#getting it from my local bookstore

[themirokai]

My local library stays open until 9pm. 9pm!! Do you know how wonderful it is to put my kid to bed and then go over to the library where it’s quiet and serene and get to look at books and take some home?

I always try to be done by 8:45 and thank the librarians for being open late.

Idk I’m just kind of emotional about it today. I work a ton and my weekends are stupidly busy and it feels like I get about one hour of down time per day. The only things open during that one hour are the grocery store and the library. And I guess, like, bars that I don’t go to.

I’m really really grateful for the library.

[felixcosm]

tlt spoilers.

tlt is like what if you were a necromancer and living on god's swinger spaceship and one of god's besties is trying to kill you but its your turn in the kitchen (you dont know how to cook) so you put your own bone marrow in the soup (you try to water it down to hide the taste) and then feed it to everybody so that you can use the bone to attack the guy who is trying to kill you from the inside! (: the soup turns out awful. the guy doesnt even die. god takes a discreet sip of water after trying the broth (he can taste the bone marrow but he's a freak and wants to see what you're up to)

Everytime I learn something about The Locked Tomb, I am less and less surprised that the author read Homestuck.

Also I would try Harrow's (is that the character) soup. RIP to god but I'm different and I support her.

[cultivating-wildflowers]

my book-buying ban ends on August 1st

my library's huge book sale begins on August 1st

it's fate

[anotherpapercut]

today I was teaching the kids about Juneteenth and it was just a couple of them so we were basically just having a conversation about the history of slavery and segregation in the united states and without really thinking about it I brought up that a common justification for the subjugation of black and indigenous people was/is that they weren't christian or weren't the right kind of christian which is true but also a very controversial thing to say where I live and I'm kind of worried I will get in trouble if one of them tells their parents about it

[benbraeden]

had an epiphany last night while neck deep in a gummy: i am going to start a sewing club <3

[mrsbeef]

I found a copy of Lois Lowry's The Giver on the sidewalk outside a subway station a couple days ago. Finished it yesterday.

H O L Y S H I T

[humanundead]

will it be a normal dead as fuck sunday night at work or will it be insane bc of labor day weekend. Remains to be seen

[readingoals]

Romance readers, I need some help.

So, I don't read a lot of romance. I don't have anything against it but it's never really been my thing. I did go through a brief patch in the mid 2010s where I was picking up some romance centric books (Carrie Hope Fletcher is the author that majorly springs to mind) and I generally don't hate romance subplots in other fiction I read. Plus I really love romcom movies.

All this to say, for various Reasons I have decided to try reading more romance this year. I've bought a couple that I saw on sale and which seemed interesting to me, but I would love to get some recs from people who know the genre better than I do. And I thought I might make a poll with the most recommended titles to decide where to start.

So, I am looking for contemporary romance recs (preferably with a cute illustrated cover but that's not a deal breaker lmao). I don't love the enemies to lovers trope but I'm willing to give it a go if it's done really well. I do not want any recs for Colleen Hoover or Ali Hazelwood. Otherwise, I am open to pretty much anything else.

If you have a suggestion for me please leave it in the replies or reblogs!

[andromedasummer]

secondhand bookshops rule so hard esp my fav one in town. there are such specific sections for everything. in the scifi shelves theyve organized things by space sci-fi, sea sci-fi, dystopia etc. there's a paranormal romance section in the romance section. they have 3 shelves longer than i am tall dedicated to the star trek novelizations organized by series and 3 under that dedicated to dragonlance books. i went to look at their craft section and they had subsections for eras and styles of embroidery. i can look for motorsport books by series or manufacturer without coming across top gear books or car manuals, which have their own sections. i can find poetry by nz poets in their own bookcase and books by māori authors all over the shop because they've been marked by a specific tag on the binding.

[curious-kitchen-witch]

In case you were wondering I am totally chill 100% of the time and definitely don't spend like a quarter of my paycheck on stuff for my craft every couple weeks

[m0e-ru]

got manga physical volume now I can eat. book.

[shadowtrooper1414]

@juice-boxy how dare you make me genuinely think about rereading the warrior cats books

[cultivating-wildflowers]

if anyone witnesses me buying any books in the next six months, please hunt me for sport

[cryiling]

yeah no this is how I feel

HAVE PEOPLE NOT HEARD OF LIBRARIES??????? They are 100% cheaper than AMAZON

[twilitfox]

Soon I will finally have the entire TP Manga in my hands.

Soooooonnn.....

[readwritealldayallnight]

Simon’s home.

Which means he’s glued to your side.

You wouldn’t have it any other way.

The two of you are in a local bookstore, the shop having caught your eye while out on a stroll together, each of you going to your respective shelves to find your preferred genres.

Simon grabs the first novel he thinks sounds interesting, quickly snatching the book by its spine so that he can cross the few steps back to your side.

His eyebrows furrow when he notices how closely you’re holding a book up to your face, your own eyes squinting at the back cover.

“Havin’ trouble there, love?” He asks as he approaches.

“Can’t believe I let myself run out of contact lenses.” You reply, trying your best to decipher the blur of black ink on the pages.

“Could’ve worn your glasses.” He retorts, something he’d already suggested more than once since you ran out of your contacts and had to order new ones.

“You know I only like wearing them at home.”

“But you’re so cute in ‘em.”

“Yeah well, you’re the only one who thinks so.” You mumble under your breath, though Simon hears it of course, the crease in his brow deepening.

“Wha’s that supposed to mean?” He gruffs out.

“I just got teased a bit in school was all Si, typical kid stuff. Just stuck with me I guess, but it’s fine, I have my contact lenses.” You explain to him.

Simon considers your words for a moment, the gears evidently turning in his head, muscular arms crossed over his large chest.

“And do we know where these fuckin’ tossers are at now?”

“Oh my god Simon, don’t-”

“Have we got any names to work with?”

“That is not-”

“Any addresses?”

“You are not about to-”

“Pictures?”

“I was like ten years old-”

“S’alright lovie, we’ll dig up your yearbooks when we get home.” He simply says, plucking your book from your hands and heading towards the register to pay.