TOP 5 WEDNESDAY (#14): FAVORITE POLARIZING BOOKS

"It is the nature of humankind to idealize, to indulge in excessive praise as well as unjust condemnation." 

Peter Ackroyd, Venice: Pure City

COVER CHARACTERISTIC (#9): HANDCUFFS

"Cages come in lots of different colors and shapes. Some are gilded, while others have a slamming door. But golden handcuffs are still handcuffs."

Amy Harmon

BOOK TRAVELING THURSDAYS (#6): FIRST READ OF 2017

"Nerd Love, it is a wonderful thing, while also being an object of mockery and hilarity to those of us who are more sophisticated." 

Magnus Bane

TOP 10 TUESDAY (#17): 2016 RELEASES I PLAN TO READ THIS YEAR

"So many books, so little time." 

Frank Zappa

FANDOM MASHUP (#2): 5 GUIDES FOR MY NEW-FOUND POWERS

"With great power comes great responsibility." 

Uncle Ben, Spiderman

FEATURE & FOLLOW (#7): MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2017

"Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting." 

Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns

BOOK TRAVELING THURSDAYS (#5): A BOOK I'D LIKE TO READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAIN

"Even in the Future the Story Begins with Once Upon a Time." 

Marissa Meyer, Cinder

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY (#13): CHARACTERS I'D INVITE TO MY NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY

"Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one." 

Brad Paisley

TOP 10 TUESDAY (#16): BEST BOOKS OF 2016

"You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend." 

Paul Sweeney

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY (#12): FICTIONAL ITEMS I'D GIVE AS GIFTS

"Sometimes, when you get something new, you trick yourself into believing it has the power to change absolutely everything about you." 

Siobhan Vivian, The List

TOP 10 TUESDAY (#15): BOOKISH ITEMS I WOULDN'T MIND SANTA LEAVING UNDER MY TREE

"Apparently, the world is not a wish-granting factory." 

John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

BOOKMARK MONDAY (#15): CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

"Aren’t we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas. You know, the birth of Santa?" 

Matt Groening

BOOKISH GIFTS Vol. 5 (Christmas Special)

What's Santa gonna get you?

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY (#11): TV SHOWS THAT GOT WORSE WITH EACH SEASON

"I think the phrase 'jump the shark' has jumped the shark." 

Lisa Edelstein

THE MONDAY MUSTS (#2): HIGH FIDELITY, RIDE & FIREFLY

"What came first – the music or the misery? Did I listen to the music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to the music? Do all those records turn you into a melancholy person?" 

High Fidelity

FANDOM MASHUP (#1): 5 DUOS FROM DIFFERENT FANDOMS THAT WOULD WORK WELL TOGETHER

"There's a time and place for everything, and I believe it’s called 'fan fiction'." 

Joss Whedon

FEATURE & FOLLOW (#6): HOLIDAY READS

"One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books." 

J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

BOOK TRAVELING THURSDAYS (#4): A BOOK THAT MADE ME EMOTIONAL

"But I loved Narcissus because as he lay on my banks and looked down at me, in the mirror of his eyes I saw ever my own beauty mirrored." 

Oscar Wilde, The Disciple

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY (#10): BOOKS I WANT TO FINALLY READ IN 2017

"Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it." 

P.J. O'Rourke

TOP 10 TUESDAY (#14): NEW-TO-ME AUTHORS I READ FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2016

"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master." 

Ernest Hemingway