Bookish Brandi.

Brandi works in publishing and lives in NYC. I love reading, writing, innovation, technology, and laughter. Here, I blog about books and writing, with a special spot in my heart for typewriters. .gr_custom_container_1411654219 { /* customize your Goodreads widget container here*/ border: 1px solid gray; border-radius:10px; padding: 10px 5px 10px 5px; background-color: #FFFFFF; color: #000000; width: 300px } .gr_custom_header_1411654219 { /* customize your Goodreads header here*/ border-bottom: 1px solid gray; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center; font-size: 120% } .gr_custom_each_container_1411654219 { /* customize each individual book container here */ width: 100%; clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; overflow: auto; padding-bottom: 4px; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; } .gr_custom_book_container_1411654219 { /* customize your book covers here */ overflow: hidden; height: 60px; float: left; margin-right: 4px; width: 39px; } .gr_custom_author_1411654219 { /* customize your author names here */ font-size: 10px; } .gr_custom_tags_1411654219 { /* customize your tags here */ font-size: 10px; color: gray; } .gr_custom_rating_1411654219 { /* customize your rating stars here */ float: right; } Brandi's Most Recent Reads Once I Was Cool: Personal Essays by Megan Stielstra Wow. Just wow. This is a fantastic collection of essays.(Even an essay explaining what an essay is in a funny and readble way.) She gets down and dirty with her thoughts on motherhood, forgiveness, and boundaries. And she does it in a w... tagged: 2014 Festive in Death by J.D. Robb This is one of those titles that caused a reading funk for me. Because I didn't want it to end. I debated with myself: do I go back and re-read from the start of the In Death series? Do I read it a second time? (I wound up re-reading mos... tagged: 2014 Cole's Redemption by J.D. Tyler I loved this book. There's so much to the relationships in this title -- the pack, the father/daughter conflict, the sisterhood between the wives, the men (ooh, the men). I also really liked the way Tyler dealt with joy and agony. Can't ... tagged: 2014 Midnight Rescue by Elle Kennedy I'm late to the party on this series, and I cannot wait to read the rest. Kennedy nails location, terror and suspense, and undercover work. The book starts in a horrible moment and you know immediately that Abby Sinclair is a force. I l... tagged: 2014 Death in Four Courses by Lucy Burdette tagged: 2014 Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan tagged: 2014 Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What's a Daughter To Do? A Memoir by Elaine Lui tagged: 2014 Wicked Burn by Beth Kery tagged: 2014 Blood Song by Anthony Ryan This book was incredible. It was one of those rare books that I read at a slower pace because I needed to savor it. Anthony Ryan's writing is incredibly tight. I was impressed with the way he layered the best of epic fantasy with complex... tagged: 2014 Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris This book was incredible. I almost missed my train stop because I was so absorbed in the world that Charlaine Harris created. I'm really excited about this series -- the characters all have interesting quirks and are also grounded in the... tagged: 2014 Share book reviews and ratings with Brandi, and even join a book club on Goodreads.

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Geek Actually: a tale of friendship, fandom & feminism, out today from Serial Box. Start reading now! http://thndr.me/NkPk3i

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"Let us embrace a do-it-yourself canon, wherein we each make our own canon filled with what we love to read, what speaks to us and challenges us and opens us up..."

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Current obsession: French spies, thanks to Joanna Bourne. Third one this week.

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Why we love our writing teachers. I know I do.

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This is perfect.

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The Obsessively Detailed Map of American Literature's Most Epic Road Trips

I am a freak for the American road trip. And I'm not alone, as some of this country's best writers have taken a shot at describing that quintessentially...

In case your dream summer road trip is as dorky and literary as mine.

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Seen painted on a wall. I love this.

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Hello cupcakes. I had to create a new account after a password nightmare. I can no longer access theolivemoth account and cannot see any tags, messages, or asks sent to that blog. 

I’m hoping to find everyone I love. Wish me luck, I’m starting over from scratch and memory!

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ellatheolivemoth I'm sorry you got locked out. Thanks for including me on your list of faves!

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The art of the book display: librarians in GA raise the bar

Because book miniatures should be a thing. This is gorgeous.

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Reading by j-villiers

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How to celebrate spring.

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But necessary reading is ALL THE BOOKS. How do I read more than that?

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Love is…

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The perfect weekend.

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Litographs - Books on T-shirts, Posters, and Tote Bags

Litographs creates art from literature. We design t-shirts and posters from the text of classic books. For each sale, Litographs donates one book to a community in need.

This site came up as an ad in my facebook feed. And then I realized it was perfectly, perfectly targeted. And that I really, really want these shirts. All of them.

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Guy Leaves Fake Self-Help Books At A Local Bookstore

Jeff Wysaski, public prankster extraordinaire, is at it again with a new series of hilarious bookshop pranks from his critically acclaimed “Obvious Plant” fake publishing company. After planting fake book store sections, he has now planted self-help books with fake covers for unsuspecting shoppers to discover as they browse the aisles of an unnamed bookstore in West Hollywood.

+100 to this guy. Best. Nerd. Prank. Ever.

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This is how you read a novel: you inhale the experience. So start breathing.

Azar Nafisi, Reading Lolita in Tehran (via wordsnquotes)

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My favorite types of people are the ones who always have a book on them.