#caapaintthetownread

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‪16 Sept 2017.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪Speak, friend, and enter.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪I need these lights at my house. I really wish I’d had a chance to explore The Story Museum at Oxford. I’ll have to go back next time! Have you seen the new Harry Potter line from Pottery Barn? I DIED. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen and I don't know if it's coming to Australia but if it is my wallet will weep. ‪#CAAPaintTheTownRead‬ ‪ ‬ . . . . . . ‪ ‬ ‪#oxford #lordoftherings #lotr #fellowshipofthering #tolkien #decor #wanderlust #travel #bookworm #yalovin #ireadya #yalit #booknerdigans #beautifulbooks #bookphoto #instaread #bookish #bookphotography #bookishfeatures #bookstagramfeature‬

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‪12 Sep 2017.‬ We're going home, Sassenach. To Lallybroch. —#Outlander, Diana Gabaldon.‬ The exterior shots for #Lallybroch were filmed at #MidhopeCastle, although it's too derelict to go inside. It's become a sort of pilgrimage for Outlander fans—there were two tour groups hanging about as we rocked up. A couple of (slightly tipsy) ladies were calling out to Jamie. If you could go on a guided tour of any book/film locations, what subject would you choose? ‪#CAAPaintTheTownRead‬ ‪ ‬ ‪ ‬. . . . . . ‪ ‬ ‪#dianagabaldon #sassenach #scotland #visitscotland #jamiefraser #clairefraser #scotland #travel #wanderlust #bibliophile #bookphoto #bookphotography #bookish #booknerd #bookworm #bookstagramfeature #booknerdigans #bookishfeatures #booknow ‬

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‪19 May 2017.‬ Do you actually write in your notebooks? Or do you freak out about messing up the perfectly pristine pages? I used to do the latter, but I’ve calmed down recently. I’ll probably never be someone who can keep a bullet journal but I’ve come to terms with my messy scrawl and I quite like it. In these pages, I’m planning my trip to the U.K. later this year! Most of the planning revolves around which bookish locations I want to visit for #CAAPaintTheTownRead. So if you have any recommendations, let me know! Day 19: #AmpersandMay17: Note . . . . . . #notebook #journal #notes #bookworm #planning #booklover #planner #bibliophile #travel #england #booknerd #uk #bookish #booksofinstagram #booknow #bookishfeatures #bookstagramfeature #bookstagram #bookstack

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2 May 2017. Throwback to that time I lurked outside J.R.R. Tolkien’s home in Oxford for photos. Next time I visit England, I’d like to spend more time in Oxford. We barely had a day to wander around and there’s so much more to see. What’s one place you’d like to visit again soon? #CAAPaintTheTownRead . . . . . . #bookworm #booknerd #bookish #bibliophile #booklover #bookstagram #photogenicbooks #bookaddict #booksofinstagram #booknow #bookstagramfeature #bookishfeatures #bookstack #bookshelf #lotr #lordoftherings #thehobbit #travel #tolkien

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7 Apr 2017. Would you rather visit filming locations for Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings? My answer would obviously be Harry Potter, not just because I love the series but because the filming locations are associated with so many other books and movies as well. Everywhere you looked, you could picture a scene from another world. This is one of the cloisters at Lacock Abbey, where scenes from Harry Potter, The Other Boleyn Girl, and Pride and Prejudice (the BBC mini-series) were filmed. #CAAPaintTheTownRead Day 7: #AccioAprilBooks: #FandomFriday #GrimDragon: #ForBookstagram #FangirlAprilChallenge: Happy books (at Lacock Abbey)

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11 Mar 2017. Favourite minor character? There are so many to choose from but no one has blown me away with a depiction of Australian characters quite like Paula Weston. Especially the Butler brothers. I'm so glad they got more than one appearance in The Rephaim because they actually make me cry with laughter. I really wish I could visit the Pandanus Beach in the books but it doesn't exist. There IS a Pandanus Beach not far from where I live, though, so I'm just going to keep pretending it's real. Day 11 #AmpersandMarch17: Destination. #CAAPaintTheTownRead (at Pandanas Beach)

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2 Mar 2017. Happy #WorldBookDay20! Today is all about sharing a love of reading, especially with younger readers. Harry Potter is the book that got me into reading when I was eight years old, and when I finally got to visit England last year I was ugly crying all over the place at some of the Harry Potter inspiration and filming locations. One of my favourite things to do while travelling is visit places books are set, written or inspired by, for my project Paint the Town Read. This shot was taken at Gloucester Cathedral, where a lot of the Hogwarts corridor scenes were filmed in Philosopher’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets. Day 2 #AmpersandMarch17: World. #CAAPaintTheTownRead (at Gloucester Cathedral)

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If you read a book set in Australia, there’s a high likelihood that it will be set in: a) Melbourne; b) Sydney; c) the bush. So when I read #SummerSkin and realized it’s set in my city and at my old university, I was ecstatic. And yes, I drove out to the campus specifically for this photo. The Great Court is really pretty, okay? What are you/were you studying? I studied creative writing for my undergrad, and writing, editing and publishing for my MA. Day 18: #Ampersand2018: Heritage #AllTheBooksApril: Creative character #BookReadHappyHour: Recommend a book you haven’t seen on Bookstagram for a while #AprilBookstagram18: Oh la la romance! 18 Apr 2018.‬ . . . . . . #uq #greatcourt #uqgreatcourt #universityofqueensland #loveozya #newadult #CAAPaintTheTownRead #brisbaneanyday #igreads #bookishfeatures #bookporn #aussiereaders #bookstagram #bookish #bookstagrammer (at Great Court, University of Queensland)