To Be Shelved

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Pottermore Sorting Quiz (all possible questions)

My Result: GRYFFINDOR!(76%)

Congratulations! You have been sorted into Gryffindor, the house of bravery and chivalry. You are amongst other Gryffindors such as: Harry Potter, Hermione, Ron Wesley, and Neville Longbottom.

Additional Results:

GRYFFINDOR! (76%)

RAVENCLAW (62%)

HUFFLEPUFF! (60%)

SLYTHERIN! (42%)

Visit: Pottermore Sorting Quiz (all possible questions)

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All bears are agile, cunning, and immensely strong, and they are always hungry. If they want to kill you and eat you, they can, and pretty much whenever they want. That doesn’t happen often, but—and here is the absolutely salient point—once would be enough.

Bill Bryson, A Walk in the Woods (via vintageanchorbooks)

One of my favorite books. 

[bewarethebibliophilia]

1946, Dellwyn Cunningham, The Blowaway Hat

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who doesn’t love a beautiful end page? 

[melvillehouse]

“Time is always now. Everybody who has ever thought about his own life knows this. You don’t make resolutions about something you are going to do next year. No! You decide to write a book: the book may be finished twenty years from now, but you’ve got to start it now.“

–James Baldwin, from The Last Interview

You heard the man:

NOOWWWW

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matching books + notebooks = YES

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A gem from Pigeon Feathers: The microscopic glitter in the ink of the letters of words that are your own.

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Remember Oliver Sacks and his brilliant, brilliant mind, with this series designed by Cardon Webb. 

[teachingliteracy]

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so nice.

[spinningabout]

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every. single. time.

[harperperennial]

Our Fall 2015 Olive Editions are in from the printer! These beauties go on sale September 29th.

I’ve updated our Olive Editions page for reference.

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YOU’RE KILLING ME, OLIVE! 

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(via TO BE SHELVED: Tiny Tattoos With a Story)

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want/need. thanks to outofprintclothing for creating such things.

[incidentalcomics]

I can never find a bookmark when I need one, so I improvise.

[graphixbooks]

Save a book’s spine. Use a bookmark. 

[scholasticreadspodcast]

Metro cards. Book order forms. postcards. Not-yet-used stickers. Pieces of yarn…we could go on and on.

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frequently: receipts 

[designersof]

Ojasvi Mohanty

http://myminimalposters.tumblr.com/

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

https://www.behance.net/ojasvimohanty

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this is lovely.

[blackpalm]

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get on my wall.

[sarahseeandersen]

[tastefullyoffensive]

by Sarah Andersen

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What was the last book that left you feeling this way?

[scholasticreadspodcast]

UGH. Just had this discussion…floored from recent reads, so hard to choose what to read next. 

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How I felt after finally finishing Moby Dick.

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Illustrations by Evan Robertson of Famous Book Quotes.

On WE AND THE COLOR you can see more poster illustrations by Evan Robertson of famous book quotes.

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The Walt Whitman poster is beautiful. What a lovely series.

[doubledaybooks]

Simple tips to be my friend:

Read books

Lend me books

Be a book

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also: don’t bother me when I’m reading a book.