so metropolitan museum of art has a register of books they’ve published that are out of print and that you can download for free! they’re mostly books on art, archeology, architecture, fashion and history and i just think that’s super useful and interesting so i wanted to share! you can find all of the books available here!
I finished An Enchantment of Ravens last nightthis morning i finished it before i went to sleep and it was so CUTE
It was dark and bloody and awful but CUTE i stand by my ghibli comment, ghibli’s art style would work perfectly for this (im thinking primarily miyazaki tbh with the paintings in howls and spirited away) it has that whimsical magical feel that can and does turn dark at any moment
I doubt it will happen, but i can dream
Next book is The Lies of Lock Lamora because I took it out of the library while waiting for the book sale so now i gotta read it
COME CRYING TO ME AFTER THAT BECAUSE THAT BOOK IS DELICIOUS BUT ALSO PAIN
Whether it’s time to fill out your shelves or to share a favorite story with a friend, now’s the time to order direct from store.interludepress.com! Saturday and Sunday, save 25% on every print title with our FUNDAYS discount!
……so who wants to hear what I recommend getting from Interlude press? (I have reviews for all of these on my blog!)
My most recent Interlude read was an adult romance, Jilted by Lilah Suzanne, which I frickin loved. Bisexual architect and genderqueer artist are both left at the altar, decide to go on a joint honeymoon just for fun and OOPS they catch feelings what do! (and Lilah Suzanne has a bunch of other interlude books that I want to use this sale as an excuse to check out!)
The Interlude book you’re most likely to know is Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee, a YA sort of dystopian about a teenage daughter of superheroes who falls for the daughter of supervillains! Plus the sequel Not Your Villain which I haven’t read yet!
The Rules and Regulations of Mediating Myths and Magic by F.T. Lukens is also a really solid, fun YA book for fans of the premise of Fantastic Beasts who wish it would have a bi main character ;D Lukens also has a sci fi trilogy i believe, for those who are more about space than unicorns
Back to romance, Fortitude Smashed and its sequel Curved Horizon by Taylor Brooke are guaranteed the angstiest soulmate books with happy endings that you’ll ever read. Couples who face their biggest challenges once they’re already together!
Lunch with the Do-Nothings at the Tammy Dinette by Killian Brewer was admittedly not a favorite of mine, but it is a cute cook/mechanic romance set in a small town the main character never intends to stay in but realizes is exactly what he needs.
I also want to throw in Running with Lions by Julian Winters even though I haven’t read it yet bc I can’t wait to! it sounds a bit like the All for the Game series but without all the stuff I didn’t like in AftG lol
Seconding Not Your Sidekick and Not Your Villain because they are amazinnnnnnnng!
Having stumbled onto a plot within his homeland of Jamaica, former espionage agent, Desmond Coke, finds himself caught between warring religious and political factions, all vying for control of a mysterious boy named Lij Tafari.
Wanting the boy to have a chance to live a free life, Desmond assumes responsibility for him and they flee. But a dogged enemy agent remains ever on their heels, desperate to obtain the secrets held within Lij for her employer alone.
Assassins, intrigue, and steammen stand between Desmond and Lij as they search for a place to call home in a North America that could have been.
is a fantasy and horror author best known for his short fiction and his Knights of Breton Court novel trilogy. He has published dozens of stories in magazines and book anthologies, including in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Black Static, and Weird Tales.
Broaddus was born in London, but grew up in Indianapolis. His mother is from Jamaica, where she and many of his relatives still live.
public library result: 6 childrens books on what a mushroom is, how to identify mushrooms in [local area], one book on chemistry for beginners
university library result: heres a book detailing the exact process to use to extract poison from a mushroom in extreme detail and also a book on every single effect a mushroom’s poison can have on someone complete with historical case studies, because thats what you want to do is poison someone, huh? is that what you want to do? huh? pussy?
I need to know what the title is.
for reasons.
“Handbook of Mushroom Poisoning: Diagnosis and Treatment” edited by David G. Spoerke and Barry H. Rumack!!
i also checked out “Mushrooms: Poison and Panaceas: A Handbook for Naturalists, Mycologists, and Physicians”, which seems waaaayyy less technical and easier to read, but it lacks some of the details i wanted (like the chemical structures of the mushrooms and how that factors into their effects).
another one i’ve chilled with in the library before and wanted to check out but couldn’t find was “A colour atlas of poisonous fungi: a handbook for pharmacists, doctors, and biologists” by Andreas Bresinsky and Helmut Besl, which is just as accessible in terms of being a general reader for Browsing Those Danger Lads and is waaaayyy more affordable than the other two from what i can see.
Do you collect books and let them sit on your shelf!?
WHAT IS THIS!? AMATEUR hOUR? OF FUCKING COURSE!
Do you spend WAAAAAAY too much money on books even though they’re totally worth it but holy fucking shit fifteen dollars is the median and why is the world so effortlessly cruel?
Who’s got two thumbs and an empty wallet! Yes yes and yes!
WELL HAVE I GOT A SOLUTION FOR YOU
Thriftbooks is an amazing online site that sells used books! These books are, for the most part, in great condition. I’ve used this website for everything from textbooks to fiction to everything else in between! It has a wide selection with an even wider selection of options per book!
You want softcover? They’ve got it! Hardcover? Of course! Audio? Why not!
Hell! They even sell the books in other languages!
You might say to me, humanity, why are you telling us this? We already have barnes and noble!
Because, my poor, naive friend, thriftbooks sells the majority of it’s books for under four dollars.
That’s right. You heard me. Under. Four. Dollars.
And right now, they’re having a huge deal!
2 books for $7
3 books for $10
4 books for $12
But wait! There’s more!
If you leave a book in your cart for long enough, chances are you’ll be alerted when a seller nearby, for a cheaper price, has the same book! You’ll get it cheaper and faster, with less waste of paper and time!
And prices change! That book that would have cost you $3.79 one day might be $3.45 the next, and man oh man isn’t that the best thing to see when you check up on your cart.
So what are you waiting for, book lovers! Go! Go shop!
Go and rule the world!
Be the book lovers I know you can be!
DID I MENTION THAT THERE’S FREE SHIPPING OVER 10 DOLLARS
DID I MENTION THAT THERE’S ALSO A COUPON CODE YOU CAN USE FOR A LIMITED TIME
type in the word “welcome” when you get to checkout and you’ll get 15% off!
DID I ALSO MENTION THAT THERE ARE READING REWARDS
AND THAT EVER $50 YOU SPEND THEY GIVE YOU $5 BACK.
guys
five dollars
on this site
is a book
that is the cost of an entire book
you’re literally getting a free book
I NEED Y’ALL TO SEE THIS SIDE BY SIDE THOUGH
So to prove my very real point, I went to Barnes and Noble and picked out some of my favorites books that I already have on my shelves
(also, fyi, y’all should read these they’re bangin)
AND BECAUSE THE SHIPPING IS SO INSANE, IT WAS MEAN TO COME OUT TO $47.85 (and that’s at an online price, which discounts by a few dollars)
But with shipping, handling, and the extreme cost of books, my total came to this:
$72.30
Okay. Then I went onto thriftbooks and chose the same books in the same formats (hardcover, softcover, etc.)
Keep in mind that not all books are under $4 due to size, availability, how new they are to the world yada yadayada
But this was the final shopping cart.
Look.
Look at those lovely books.
My final check out price?
$21.86
AND THAT DOESN’T INCLUDE ANY OF THE AMAZING DISCOUNTS, DEALS, AND/OR PROMO CODES.
If you do the math, I saved $50.44.
And even if Barnes and Noble had given me that free shipping, I still would have saved $25.99. Do you know what that could buy you? That could buy you four more books on thriftbooks!
Thriftbooks fucking saved my broke college ass. And I’d encourage you all to use it if you can. Shipping may take 4-14 days, but I swear to god it’s worth every dollar that I would have burned.
THIS IS IN NO WAY AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO STOP SHOPPING AT BOOKSTORES. PLEASE DON’T. LOCAL BOOKSTORES ARE IMPORTANT AND VITAL AND SHOULD BE SUPPORTED!
I’m mostly making jabs at the big name companies, and honestly, my broke bookworm ass needs a break.
NOW YOU MAY ASK ME
HOW
HOW CAN IT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!?
It can’t. There’s no way!
WELL YES IT FUCKING CAN, BOOK NERDS!
Did you ever think to yourself; I love to read. But I sure wish there was a way to read my own books while I multi-task by helping the environment, the economy, and the seemingly never-ending and growing gap between low-income schools and libraries and their availability to reading material all at the same time…
Well, there is.
It’s called shopping at Thriftbooks
And what’s more:
Boom.
Right there.
This place is fucking amazing as hell and you should use it as often as you possibly can.
Save the environment. Keep your mind running. Shop Thriftbooks.
We’re hanging out with our book date, Mirage by Somaiya Daud. Here’s what it’s about:
An
“enriching, thrilling, and captivating” (BuzzFeed) epic fantasy
inspired by the author Somaiya Daud’s Moroccan heritage about a poor
young woman who must become the body double of a princess of a ruthless
empire.
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