#bookshop on the corner

[brucedinsman]

Book Review: The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

The Bookshop on the Corner Kindle The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny ColganMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThat was cool!  Downsized out of a job by a library consolidation ( yes it’s all over the place) our hero rescues the books, buys an old bread van in Scotland, and winds up moving to Scotland where she becomes the go-to lady for books all over rural Scotland. The rest of it you need to read for…

[poetryofmuses]

So what if I have no money? Can I not dream of a cosy house by the lake with a big garden and a whole room dedicated to books?

[somelokivariant]

This, and Crowley spends every night sitting under that skylight looking at the stars

[the---hermit]

I think i have a superpower for buying slightly damaged books without realizing until it's too late

[icewindandboringhorror]

"We can get through this by working together, reach out to your friends, community is all we have, a social network will be your security in the world, now is the time to lean on others!"

I do agree, and it's scientifically sound (pretty sure there is data about how people with better social networks live longer and etc) but also....augh..... what about the severe social issues, difficulty to leave the house, physical issues which lead to like zero socialization energy a majority of the time, etc. etc. Social support can be a replacement for structural support, but.. I guess I just wish it didn't have to be. Community is extremely difficult to build, even moreso if you're someone who has issues with social cues or group conversations or even just being around others in the first place. And blah, nuance, of course I'm just complaining or maybe being too negative or maybe misunderstanding, but, I hardly have the energy to brush my hair once every 2 months.. how am I supposed to maintain a wide social network and be active in a Community and Join Groups lol... sometimes it kind of feels like "er.. well if thats my only option then...... ruh roh". It's overwhelming

[oidheadh-con-culainn]

i am so tired right now that i barely speak english let alone irish, all my thoughts are very far apart from each other and i'm struggling to put them together, and i have a 4-hour car journey tomorrow with someone whose irish is more fluent than mine so they will probably not want to talk in english. so that'll go well

in fairness they are sparing me a 5.5 hour bus trip so i really can't complain and at least if i fall asleep in the car i won't wake up in busáras having missed my stop and thus probably my flight. but

[octaviasdread]

(Don’t repost photos)

Charles Dickens’ Writing Desk in his Study, The Charles Dickens Museum, London

[lannegarrett]

Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again. ― Louisa May Alcott

[heftmanrhamm]

Heeeeyyyyyyyyy @brezideje :) !!!! Thank you for tagging me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D <3 <3 💖<3

hardcover or paperback // bookstore or library // bookmark or receipt // stand alone or series // nonfiction or fiction // thriller or fantasy // under 300 pages or over 300 pages or the exact number of pages needed and no more or less // children's or ya // friends to lovers or enemies to lovers // read in bed or read on the couch or anywhere // read at night or in the morning or anytime // keep pristine or markup // cracked spine or dog ear

Tagging: (this is like, if you're wanting to do it. No pressure. Apologies if you've already been tagged or something :) ) @miniaturestarlightdelight @five-potatoes-high @iiep-wop @streetjack

[yellowlabyrinth]

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[laurachouettepoetry]

A writer’s heart

does not only hold scars caused by love,

but also those that cross

the lines of unsaid words

and fully-lived, unspoken feelings.

Life is merely a tragedy to a writer,

something that must occur

like the final line of a book,

and like an ink stain that inevitably

taints the fingers of a poet.

Real love, too, must be attained

In the same way.

- Laura Chouette

[ghostboyhood]

my hedwig dvd from my grandma ^_^ if only we could have a sleepover and watch this together as well as rocky horror and labyrinth sigh……

oughhh its so cool.... if only

[geniusalpaca]

Idk what everyone is talking about with the good omens season 2 ending. Crowley and aziraphale kissed then they made up and they are now living happily ever after in the bookshop

[florbelles]

sigh at the point of síle’s canon run when i have to make a final call on shit like at what point gorty figured out Who She Is because he would have been beneath her notice ten years ago but he sure the fuck would have known who she was

[azfellandco]

Current thing that is stuck in my head: that bit in the live reading David Tennant did of the bookshop drunk scene “you see a wile, you thwart.”

[lannegarrett]

Me, on my way to get more books when I have books at home to read.