25 Beautiful Literary Maps for Book Lovers
Literary maps hold a special place in my heart, letting us visualize fictional lands and imaginary places. This is a list of literary maps, in their delightful and beautiful cartographic splendor, from a variety of genres and books. Most of these are fictional maps showing fantastical places, but a few of them are literary versions …
A Bookstore in Oakland, Illustrated
This is my local bookstore, Spectator Books in Oakland. They are always nice to my dog and give her treats when we go in. The first bookstore I ever loved was my local Barnes and Noble when I was growing up. I know it is very uncool love a corporate bookstore, but I loved going …
Weekend Watercolor: Where the Crawdads Sing
I recently got a nicer set of watercolors. Nothing particularly fancy, but at least something from a proper art store. I haven’t done much painting in the past, but I’m happy with how this attempt turned out. The boat looks nice at least. The plants need some work; I don’t really know how to paint …
Which Type of Reader Are You?
Which one are you? (Or both?) I’d say I tend to be a solo reader just because I’m bad about finishing books on time. I end up reading at my leisure or when the mood strikes, which doesn’t mesh well with book clubs or group reads. (By the way, I realize I’m far from a …
A Bookish Haiku
Do you ever feel this way or am I just overdramatic? P.S. The Illustrated Bibliofile is a feature I’ll be testing out to see if it’s something I want to do on a consistent basis. Hope you like it, and if so, please come visit the Bibliofile again! :)