#delightful books

[mournfulroses]

Clarice Lispector, from An Apprenticeship or, The Book of Delights written in 1969

[egophiliac]

still ruminating over Lost In the Book With Spooky Skeletons Part 1, so here's a selection of some of my favorite little bits! (...some more loosely paraphrased than others) (I just feel like Idia has no room to criticize in general, okay)

anyway, I'm sure we're just going to have a fun time celebrating Halloween and nothing bad is going to happen whatsoever! :)

[grillesscheese]

love the new website

[lil-lemon-snails]

WE DO BONES >:)

[twoheadedoddity]

straight up how have y'all been managing the alectopause for 2 years now. i've been a fan of these books for 3 weeks and not even done NtN but already feeling like i'm gonna knaw my own leg off if i can't warp to the alecto release date

[maculategiraffe]

ooh I just saw a turkish delight post and it reminded me I wanted to do a poll

bonus question, if you DID already know what turkish delight was, at the point when the witch tells him he can have anything he wants to eat and he asks for turkish delight, did you go "EDMUND"

[lemon-wedges]

Behold thou art fair, my beloved, behold thou art fair..let me see thy face, let me hear thy voice. For thy voice is harmonious and thy face enchanting, thou has ravished my heart...thy lips drop as the honeycomb....thy palate a heady wine that goes straight to my love and flows over my lips and teeth....

Umberto Eco - The Name of the Rose

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Monk x Shinto Priest Au

[pocketmouse-fr]

shhhhh... dw dw its okay.... long tundra cant hurt you now...

[poorlywoventhread]

Sighing Y/N dug out a lighter from their pocket. To keep their hands occupied, realising the flame, then quenching it.

Y/N: "Want?"

Ghost responded by pulling out a cigarette tucked away within the folds of his clothing..

Ghost: You dont even smoke. Why do you carry that thing around?

Y/N: You know me. running around. Living life. Committing arson.

[mournfulroses]

Clarice Lispector, from An Apprenticeship or, The Book of Delights written in 1969

[foresttt-png]

I like to imagine they met at a karaoke bar in Vegas

[what-eats-owls]

Rootbound Cover Reveal!

The cover for Rootbound is finally here! Thank you so much to the inimitable @noorsofiart-blog for this gorgeous cover, and including so many fun little details! I can't wait to see what y'all spot when the book comes out in October.

If you'd like to preorder, Penguin Random House has a roundup of outlets here, and you can preorder from my local independent bookstore (better odds of getting a signed copy) here! Please note an earlier draft of the cover may still populate on some sites with a few minor differences, but this is the final art!

[eternalibrairie]

if you ship drarry you should read...

the simon snow trilogy (carry on, wayward son, any way the wind blows) by rainbow rowell

all the way happy by kit coltrane

captive prince trilogy (captive prince, prince's gambit, kings rising) by c.s. pacat

dark rise trilogy (dark rise, dark heir, TBA) by c.s. pacat

malum discordiae by ashlyn drewek

sorcery and small magics by maiga doocy

sparks fly by birdie lynn

a rival most vial by: potioneering for love and profit by r.k. ashwick

a marvellous light by freya marske

in memoriam by alice winn

these violent delights by micah nemerever

red, white, and royal blue by casey mcquiston

(feel free to give me some more!)

[a-ramblinrose]

A lovely little free library walk today! 🌿

[0bsessiv3s0ul]

I will mourn you longer than I knew you.

[chaoticmiserablelover]

I love reading about friendships that border the platonic and romantic feeling, the greatness of all of it. The feelings that are so intense they can't exist without their ugly counterparts.

Just plain good odi et amo idea.