It’s a brand new year, and that means another year for books to thrive! As we previously reported, book sales are on the up! This is obviously good news for authors, but it is also great news for bookstores! If you’re a constant reader and a lover of antiques, and an old-style feel, there’s one particular place you you need to visit if ever you are in London. thedailyconstitutional.co.uk Cecil Court is a pedestrian street still lined by the architecture of 1894. This charming 17th-century alley is completely lined up with secondhand bookstores and antique shops. It is known as the ‘Booksellers’ Row’ and …
There’s no doubt that the true crime and mystery genres have been growing in popularity. From books to TV series to podcasts, this genre is just booming in every way and form it possibly can. There’s just something about the subject matter that awakens our morbidly curiosity, and authors are taking full advantage of this! Image via Giphy The true crime genre has been on the rise since the beginning of 2018, selling over 1.6 million books in the U.S. alone. In the book world, the genre has been thriving so much that Amazon’s sub-categories are including Biographies and Memoirs of serial killers. One of the fastest selling …
If you’re a fan of the Brontë sisters then you’ll be delighted to hear that Emily Brontë’s poems are being made into songs. A folk band by the name The Unthanks and Adrian McNally made audio soundtracks of the poems and paired them with original music they have composed. Image via Picturesboss.com The Brontë Society, which runs the museum in sisters’ old family home the Personage, commissioned Unthanks to make an audio production of Emily Brontë’s poems and combine it with the bands folk style to create The Emily Bronte Song Cycle. This year marked Emily’s 200th Birthday. brontesremembered.wordpress.com Emily is best known for her only …
Lately, it seems that many people in the producing world are taking more and more interests in making popular books and comics into movies and TV series. These days, I find myself scrolling through Instagram first thing in the morning to see if any of my favorite reads are being made into a show or movie! Just a few weeks ago Netflix released Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House as a TV series, Jenny Han’s To All The Boys I Loved Before became a movie, and now V.E Schwab’s recently released City of Ghosts will become a CW Network drama series! Image via Variety Fans of V.E …
When you think of Bookstagram the first thing that comes to mind is book nerds, aesthetically pleasing photos of tea and coffee, book stacks arranged in rainbow colors. What a lot of people don’t know is that through this community there are endless possibilities. Some people create bookish candle shops, tour companies for upcoming releases, and much more. But today were going to brush up on (no pun intended) one of my personal favorites…the art part of the Bookstagram community! Yes, book nerds paint and create art work too. Image via Instagram 1. ladyofstardust Ladyofstardust is a horror enthusiast and illustrator, who creates paintings and …
