The thing I have been doing my whole life in my free time is reading. And I have been forcing the people that I love to read the books that I love. That’s what it means to be a reader. It’s to read a book and say to your friend, ‘You have got to read this.’ Now I have a place where strangers come in every day and I can force them to buy the books that I love. And what’s more, I can take awaythe books that they almost are buying and say ‘this is no good’. and I do. Every day. if I talk to you and you seem bright and you’ve got a Nick Sparks book in your hand I am going to take it away from you. A lot of people have been asking me about “50 Shades of Grey” I have no problem with you reading porn, but read good porn. Get your Anias Nin.

– Ann Patchett, at a library book reading I attended

I too am glad I stuck around. Hell, I’m glad I went in the first place. It turned out really nicely and I’m proud of the feature I wrote on the reading.

Also, HELL YEAH SHE SIGNED MY BOOK.

She is a really lovely lady.

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BOOK RIOT: The List List #8

I do love a good list… Especially a book list…

bookriot:

Boy does the internet like a list. And boy, does the bookish internet love a book list. Here’s a round-up of recent bookish lists that caught our attention. See previous installments here.

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At Tablet Hotels, A Reading List for Lovers of Travel

At Abe Books, 7…

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(Source: puttingmannersonafeminist, via theperksofbeingabookaholic)

2 weeks ago 42,493 notes

thebookslut:

(via Libraries)

(via teacoffeebooks)

2 weeks ago 646 notes

(via theperksofbeingabookaholic)

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When ever I see a bookshelf with books in a store I always wonder if the books are real. Usually they are not.

So I give my props to Crate&Barrel for using real books in their displays.

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May your imagination fly with the books you read.

(via teacoffeebooks)

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How an E-Book saved a marriage.

Truly I found this so very amusing.

1 month ago 1 note

Isn’t that what I have a Goodreads account for?

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To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.

– A.C. Grayling, Financial Times, in a review of A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel.

1 month ago 5 notes

Tomorrow, this is it:

You know how some people go “TGIF” on Friday afternoon because its the weekend? Well I go “TGIF” because Friday is my weekend. And below, is all I want to do with my time

(http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/2011/10/books-anyone/)

1 month ago 1 note

What a great idea! I hope it happens!

firstbook:

First Book wants to give away 1 MILLION BOOKS TO KIDS IN NEED OVER THE NEXT 10 DAYS. Here’s the catch: We want the world to know about the issue of illiteracy and how they can help us fight it. In support of our effort, we will give away a book for every “re-blog”, “retweet”, and “share” we get of this message on twitter, tumblr and facebook. Get to sharing.

(via whispering-literature)

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Oh my friends. How well they know me

Friend: I think this sentence was written in your honor: "Literature and coffee: such sweet, sweet dependencies."
Me: Aww!! Who wrote that?
Friend: It's a description of a used book store in San Francisco.
Me: That's adorable.
Friend: I thought you might enjoy it.
Me: I did. Is it awful that i felt like a little girl and someone was complimenting me?
Friend: (laughs) Awww!

1 month ago 2 notes

– Ann Patchett, at a library book reading I attended

I too am glad I stuck around. Hell, I’m glad I went in the first place. It turned out really nicely and I’m proud of the feature I wrote on the reading.

Also, HELL YEAH SHE SIGNED MY BOOK.

She is a really lovely lady.

(Source: bookshavepores)

BOOK RIOT: The List List #8

I do love a good list… Especially a book list…

bookriot:

Boy does the internet like a list. And boy, does the bookish internet love a book list. Here’s a round-up of recent bookish lists that caught our attention. See previous installments here.

_________________________

At Tablet Hotels, A Reading List for Lovers of Travel

At Abe Books, 7…

(Source: puttingmannersonafeminist, via theperksofbeingabookaholic)

thebookslut:

(via Libraries)

(via teacoffeebooks)

(via theperksofbeingabookaholic)

When ever I see a bookshelf with books in a store I always wonder if the books are real. Usually they are not.

So I give my props to Crate&Barrel for using real books in their displays.

May your imagination fly with the books you read.

(via teacoffeebooks)

How an E-Book saved a marriage.

Truly I found this so very amusing.

Isn’t that what I have a Goodreads account for?

To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.

– A.C. Grayling, Financial Times, in a review of A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel.

Tomorrow, this is it:

You know how some people go “TGIF” on Friday afternoon because its the weekend? Well I go “TGIF” because Friday is my weekend. And below, is all I want to do with my time

(http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/2011/10/books-anyone/)

What a great idea! I hope it happens!

firstbook:

First Book wants to give away 1 MILLION BOOKS TO KIDS IN NEED OVER THE NEXT 10 DAYS. Here’s the catch: We want the world to know about the issue of illiteracy and how they can help us fight it. In support of our effort, we will give away a book for every “re-blog”, “retweet”, and “share” we get of this message on twitter, tumblr and facebook. Get to sharing.

(via whispering-literature)

Oh my friends. How well they know me

Friend: I think this sentence was written in your honor: "Literature and coffee: such sweet, sweet dependencies."
Me: Aww!! Who wrote that?
Friend: It's a description of a used book store in San Francisco.
Me: That's adorable.
Friend: I thought you might enjoy it.
Me: I did. Is it awful that i felt like a little girl and someone was complimenting me?
Friend: (laughs) Awww!

"The thing I have been doing my whole life in my free time is reading. And I have been forcing the people that I love to read the books that I love. That’s what it means to be a reader. It’s to read a book and say to your friend, ‘You have got to read this.’ Now I have a place where strangers come in every day and I can force them to buy the books that I love. And what’s more, I can take awaythe books that they almost are buying and say ‘this is no good’. and I do. Every day. if I talk to you and you seem bright and you’ve got a Nick Sparks book in your hand I am going to take it away from you. A lot of people have been asking me about “50 Shades of Grey” I have no problem with you reading porn, but read good porn. Get your Anias Nin."

BOOK RIOT: The List List #8

How an E-Book saved a marriage.

"To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries."

Tomorrow, this is it:

Oh my friends. How well they know me

BOOK RIOT: The List List #8

How an E-Book saved a marriage.

Tomorrow, this is it:

Oh my friends. How well they know me

BOOK RIOT: The List List #8

How an E-Book saved a marriage.

Tomorrow, this is it:

Oh my friends. How well they know me

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