punk ass book jockey

i have too many feelings and no self control

[hermuis-blog]

Girls get made fun of for everything might as well do what you want lol

[firesuns-archive]

not to be dramatic but this mentality literally freed me

[nyctaeus]

Jennifer Mehigan

[kaleighfratkins]

callout post

my gastrointestinal system:

doesn’t fucking work

[days-of-reading]

Just me & my books

[vkelleyart]

Sorry this is so enormous and likely clogging up your feed this morning. Before I forget, ”No one’s seducing a vampire” is still in production. It’s definitely a difficult adaptation (hello 12 panels of victorian bedroom), so it’ll be a while yet before I’m finished with that one. But anyhoo…

About the art: Chapter 62 was the second most requested portion of Carry On for adaptation into a graphic novel format. However, rather than pull swaths of text from the chapter, I decided to zero in on one little snippet:

(His cross is on the other side of the room now.; Snow took care of it himself this time.) 

- Baz, Chapter 62, Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Given how Simon had used the cross earlier in the novel to drive separation between him and Baz, I like to think that taking it off himself was, in part, a romantic gesture - a symbolic dismantling of that last wall between them. 

That said, artistically, I tried to evoke the sensation of falling in love. For this reason, I largely left words out of it and tried to render the format in a way that makes it feel like you’re… descending. The colors deepen. The panels get smaller. And the last page shows Simon and Baz falling into each other’s arms out of frame, with flames dominating the end shot. (*wink* See what I did there?)

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I loved drawing it. <3

PS: Baz’s hair is based on my husband’s when we were married. It’s short now, but I can live vicariously through Simon for a bit…

[jessicaroux]

[warmity]

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[4linux2-deactivated20240303]

[dct239394cvvd098dffgggp]

i was the most

beautiful poem

but you were jared,

19

[bruinhilda]

As a library worker, there’s something I want to say to you.

You do not have to apologize for the books you choose to read.

At all.  To anyone.  You owe nobody any explanations; you need no excuse or “good reason” to be reading the book.

You do not have to be ashamed for wanting to read “bad” books.  You wanna read Twilight?  We got Twilight.  Need a banal, cookie-cutter-plot mystery or thriller?  Those are always fun.  Our regulars check them out by the towering stack.  Ask Betty for recommendations; she’s read them all.  50 Shades of Oh Fucking No?  We’ve got it, we even got it in large print.  Have fun.  Check out the rest of our porn too.  Oh, and the sex manuals are a MUST if you want to “experiment” yourself.  Don’t be afraid to ask; they’re here for a reason.

Want to read a book written by a huge asshole everyone hates and agree was a monster?  Yeah, we have those.  No, we don’t think you’re an asshole for wanting to know what was actually written in there, or judging things for yourself.

You are not too old for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Babysitter’s Club, or Captain Underpants.  You are not too young for Sherlock Holmes.  There’s nothing wrong with a boy reading The Princess Academy or Sweet Valley High.  There’s nothing wrong with a girl being into The Hardy Boys or Artemis Fowl instead.

You do not have to pull the shame face and offer me an excuse when you check out your books.  I don’t care if I got so angry at that book I threw it against a wall when I read it: you have the right to read it, and enjoy it if it’s enjoyable for you.  THAT’S WHY THE LIBRARY HAS IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.  If we only stocked pure, unproblematic literature everyone approved of, by authors of unquestionable virtue, we wouldn’t have any books at all.  Or music.  Or movies.  It would be utterly fucking boring.  And it certainly wouldn’t be a library.

[ariadnie]

She felt one thousand years old. She also felt like maybe she was a condescending brat.

[alaskancat]

[swimming-in-shattered-stars]

[rivie-art]

mum says it’s my turn with the carbon

[mckitterick]

she has an Instagram and Threadless shop: X

[mysillycomics]

[hungwy]

Gonna b honest. A lot of hot ppl go to art museums. I’m one of them

[e-seal-deactivated20210319]

im 2 ugly they won’t let me in

[e-seal-deactivated20210319]

that and my shirt that says “i eat oil paintings when security guards aren’t looking”

[wongfuavatar]

I found my old pokemon book- i dont know who i relate to the most

[earthbcnder-archive]

Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit 

[perhaps this too will be a pleasure to look back on one day].