sykes, Estelle Ellis, Caroline Seebohm

Me walking into Barnes and Noble: “There aren‘t any books I want to buy right now. It‘s safe to walk around.” And then I found out they were having good sales 🤦🏻‍♀️
Me arriving home, to my spouse: “You are allowed to judge me.” (He never would though)
Bookhaul inspired by getting antsy to buy a house. And it‘s National Puzzle month so they are buy one get one half off at B&N. These were too cute to pass up and perfect for weekend getaways.

Tamra I‘m curious about the Bittman bread book! (edited) 2y

BiblioLitten The Colour Purple 💜 2y

JamieArc @BiblioLitten I‘ve been meaning to read it for so long, and this edition has a gorgeous cover. 2y

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JamieArc @Tamra Me too! I dabbled in bread baking using the tagged book years ago, and have been craving to do it again. Bittman‘s book lays things out pretty simply at first glance. I‘ll try to remember to tag you when I try it out!