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For those of you interested in knitting a #booksnake, the instagrammer who inspired mine has released a pattern for one!
https://ravel.me/the-book-snake
She is bookaroundfindout on IG

https://www.instagram.com/bookaroundfindout?igsh=aW96ZHdrZzg2Z3Ey

Kitta, CatLass007

Yuki_Onna It's so cute! 2w

lil1inblue What a lovely idea! 😍 2w

CatLass007 I don‘t knit but I have friends who read and knit with whom I will share the link. 2w

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Kitta Oh yay! That‘s great I‘ll save it to my ravelry. 1w

Kitta Is the magic loop method hard? I usually use dpns but I don‘t have the right size right now. 1w

MaleficentBookDragon @Kitta I cannot used DPNs. I am not coordinated enough. I used to do magic loop but I tended to get laddering. I found a great alternative. I use FlexiFlips. They are the best of both. I use them for all small circumference knitting. https://youtu.be/IgzMgqT-2Qs 1w

Kitta @MaleficentBookDragon oooh I‘ll check those out! 1w

MaleficentBookDragon @Kitta they are not cheap but I love them. I‘ve also used HiyaHiya Flyers. The metal ones are SHARP, if you like sharper tips. If you get them let me know if you like them. They were a game changer for me. 1w

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staci.reads

In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch

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Last year, for my birthday, I got my 4th round of chemo 😔. Needless to say, my birthday was a bust. This year, to make up for it, my husband took me on a bookstore tour in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area. We hit 5 bookstores, including this gem: Story Line Books, housed in St. Paul's Union Depot. With a subtle train theme, the charm of the historic train station, and a wonderfully curated selection, this was a great stop! #supportindiebookstores

Ruthiella Sending you happy birthday wishes! 🥳🥳🥳 Definitely an improvement over last year. ❤️ 2w

Leftcoastzen Wow! Sounds amazing! Birthday joy for a book lover for sure. 2w

Librarybelle Sounds like a great day! Happy Birthday! 2w

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TheLudicReader Sounds like a fantastic birthday to me. Happy birthday. 🎉 2w

Soubhiville Good job hubby! Happy Birthday! 2w

sarahbarnes Happy birthday ❤️❤️ 2w

Lesliereadsalot Happiest birthday 🥳🎁🩷 2w

TiredLibrarian Sounds like a very happy birthday! 2w

Amiable Glad to hear you got to have a birthday redemption this year! 2w

AmyG Glad you had a happier birthday! 2w

Deblovestoread Happy birthday! 🎂🎈🎉. Lovely way to spend a day! 2w

Chelsea.Poole Happy birthday! 2w

mrp27 Happy Birthday what a wonderful way to celebrate life! 2w

Kristy_K Happy Birthday! 2w

JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉 2w

Meshell1313 Happy Birthday! 🥳❤️ 2w

MaureenMc Happy birthday! 🎉 2w

staci.reads @Ruthiella @Leftcoastzen @Librarybelle @TheLudicReader @Soubhiville @sarahbarnes @Lesliereadsalot @Amiable @AmyG @Deblovestoread @Chelsea.Poole @mrp27 @Kristy_K @JessClark78 @Meshell1313 @MaureenMc Thank you so much! 2w

staci.reads @TiredLibrarian It was! Thanks! 2w

NatalieR Happy Birthday! 🎂🎁 📚 What a great way to celebrate!! 2w

PaperbackPirate Happy Belated Birthday! 🎉📚 4d

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Chelseabillups30

The Book of the Month: Sixty Years of Books in American Life | Al Silverman

My January book box has arrived + 2 scored from a BOTM sales/swap Facebook group!

💙📚😁

Ruthiella Nice stack! 👍 4w

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Mitch

A Reader on Reading | Alberto Manguel

I guess that 19% are all here on Litsy 🥳🥳🥳

Ruthiella 👍👍👍 1mo

AmyG Only 19%? 1mo

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ShyBookOwl

So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading | Sara Nelson

I wish Goodreads let you add private notes to your TBR. I add so many books that I know I'll only read if I'm in a specific mood or bc a specific person recommended it, and I'd love to note that somewhere!

Caroline2 Me too!!!! 🙋‍♀️ 1mo

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I think they have that on Storygraph.. (adding private notes) 1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I think you can only note in it on SG once you mark it as currently reading (then the journal button pops up) But it does give you tags you can mark at anytime and already tells you the "mood" of the book 1mo

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Ruthiella Maybe set up a shelf for each mood? 1mo

xicanti LibraryThing has this option! Even non-private comments are pretty unobtrusive, too. 1mo

ShyBookOwl @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage @ChaoticMissAdventures Oooh good to know! The mood tag could help 1mo

ShyBookOwl @Ruthiella That could work! Thx 😊 1mo

ShyBookOwl @xicanti Never heard of that but definitely looking it up right now! 1mo

Daisey Once you‘ve shelved a book in Goodreads, you should be able to if accessing on a computer. I can add private notes by clicking “Edit my activity” from the book‘s page after it‘s shelved or from the My Books page if notes are check marked to be visible. 1mo

ShyBookOwl @Daisey 😯 cool!! I'll check that out 1mo

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oddandbookish

Lonely Planet Hidden Libraries: The World's Most Unusual Book Depositories | Nancy Pearl, D. C. Helmuth

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This book is such a hidden gem!

It showcases 50 different “hidden” libraries from all around the world (plus outer space). Every library profile tells you how to find it (if applicable, some are no longer around and some are not open to the public). Also, all the photos have captions which I appreciated.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/01/05/review-hidden-libraries/

oddandbookish #book #booklover #bookstagram #bookworm #bibliophile #bookobsession #bookish #bookreviewer #booktok #library #bookspin #bookspinbingo #auldlangspine #holidaybookdragons #libraries #travel #nonfiction #coffeetablebook #bookaboutbooks
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peanutnine

Queer Books | Edmund Pearson

I've been organizing my storygraph challenges this weekend and decided to make one to track my reads for #QueerBC
If anyone else participating wants to join, here's the link:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/eaaf6dca-2dd1-4218-887e-1df2e9c...

I've got all the authors since we started last May and will try to keep it updated as we add more ☺️
@PuddleJumper

lil1inblue This is awesome! Thank you! 🥰 1mo

PuddleJumper That's brilliant! Thank you 1mo

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readingjedi

Bibliomaniac: An Obsessive's Tour of the Bookshops of Britain | Robin Ince

Also a Christmas book - this is the book I wish I could've written! Oh well, I can still emulate the research!

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MeganAnn

A Year of Reading: A Month-by-month Guide to Classics and Crowd-pleasers for You and Your Book Group | Elisabeth Ellington, Jane Freimiller

I read 154 books this year! At the beginning of the year I started drawing the spines in my book journal with a stack for each month & am proud to say I kept it up all year long. I‘m definitely going to continue to do this in 2025 as I love the way these pages turn out… plus it‘s good practice for my art.

In the middle of 2 more books but I don‘t know if I will finish them today. Might wait to post my StoryGraph wrap-up tomorrow just in case.

Julsmarshall So gorgeous! 1mo

staci.reads Beautiful! 1mo

Librariana Oh my goodness gracious, this is AMAZING!! What a talent you are! 😍😍😍 1mo

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TheBookHippie Beautiful. 1mo

vlwelser 😍😍😍😍😍 1mo

Deblovestoread Love this! 🩵 1mo

EKonrad This is gorgeous! You‘re so talented! 1mo

BookmarkTavern Beautiful! 1mo

TheBookgeekFrau 😍😍 1mo