1)Victoria Chang’s poems are always sharp with grief and laughter—Obitis perfect for a crazy year of mourning. Suggested pairing: Mid-day tea, instead of looking at social media.
2)A House is a Body by San Francisco’s own Shruti Swamy (also a Handler-Brown Library fellow!) is a set of wild and limitless adventures that gave me all kinds of shivers. Suggested pairing: Sofa, popcorn, deep breaths between stories.
3) Gianni Rodari’sTelephone Talesis a loopy, gorgeously illustrated collection of stories that sound simultaneously familiar and unprecedented. Suggested pairing: Morning espresso, or or two before reading the news.
4) Sara Mesa’s Four by Fouris spooky and haunting and puzzling and shocking. Suggested pairing: subscribe to Open Letter books and get terrific literature in translation all year long.
5)The Society of Reluctant Dreamers byJosé Eduardo Agualusa is an Angolan noir, a Portuguese romance, a gossamer headtrip. Suggested pairing: Call in sick and read the whole thing stopping only for crackers and brandy.
(For a temporary offer to obtain one of these books for free w/ the purchase of a Snicket/Handler book @ Booksmith book store in San Francisco, see here.)
“We’re the cure for hatred caused by despair. We’re the good morning of a bus driver who remembers our name, the tattooed man who gives up his seat on the subway. We’re every door held open with a smile when we look into each other’s eyes the way we behold the moon. We’re the moon. We’re the promise of one people, one breath declaring to one another: I see you. I need you. I am you.”
— richard blanco, from declaration of inter-dependence
My #2016bestnine are…. not my best photos that’s forsure. But here here’s to #2017 a new year and to more photos! Surprise all my photos are books!! . . #books #book #InstaTags4Likes #read #reading #reader #page #pages #paper #instagood #kindle #nook #library #author #bestoftheday #bookworm #readinglist #love #photooftheday #imagine #plot #climax #story #literature #literate #stories #words #text
You saw my favorite covers but here is my favorite reads of #2016!!! So many to pick from but here’s my top nine. I love all of these book and can’t wait for #2017 books to come! What was your favorite read this year??? . . #books #book #InstaTags4Likes #read #reading #reader #page #pages #paper #instagood #kindle #nook #library #author #bestoftheday #bookworm #readinglist #love #photooftheday #imagine #plot #climax #story #literature #literate #stories #words #text
#goodreadschallenge hit!! And still have a few more books to try and finish the year with!! . . #books #book #geek #read #reading #reader #page #pages #paper #instagood #kindle #nook #library #author #bestoftheday #InstaTags4Likes #bookworm #readinglist #love #photooftheday #imagine #plot #story #literature #stories #words #nerd
@elisamhop shared a photo of her interview in Double the Books isn’t the photo just wonderful and fun of holiday joy!!
#Repost from @elisamhop ・・・ Thank you to @kaycee_k7 and Double the Books Magazine for such a fun interview! ❤ You can read it by subscribing for FREE as well as check out a bunch of book reviews, writing/blogger tips, book releases, etc. Link is in my bio. Happy Friday, reader friends!
Morning all!! Time to get working. Need to get questions together for author Kristen Orlando interview for Double the Books Magazine and write up review of You Don’t Know My Name! Need to finish my short story for class and finish redoing Wonder Struck blog layout. That’s just the start of my to-do list!
The 5th issue of Double the Books #magazine is out! Here’s a sneak peek! Don’t forget to #subscribe for free and get interviews with authors & bloggers, writing & blogging tip, quizzes, book lists, release lists, book reviews, poetry and so much more! You can even write for an issue, to find out more just comment below, subsvribe & more head on over to our Facebook & Twitter @ DoubletheBooks
I didn’t read this when I was younger like a lot of others did. But seeing it referenced and talked about so much I can’t not read it (and I want to, don’t get me wrong). But the main reason is because of a Friends episode. The one where Rachel and Joey swap their two favourite books: Rachel’s book being Little Women and Joey’s The Shining (which I also want to read for the same reason). In the episode they do spoil a lot of the book, but when it’s a classic you can’t really avoid spoilers Have any of you read it? If so did you like it? (And although I’ve being spoiled some of the content, I still don’t know that much, so don’t say anything more in the comments please )
