Town and Country Magazine posted an article listing the twelve best book subscription boxes. Surprisingly Book of the Month was not on the list. I do belong to that subscription box, but find myself skipping the month more often than I choose a book. Book of the month has some good perks once you reach the BFF level such as a free book in your birthday month. Check out Town and Country‘s list to see if there is something you like!
Browsing the Stacks: A Photo Appreciation of Libraries
Alan Taylor of The Atlantic has posted a photo appreciation of libraries. They are both beautiful and breathtaking. I would just love to escape my life and spend a day in one of those awe-inspiring spaces. Enjoy!
Garden & Gun’s Southern Literary Costumes
With Halloween less than a week a way, it’s time to make-up you mind what to wear and put that costume together! Garden & Gun has some great ideas on literary costumes if you are so inclined (and what booklover isn’t so inclined!). Costumes range from Flannery O’Connor to Edgar Allan Poe (my personal favorite). So check it out!
Essay: The Virtues of Shelf-lessness
The writer Sloane Crosley has written an essay in the New York Times about her “sentimental library.” For someone bookshelf challenged, such as myself, she offers real insight into a better way of thinking about living with all of your books. Read and enjoy!
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