I saw these posted on bookshelves of doom and I was immediately obsessed.
A designer has made jackets for classic books and bookmarks that enhance them. Coolest thing ever.
Um, are you not in love?
If I had to pick a favorite, I think I’d go with Sherlock Holmes. Hilarious and perfect.
Which one is your favorite?
Is this not awesome?
Found at BuzzFeed.
American Sphinx, by Joseph Ellis
Something that I’m already noticing about these presidential biographies as I make my way through them is just how much overlap there is. Reading John Adams, I learned almost as much about Thomas Jefferson as I did about John Adams. For most of their political lives they were on a pretty [...]
The Book: Secrets of Eden, by Chris Bohjalian
The Story: When a woman, Alice, who has been subject to abuse her entire marriage is found dead in her home alongside her husband, a murder/suicide is the immediate assumption. As the police begin to dig deeper, there is so much more going on.
Most of the story focuses [...]
Morning & Happy Friday! We’ve had a pretty good little week here in lovely Akron, Ohio. It was warm for a couple of days at the beginning of the week and we could *gasp* go outside for walks and stuff. Wild, right? Isaac was beside himself. It’s, of course, freezing cold again (20 degrees as [...]
The Book: The Wise Man’s Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss
The Story: This is the second book in the Kingkiller Chronicles, so I’m not really going to tell you any of the story. The first book is The Name of the Wind and I don’t want to ruin it for you.
What I Thought: I finished this book [...]
Ohhh, please let me live here.
Got this from Apartment Therapy. Check this out to see the layout of this outdoor study. Ahhhh-mazing.
The Book: To Own a Dragon: Reflections on Growing Up Without a Father, by Donald Miller
The Story: When Donald Miller was pretty young, his Dad just walked out on his family. He was raised mainly by his mom, but had several male influences (including neighbors and his youth pastor) come in and out of his [...]
Jennie over at Life is Short. Read Fast! You are now the proud owner of a signed copy of The Wise Man’s Fear!! I hope you’ve read the first one… if not, get thee to a library!
Thanks so much to everyone that entered and keep your eye out for another giveaway here in the near [...]