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5 Beautiful Ways Bibliophiles Can Organize Their Beloved Books
Bibliophiles have lots of books, and they often struggle with how to organize them. Here are 5 Beautiful Ways to Organize your beloved books

Melissa Gouty
Aug 29, 20224 min read


Is Tell Me Everything Worth the Read If it Absolutely Infuriates You?
Erika Krouse's, Tell Me Everything, intertwines the pervasive culture of abuse in a football program with a story of an abuse survivor.

Melissa Gouty
Aug 24, 20225 min read


The Clash of Convicts and Cultures in The Exiles
In 80 years, 162,000 convicts were sent to Van Diemen's Land. The Exiles by Kristina Baker Kline tells of 3 convict women and 1 native girl.

Melissa Gouty
Aug 23, 20224 min read


Fore-Edge Painting: A Time-Honored Technique for Beautifying Books
Fore-edge paintings, visible or "disappearing," were miniature masterpieces on book edges. The art form began in the 1500s. Today, it's rare

Melissa Gouty
Aug 23, 20224 min read


Don't Feel Bad. It's Okay to Have a Passionate Obsession with Books!
Famous people have book obsessions just like you. Here are quotes that prove it's okay to have a passion for books.

Melissa Gouty
Aug 23, 20223 min read


Why the Island is NOT Depressing, But a Redemptive Read for the Armchair Traveler
The Island by Victoria Hislop is an international bestseller about family secrets and the island of Spinalonga, a former leper colony.

Melissa Gouty
Aug 22, 20223 min read


Why The Feather Thief is the Most Bizarre Heist Story You'll Ever Read
The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson is a fascinating, bizarre, TRUE heist story about Edwin Rist's theft of dead birds.

Melissa Gouty
Aug 22, 20225 min read


How Writing to a Lover Forever Affected the Lives of Others
The History of Love is a reminder of the power of words and the life of stories - and how they can affect generations to come.

Melissa Gouty
Mar 21, 20224 min read


Everyday Is Special. Gift a Writer You Love with Something Awesome
If you love a writer, you can give them an awesome gift that will mean something to them without costing you a fortune.

Melissa Gouty
Jul 6, 20214 min read


You Don't Have to be Einstein to Know the Value of Handwritten Letters
The author of the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein, was a prolific letter-writer. A handwritten letter sold for $400,000, May of 2021.

Melissa Gouty
Jul 6, 20212 min read


Aged and Ageless: How to Be Like a Tree
I can't live without trees. No one can. Without them, the world would be bereft of beauty. A science haiku for our benevolent forest friends

Melissa Gouty
Jul 6, 20214 min read


Why Women Writers Should Read The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd's, The Book of Longings, is the perfect book for women writers as it portrays the passion and power of one person's words.

Melissa Gouty
Jul 5, 20219 min read


Why We Love a Sinister, Gothic Mystery: Lucy Foley's The Guest List
Lucy Foley's Guest List is the perfect example of a Gothic Mystery, filled with the psychological push and pull of human nature.

Melissa Gouty
Jun 7, 20214 min read


Want to Know About "The Dust Bowl?" Read The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah's novel, The Four Winds,depicts life in The Dust Bowl, but don't make it your only source. Try The Worst Hard Time by Egan.

Melissa Gouty
Apr 28, 20215 min read


Why the Best-Selling Novel, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Is Raising Red Flags
Rumblings are sounding that Mark Sullivan's novel, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, has been misrepresented. The story it's based on is not all true.

Melissa Gouty
Apr 26, 20214 min read


Do Your Regrets Cause You Agony? You Should Absolutely Read The Midnight Library
Matt Haig's The Midnight Library is an intriguing story about a life teetering on the brink between regrets and possibilities.

Melissa Gouty
Apr 22, 20215 min read


How to Be More Creative: Let Your Words Misbehave a la Mary Oliver
Take it from award-winning poet, Mary Oliver. Too much planning can kill creativity. Let your words run wild to reach creative nirvana.

Melissa Gouty
Apr 4, 20213 min read


In Admiration and Celebration of the Great Poet, Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928. I was lucky enough to hear her speak and will never forget her power and her presence in our world.

Melissa Gouty
Apr 4, 20211 min read


3 Lessons from the Incomparable Maya Angelou
I was lucky enough to hear Maya Angelou in person, an unforgettable experience. Her work has influenced my writing, my world, and my life.

Melissa Gouty
Apr 4, 20214 min read


Does Humility Still Exist in a World Focused on Social and Self Promotion?
Radical Humility: Essays on Ordinary Act is not an easy read, but a valuable one; a look at how to be humble in a world focused on "self."

Melissa Gouty
Mar 31, 20217 min read
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