#your neighborhood bibliophile

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[thecasualbookreviewer]

Congratulations on 200 followers! I’m happy to have been one of your first followers — and to have remained so 200 followers later! <3 I look forward to your upcoming book reviews and bookish content. Here’s to overcoming our respective reading slumps, inactivity, and (in my case) absence! 🥂

Thank you so much! And thank you for encouraging me to make this blog in the first place🖤🖤 thank you for still being in this journey with me 🖤

Here’s to us making a reading come back ✨

[yourneighborhoodbibliophile]

I definitely recommend Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune in which tea is central to themes of family, friendship, and love (as illustrated by the quote below).

“The first time you share tea, you are a stranger. The second time you share tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share tea, you become family.”

I also recommend the Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley in which tea is a recurring element (though not one that I would consider central to the plot).

Does anybody have fiction books recs with tea as a central/recurring element, either relevant to the plot, or deeply embedded in the book's aesthetic? I don't really mind the genre, so it can have magical elements, or not – anything's good as long as it's neither YA nor horror.

[yourneighborhoodbibliophile]

Ronan & Adam: A case study in love & religion

Call Down the Hawk, Maggie Stiefvater // Greywaren, Maggie Stiefvater // Maggie Stiefvater // The Raven King, Maggie Stiefvater // Maggie Stiefvater // Take Me to Church, Hozier // Church, Chase Atlantic // Church, Fall Out Boy // Blue Lily, Lily Blue, Maggie Stiefvater // Young God, Halsey // Coming Down, Halsey // Alexandre Haefeli // Unknown // Heaven, Troye Sivan // Take Me to Church, Hozier // Memento Interlude, Dinos and Charlotte Cardin // Take Me to Church, Hozier // Heaven in Hiding, Halsey

[yourneighborhoodbibliophile]

Reading She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan.

[yourneighborhoodbibliophile]

New apartment, new bookshelves 📚

[yourneighborhoodbibliophile]

If you liked Six of Crows, I recommend The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater for light fantasy and found family! Be warned that the plot is slow-paced, though it picks up as the series progresses.

If you liked Vicious (assuming you mean the novel by V.E. Schwab), I recommend The Wicker King by K. Ancrum for light fantasy* and a similar character dynamic. I often describe it as Vicious, but YA. Don’t let that mislead you though, as it features surprisingly heavy themes.

*in which fantasy elements are the manifestation of mental illness

Anyone have recommendations for books that are in the Six of Crows/Captive Prince space? Like I want maybe a light fantasy, or anything fast paced/exciting/fun in the zone of Vicious

[yourneighborhoodbibliophile]

Mid-Year Reading Wrap-Up

[lizzle-the-edu-gamer]

BibliophiLe accomplishment post!

100 KUDOS?! 🎉🎉🎉

I couldn't even fit that many people in my house.

Enough people like my story that I'd need to throw a party at the park!

Thanks to anyone here who has given me some love on it! You're such a homie!

What's some tid bit of info I could give to celebrate this?

A lot of people who comment say they love the characterization.

Let me pull back the veil on one of those characters:

My husband has ADHD and a bad case of the extroverts mixed with spontaneity.

He is, 100%, my Kaminari.

Before I wrote Chapter 11, I wondered, "Do people actually crash into walls when they're too excited and want to talk to you?" Like Kaminari does when he snags Monoma in the hallway.

That week, my husband was quickly running up the stairs to talk to me, and was so excited he stumbled into the wall.

How else doth my husband exude this Kami's spirit?

- He rode a homemade zipline and broke his foot

- He's jumped over a hedge and misjudged space, twisting his ankle

- He would do all of it again because he says things like, "Jumping is fun!" And "I bet I could make that!" And "I'm going to do a flip on the bed/couch!"

- He owns a pair of adult sized heelies (the shoes with wheels in the heels to roll around)

- He quotes Romeo and Juliet at least once a week, if not more.

- He wants to buy us longboards so we can leisurely skate around the neighborhood.

- His diet has a large portion carved out for candy and cookies.

- He has so many ideas bubbling in his head that sometimes he'll switch topics so many times he'll forget where he started.

- He can get so warm I need to physically push him away cause of that electric body. Legitimately. The guy explodes with heat sometimes.

- He loves Pokemon. (That's just canon people!)

- He had an after school care job with little kids where he actually made up songs for them on guitar. Tiny children love him.

- He can expend so much energy talking that it seriously looks like he powers down, essentially "short circuiting" until he has eaten, relaxed, or both.

- He infamously asked professors in college if, instead of writing essays, he could write poetry. They let him.

Some days, when I was writing, I would just thank him for being my Kaminari.

I hope you like him as your Kaminari too.

If you want to check out my lil My Hero Academia fic with a big heart and an angsty/fluffy slow burn between this guy and Monoma that will warm your soul by the end, check out BibliophiLe!

[rainydaypaperback]

Dear friends, colleagues, and fellow BIBLIOphiles, As many of you may know, BIBLIO's headquarters is in Asheville, NC - an area recently devastated by Hurricane Helene. Thankfully, BIBLIO remains fully operational and has experienced no disruption in service throughout the disaster and its aftermath. But two-thirds of our staff live and work in the area, and while we're also thankful to report that we and our loved ones are safe and have suffered only some manageable property damage, that is not the case for many thousands of families and individuals here in Western North Carolina. There remains an enormous amount of work to deliver essential food, water, supplies, and basic services to our region. We are grateful to the tens of thousands of relief workers who are here helping us to locate and rescue missing or stranded people, restore access to basic services, and deliver food, water, and supplies to our communities. Equally so, we are grateful to the generous donations of critical supplies and financial support pouring in from around the U.S. While we may be one small city in the Appalachian mountains, we are clearly part of a greater community of generosity and compassion. It will be weeks before all critical infrastructure and services are fully restored and many months - if not years - to rebuild communities, neighborhoods, businesses, and livelihoods that have been literally destroyed by this disaster. For an area that relies on 13 million visitors a year drawn here for its stunning natural beauty and unique mountain culture, the effects of this disaster will be long and far-reaching. BIBLIO has been a part of Western North Carolina since its beginning. Many of our staff - myself included - have grown up in the Asheville area. Several of us have children who have also grown up here. A number of BIBLIO's booksellers - including some of its first clients - are located here. We are committed to doing our part to provide relief and assistance to our neighbors and to help rebuild our beautiful city and surrounding area. This is where you come in: I would like to ask you to join us in supporting organizations that are literally working around the clock to supply desperately-needed relief to our communities. When you make a purchase on BIBLIO, please choose the roundup option, which directly benefits BeLoved Asheville, a local and 100% volunteer-staffed non-profit that is distributing water, food, and other essential supplies to tens of thousands of people daily. I'd also like to encourage you to make direct contributions to BeLoved or any of these other organizations working tirelessly to deliver aid to where it's needed the most. From myself, my staff, and the communities of Asheville and Western North Carolina, I want to thank you for your generosity and for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. It truly takes a village, and we are ever-grateful that you are all part of ours. With gratitude, Brendan Sherar Founder & CEO of BIBLIO October 4, 2024 Asheville, NC

Biblio has ALWAYS been my preferred choice as a book dealer, both as a seller and buyer. and this is part of why. Everybody on the platform is local independent of some sort. Every book also has a carbon credit for shipping purchased for it. Has for DECADES with no additional cost to you.

The prices are very comparable or lower than Amazon.

Who they have as their "round up" donation changes regularly, so swapping it over to BeLoved Ashville just slots it into their regular position for this. they've been doing that for YEARS, so all the infrastucture and appropriate accounting stuff was there to just start dropping money to BeLoved right away.

Prior to current disaster, BeLoved Ashville operated a mobile pantry and brought services to unhoused people. So have all the equipment and expertise to step into a disaster where large numbers of people are suddenly unhoused.

So if you need books, consider checking Biblio first.

Biblio.com

[yourneighborhoodbibliophile]

If you haven’t already read A Restless Truth by Freya Marske, I highly recommend it! Like A Marvellous Light, it’s queer historical fantasy with a central romance. It features a magical conspiracy, a murder mystery, and a sapphic shipboard romance (with experienced/ingénue).

I also recommend Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell! It’s queer science fiction with a central romance. It features galactic politics, a murder mystery, and a queer arranged marriage (with grudging allies to lovers). While there is misunderstanding between the two main characters, I wouldn’t characterize it as your classic miscommunication trope (as it’s not contrived conflict, but a product of past trauma). (Trigger warning for past domestic abuse (not between the main characters).)

Other books I recommend…

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

It features a forbidden romance between the First Son of the United States and the Prince of England (with enemies to grudging allies to lovers). Nearly everyone’s read this book by now, but if you haven’t, I definitely recommend it!

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

It features fake dating that develops into a romance (with enemies to lovers). I definitely recommend it!

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall

It’s queer historical romance (with grumpy/sunshine), and one that people either love or hate. I personally loved it. If you’re willing to suspend your disbelief and embrace the premise and plot (as well as the historical inaccuracies), I definitely recommend it!

I'm in a romance novel reading mood, but I'm just not finding anything that's catching my eyes! If you have any rec's please lmk because I'm really in need. Any spice level from mild to very spicy is welcome!

Requirements

-queer/LGBTQIA

-Not YA

-If very spicy ALSO has an actual plot/storyline

-little to no miscommunication trope

-no infidelity

Thank you 😭😭

[yourneighborhoodbibliophile]

Ronan & Kavinsky: A case study in self-destruction

Dream Thieves, Maggie Stiefvater // Drive, Halsey // Little Beast, Richard Siken // Mr. Rattlebone, Matt Maeson // Violence, TENDER // Trouble, Halsey

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𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ...

(   DYLAN MINNETTE  +  CIS MALE  +  HE / HIM  )     ⸻    meet   WALKER  ADLER.  the  after hours radio host  at  glenn ellen fm is  glen  ellen's  very  own   THE BIBLIOPHILE,   who  has  been  in  town  for  twenty six years. while  they  are  only  twenty six years old,    they  can  be  very   SARCASTIC    but  if  their  friends  mentioned  them,    you'd  think  they  were  more  KNOWLEDGABLE.   in  a  town  where  every  one  knows  everyone.

( editing later )

TW: abuse

walker is your friendly neighborhood comics & mystery / horror novel reader . also a movie fanatic that will talk your ear off for hours , which is probably why he is the after hours radio host ( no one probably tunes in )

he has had a troubled childhood , his parents being abusive until the point he was staying at friends' houses or under the bridge in a ratty old sleeping bag .

he was the nerd in school that no one really wanted to be around as he was too hyper with his adhd and was seemingly weird by those .

[bdapublishing]

📚✨ Hello Tumblrverse! 🌈✒️

Guess who just stepped into the magical realm of Tumblr? It's us, the BDA Publishing team, your friendly neighborhood indie publishers! I've embarked on this exciting journey to connect with fellow book lovers, aspiring writers, and all you wonderful souls who appreciate the beauty of indie publishing.

What can you expect from this corner of the internet? Well, buckle up for a ride through the pages of our carefully curated collection of indie gems! We're focusing on fringe genres, and if you don't know what those are... follow along for the ride. We'll teach you.

But hey, this isn't just a one-way street. We're here to chat, share insights into the world of indie publishing, and maybe even spill the tea on some upcoming releases. Let's make this a cozy nook for bookish conversations, shall we?

Whether you're a seasoned bibliophile or just dipping your toes into the vast ocean of indie literature, I'm thrilled to have you along for the ride. Let's create a space where words come to life and where every story, no matter how small, finds its voice.

So hit that follow button, join the literary adventure, and let's turn this Tumblr into a haven for bookworms, dreamers, and indie enthusiasts alike!

Cheers to the power of words and the beauty of independent voices!

[yourneighborhoodbibliophile]

Thank you for the tag! I’ll be sending you my support across cyberspace during these last months of your thesis. <3

Favorite color: Purple

Song stuck in my head: Memento Interlude by Dinos and Charlotte Cardin (The line It's like a hammer in my head // It's like a hammer in my head // It's like a hammer in my head is quite literally a hammer in my head.)

Last song I listened to: Looping by Charlotte Cardin (The line Keep looping and it’s endless // Looping and it’s endless is looping in my head and let me tell you, it’s endless.)

Three Six favorite foods: Teriyaki stir fry, general tao, masaman curry, poutine, crêpes, waffles (with fruit and ice cream, hehe),…

Last thing I googled: Creative Commons Licenses

Dream trip: Lately, I’ve been wanting to visit France again!

Anything I want right now: I desperately want time to read – I’ve barely read anything this month. :(

If you’re a mutual of mine, consider yourself tagged! <3

I was tagged by @thesweetcanadianpanda to do this little "get to know me" game so here it goes ☺️

Favorite color: Purple! It's the only color I wear on my nails too (any shade is fine)

Song stuck in my head: Labour, by Paris Paloma, it's so good and it puts me in a murderous mood

Last song i listened to: Bleeding Out, by Imagine Dragons

Three favorite food: There's so many, but I guess if I have to choose 3 it's my mom's alouettes en sauce, Japanese curry and crêpes

Last thing I google: Salma Hayek because she came up in a conversation and I couldn't place who she was with just her name

Dream trip: I've really been wanting to go to South Korea recently. I've been seeing a lot of things about it and it just sounds like such a pretty country

Anything I want right now: A time jump to a few months from now, this way I don't have to live through writing my thesis and then doing the whole presentation 🥹

Tagging @yourneighborhoodbibliophile @therefugeofbooks @profiterole-reads and anyone who wants to participate! Feel free to ignore it too

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Salem Book Club Halloween Shirt, Bookish Halloween Shirt

More Than Just a Shirt: It's a Statement of Your Fandom. Are you a bookworm who also loves the thrill of Halloween? Then this Salem Book Club shirt is for you! It's more than just a fun, spooky design—it's a conversation starter, a badge of honor for fellow bibliophiles who appreciate a good scare and a great story. Imagine walking into your local bookstore or library, proudly displaying your love for all things spooky and literary. Picture yourself at a Halloween party, surrounded by fellow bookworms, bonding over shared passions.This shirt is your way of proclaiming: "I'm a reader, I'm a lover of all things Halloween, and I'm not afraid to show it!" But there's more to this shirt than just a declaration of your personality. It's also a chance to:  Connect with like-minded individuals:Whether you're at a book club meeting, a Halloween party, or simply strolling through your neighborhood, this shirt acts as a visual signal to other book lovers, inviting them to strike up a conversation about their favorite reads, spooky stories, and shared passion for all things literary.  Express your individuality: In a world of mass-produced clothing, this shirt is a unique way to showcase your personality and interests. It's a statement piece, a conversation starter, and a testament to your love for the written word and the magic of Halloween.  Celebrate your love for the spooky season: This shirt is a perfect way to embrace the spirit of Halloween. It's fun, festive, and sure to get you into the mood for spooky stories, haunted houses, and trick-or-treating. So don't just wear a shirt, wear a statement. Wear your passion. Wear the Salem Book Club shirt and let the world know: you're a reader, you're a Halloween enthusiast, and you're not afraid to embrace both!

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