Much like writers suffering through writers block, readers can go through reading slumps. Many things can trigger a reading slump. for example you just finished reading an amazing book and feel unable to launch into anything new right away, the stress of everyday life is making it impossible to focus on escapism, or any number of other circumstances. If you’re a passionate reader, neglecting reading can make you feel guilty. This is completely normal and something everyone goes through so don’t feel bad about it. The more you try to force yourself to get back in the groove of reading four …
December is finally here and that means there is less than a month left before New Year’s Eve. With the new year comes anticipated release dates for our favorite books and series. As any normal book lover, we mark those dates down on our phones and calendars and wait for the new year and hype to takeover. Even if all the books you planned to read in 2018 continue to sit quietly in an unkempt pile in the corner of your bedroom (and we all know we have more books in our TBR piles than we should) we still await the day …
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 …
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 …
Christmas time is approaching and there is always that dreaded sensation of not knowing what to get your friends or family. If you have someone who loves books you might be thinking, ‘well I’ll just get them a book.’ But, do you have any idea what books they have or don’t have? What genres they like or hate with a passion? Well, if you have a certain book lover friend or family member that you have yet to get anything for here are a few book lover shops that an average book dragon would love to get their hands on! …
