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November 2015 Book Giveaways

Presents come early when you enter our November Book Giveaways! Check out where you can win copies of our November and December releases below. Giveaways will run until November 30th! 

Posted by Julie Leung

15 Times Someecards Understood Our Bookish Hearts

If we stopped to look at every funny post, meme, comic, or quote on our social media feeds we’d never get any work done and our butts would become one with the chair. But when they’re about books or reading, we can’t look away—like moths to a flame or bookworms to books. So here are 15 Someecards that understand our bookish loving hearts.

Posted by Jamie Canaves

The Best Scarves in Literature & Pop Culture

It’s that time of year when the weather begins to nip, when you eagerly open your closet full of winter clothes and lose yourself to boots and jaunty hats. And, of course, scarves! In celebration of scarf weather, we’ve rounded up some well-known scarves that have graced the necklines of favorite fictional characters.

Posted by Tara Sim

Book Recommendations for the Peanuts Gang

Don't worry guys, we won't charge you five cents for these book recommendations.

Posted by Sarah Fox

4 British Monarchs Reimagined as Steampunk Heroes

(Pirate Hat Image Credit: Lee Hanson)

There's no monarchy we love more than the Brits. (Will and Kate's baby? Adorable. Queen Elizabeth memes? Hilarious.) And there are few genres we love more than steampunk. So what if we mashed the two? A little steampunk flair meets classic British royals. Read on as we reimagine our favorite British figures as steampunk heroes. 

Posted by Tara Sim

7 Expandable Bookcases for Your Ever-Expanding Book Collection

Every bookworm has the same dream: an enormous personal library, shelves groaning with beautiful volumes, maybe a rolling ladder or two, and enough space for every book you could ever wish to own. 

Instead, the average reader has a home filled with piles of novels, walls covered in shelves, and the frustration of never seeming to have enough space for all your acquisitions. It seems that within days of putting together a new shelving unit, it’s filled to bursting with books you didn’t even entirely realize that you had—and it’s time to head out to pick up yet another set of shelves!

Posted by Rose Moore