Today’s topic was supposed to be all about your favorite cover fonts, but I’m going to be honest with you all, I’m much more of a fan of the overall than the minor, therefore, my post will be about my favorite covers. 1. Fahrenheit 451 — Ray Bradbury This is a special edition cover, but I think it is beautiful. First of all, you can light the match on the book, second of all, you can bun the book, which is the whole premise of the story. I think it is amazingly well connected to the story as well as good looking. 2. Me Before You (etc.) — Jojo Moyes…
Top 10 Tuesday: Book Nerds Unite
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It’s a fun way for bloggers all over the Internet to connect and post the things they love about books. This week is all about our favorite bookworms featured in books! 1. Hermione Granger – Harry Potter Is this list even complete without the number one bookworm that stole our hearts? Known for her love of the library and all things book related, I can’t help but put Hermione as number one o my list. 2. Caleb Prior – Divergent I think I still adore his love of books and knowledge because it was a secret love…
Pondering Penumbra
I finished “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” this past weekend, and I absolutely loved it! It was the perfect mix of entertainment and suspense. Ryan has already reviewed this amazing book, but I’m going to give you five little thoughts I had while reading it. 1. How would I answer Mr. Penumbra’s questions? There are two questions asked in this book. The first is asked to Clay and his answer is contingent upon his securing a job: “What is you favorite book?” And the second is, “What do you seek in these shelves?” My first answer would be obvious, “1984” by George Orwell has been my favorite book since I read it…
Treasure Tuesday
Happy Tuesday ya’ll! 1. I just finished “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” last night, and let me tell you, it was wonderful! I’ll have a “Little Thoughts” post up later this week. 2. 3. Last week my boyfriend went to return some books (some were about the Yankees) to Barnes and Noble. Sadly, it wouldn’t take them because he didn’t have a receipt. But he saw a kid and his mother in line buying a book about the Yankees, so rather than go home with the books he didn’t want, he gave them to the aspiring baseball player. Stories like that make my heart melt. 4. I don’t know about you, but…
A 24-Hour Bibliophile’s Dream
Bibliophiles rejoice — It’s the summer book we’ve been waiting for. Title: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Author: Robin Sloan Genre: Fiction with a Mystery twist Quotation: “A bell above a door and the tinkle it makes. A clerk and a ladder and warm golden light, and then: the right book exactly, at exactly the right time.” Would recommend to: those who know adventure can lurk in a book on a shelf. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan is the perfect novel for the 21st-century bookworm. Sloan mixes a narrative of centuries old mystery with codes and keyboards that any nerd will appreciate, to weave his awesome tale. It all…
A 24-Hour Bibliophile's Dream
Bibliophiles rejoice — It’s the summer book we’ve been waiting for. Title: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Author: Robin Sloan Genre: Fiction with a Mystery twist Quotation: “A bell above a door and the tinkle it makes. A clerk and a ladder and warm golden light, and then: the right book exactly, at exactly the right time.” Would recommend to: those who know adventure can lurk in a book on a shelf. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan is the perfect novel for the 21st-century bookworm. Sloan mixes a narrative of centuries old mystery with codes and keyboards that any nerd will appreciate, to weave his awesome tale. It all…
