[iwonderifyouwonderaboutme]

To book lovers who'd like a surprise read in the mail

Hello :)

I will be touring the UK for work for a couple of months and in the process of figuring out how to tour books with me (yes I have considered sacrificing clothes but apparently it wouldn't be feasible) i have come up with a system - buy a book at the beginning of the week, read it and get it rid of it before going to the next city. Lovely travel plan, if it weren't for the fact that parting with books makes me ill so I'd love them to go to other people. (I have considered charity shops but would love to pass them on to someone directly)

Basically I'd love to gather addresses of people to send books to - for me it'd mean sending a book to someone who will enjoy it and for you it'd be like getting a little surprise read for just the price of postage maybe (I might even be able to cover that, still need to figure it out). It might be easier if you're based in the UK but I'm happy to ship wherever if you don't mind splitting/covering postage.

Send me a message/ask/carrier pigeon if you'd be interested in getting a book and if you're a fellow book lover please reblog this/spread the word!!

Thank you :)

[freckles-and-books]

“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel—or have done and thought and felt; or might do and think and feel—is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin, from The Language of the Night (1979)

[hungwy]

i come back from a book and its like how the hell are you people just going on like this. didnt you read the book with me. how is the real world so disconnected from the whole book world i just experienced

[oddwomen]

The Carroll Herald (August 24, 1897)

[nadiea]

there are literally so many books in the world and they just keep writing more and i’ll never be able to read them all. devastating i feel like throwing up

[everelsewhere]

would you like to share some books that changed your life?

oh yes! let’s do this🥰

the chronicles of narnia by c.s. lewis

a series of unfortunate events by lemony snicket

the inheritance cycle by christopher paolini

gone girl, dark places, and sharp objects by gillian flynn

the night circus by erin morgenstern

the book thief by markus zusak

the thirteenth tale by diane setterfield

mathilda savitch by victor lodato

poems and tales of edgar allen poe

and then there were none by agatha christie

a song of ice and fire series by george r.r. martin

monsters of verity duet by victoria schwab

the history of the medieval world by susan wise bauer

the secret history by donna tartt

thank you for asking 🌹

[michaelmoonsbookshop]

Old books in Michael Moon’s Bookshop, Whitehaven.

[museenkuss]

Bookish ask

[gentle reminder that a quick plot summary is always appreciated and that short stories, volumes of poetry, anthologies graphic novels are all included in the term "book"]

describe a book you’ve read in the last twelve months in freeform poetry

what was the first book you read from your favourite author (and what made you come back for more)?

share a cover that made you pick up a specific book (and how that turned out for you)

which non-fiction book had you glued to your seat and fascinated with each new chapter?

compile a list of three books to read in spring

compile a list of three books to read in summer

compile a list of three books to read in autumn

compile a list of three books to read in winter

name a book series you didn’t finish (and why)

share an artwork that — to you — captures the atmosphere of a specific book (and the book, naturally)

almost relating to that: pick a painting that you’d use as the cover for a specific book [the difference here is that for for 10, picking an artwork based on the book would be cheating. Here it’s fine though.]

do you remember the first book you read by yourself?

recommend a non-fiction book relating to your interest/field of expertise that you’d recommend interested laymen

which book can you turn to whenever things get worse?

write a bad review you wish you could print on the cover of a beloathed book

share the last book that made you experience an outburst of emotion — be that happiness, fear, shock, sadness, anger...

recommend three books written in your mother tongue (if your mother tongue is English — consider skipping to 18)

recommend three (non-english) books you read in translation

if a stranger on the train wanted to make you fall in love with them instantly — which book would they have to read?

name a book you think has a certain scent to it

name a book you think has a certain taste to it

name a book you think has a certain feel to it

share a quote that made you read a certain book (and how that turned out)

name a book that feels genuinely sensual or erotic

did you ever read a book because a show/film was coming out based on it? Bonus: did you watch the show/film and how did it hold up?

take a stand on a "controversial topic" terminally online book lovers discuss frequently, i.e. whether books should tackle problematic themes or have protagonists with questionable morals, hardcover vs. paperback vs. ebook, booktok, speedreading etc.

describe the anthology of your dreams [or: share your favourite anthology]

name and shame a book you’ve had high hopes for that disappointed you beyond measure and that you’ve been holding a grudge against ever since

share a book that helped you evolve into the person you are now

what kind of atmosphere/topic/theme are you currently most interested in?

Bonus: [here's a book I think you might like based on your blog!]

[pemberlaey]

Hello!! Do you have any other older book recs similar to the goose girl? Im trying to remember all the old books and series I read when I was younger but im having a hard time lol

this was such a nostalgic ask I loved making this list of some books I loved as a kid! I’ll separate this into two sections: stand-alone books and series!

Stand-Alone Books

Ella Enchanted and Fairest by Gail Carson Levine

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi

The Secret Garden and The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Trolls by Polly Horvath

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Number the Stars by Lois Lowery

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

Series

The Books of Bayern by Shanon Hale

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

The Fairy Dust series by Gail Carson Levine

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

The Anybodies by Julianna Baggott

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Wayside School by Louis Sachar

and HP, PJO, Hobbit/LOTR obviously

[shisasan]

𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚑𝚊𝚕, 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚁𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 (𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝟷𝟾𝟹𝟶)

[loveletter2you]

ending a story in other languages

kurdish: “my story went to other homes, god bless the mothers and fathers of its listeners” (Çîroka min çû diyaran, rehmet li dê û bavê guhdaran.)

greek: “and they lived well, and we lived better” (και ζήσανε αυτοί καλά και εμείς καλύτερα)

afrikaans: “whistle whistle, the story is done” (fluit fluit, die storie is uit)

goemai: “my tale has finished, (it) has returned to go (and) come home.” (tamtis noe lat / dok ba muaan yi wa)

amharic: “return my story and feed me bread” (ተረቴን መልሱ አፌን በዳቦ አብሱ::)

bengali: “my story ends and the spinach is eaten by the goat” (aamaar kothati furolo; Notey gaachhti murolo) *means something is irreversibly ended because goats eats herbs from the root

norwegian: “snip snap snout, the tale is finished” (snipp snapp snute, så er eventyret ute”

polish: “and i was there [at the wedding] too, and drank mead and wine.” (a ja tam byłem, miód i wino piłem.)

georgian: “disaster there, feast here… bran there, flour here…” (ჭირი – იქა, ლხინი – აქა, ქატო – იქა, ფქვილი – აქა)

hungarian: “this is the end, run away with it” (itt a vége, fuss el véle)

turkish: “lastly, three apples fell from the sky; one for our story’s heroes, one for the person who told their tale, and one for those who listened and promise to share. And with that, they all achieved their hearts’ desires. Let us now step up and settle into their thrones.” (Gökten üç elma düşmüş; biri onların, biri anlatanın, diğeri de dinleyenlerin başına. Onlar ermiş muradına, biz çıkalım kerevetine.)

[thenordroom]

30 Home Library Design Ideas - THE NORDROOM

[thegirlthatcriesacademia]

The best moments in reading are when you come across something–a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things–which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.

— Alan Bennett, The History Boys

[archives-backup]

Here's a collection of hundreds of books about magic and witchcraft.

The server is updated weekly with more books, all of which are vetted by experienced practitioners and organized in an easy to consume way.

[ashstfu]

fun prank idea: lay in bed for the rest of your life and ignore reality by reading books and daydreaming all day everyday

[vintagedarb]

Some more antique book covers for your feed.

[something-new-for-each-night]

Y'all crime and punishment is so fun to read because the protagonist introduces himself as the only person capable of truly rational thought and then proceeds to be a nervous, anxious mess of delusions who falls into the classic literary trope of depression comas like damn raskolnikov is a funny bitch