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Bookish Jewelry: Library Edition
The library is every reader’s best friend – borrowing books, doing research, scooping up bargains on second-hand books from the library sale shelves, or just enjoying the atmosphere. Many libraries are architecturally stunning, with floors of carefully preserved and catalogued tomes – if only my jewelry collection was quite so organized!
These cute pieces will help you show your love of book borrowing without going overboard – perfect for the next time you are putting an outfit together to head down to the library for a study session.
Posted by Rose Moore
What the Wizard of Oz Characters Would Read
Happy Birthday, L. Frank Baum! A heart. A brain.
Courage. Your characters all want so much, so, in honor of your birthday, we decided to give them story recommendations that will help them. Believe us, our ideas are way better than the Wizard’s. Really, a silk heart? That is supposed to cut it?
Posted by Sarah Fox
Weekly Links: Bookstores, Dancing Stormtroopers and Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream
A new week means it’s time for a fresh batch of the best bookish, geeky, and crafty links that the internet has to offer. This week you can stare in wonder at a beautiful bookstore, whip up some red velvet cake ice cream, and cry your eyes out over the latest trailer for The Little Prince.
All Things Bookish
Check out this beautiful new bookstore.
James Carver wrote a tribute to his late brother Raymond.
Here are 17 short stories that you can read right now.
A new trailer for The Little Prince has been released.
All Things Geeky
Enjoy these fake Pokémon that could basically be real.
A lot of people are pretty upset about Captain America.
Prepared to be mesmerized by these dancing Stormtroopers.
All Things Crafty
Try your hand at these DIY baby gifts.
Spruce up your life with these DIY drawer organizers.
Send this red velvet cake ice cream to Quirk HQ.
Posted by Jennifer Morell
Bartenders Who Could Use More Magic
Bartenders are kind of superheroes already, considering everything they have to juggle, so it makes sense to imagine them as magical. One of our newest books, Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge, is all about monster-fighting bartenders who gain magical powers from mixing (and drinking) the perfect cocktail. Which got us thinking: what other fictional bartenders could benefit from a little magic? Here are a few:
Posted by Eve Legato
Bookmarks for National Doughnut Day (for Dinosaurs)!
The first Friday in June is National Donut Day. Not only is this one of those delicious holidays we technically celebrate every day of the year (because donuts!) this one actually has a great history. During World War I, the Salvation Army's volunteer women made donuts to boost morale amongst soldiers. So let’s all raise our donuts high today for those ladies! And after you’ve washed all that frosting and glaze off your hands, we’re continuing our donut celebration with a tiny-armed-T.-rex-trying-to-eat-donuts bookmarks because hilarious.
National Donut Day Dinosaur Bookmarks: download here
Posted by Jamie Canaves
