Fashion for Book Nerds: Clothing and Accessory Gift Ideas for the Reader in Your Life

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and that means the time has come my little readers to talk of holiday shopping! To help you in the madness to come the next few weeks, I’ve scoured the Internet machine (i.e. Etsy) looking high and low for fun gift ideas that the book nerds in your life would be oh so very happy to get this year.  And maybe while you’re looking you just might a little something for yourself too; the holidays are a stressful time, dear readers, it’s important not to forget to take care of yourself as well (wink).

Friday Funday: Reading Gifs

Happy Friday dear readers! I hope you all survived the Thanksgiving feast and are having a lovely day of frugal shopping on this Black Friday…or at least one where you didn’t get punched in the face over an Xbox at Walmart. I’m admittedly still a bit slow from post-tryptophan lethargy and therefore don’t have the mental energy to do much more than look at Reddit today, so for today’s Friday Funday here are some fun reading gifs for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy, and have a wonderful rest of your Black Friday!

Happy Thanksgiving from Alex and Zim!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers! I hope all of you have a wonderful day today eating far too much food, spending time with your loved ones…and, if you’re like Zim and me, switching back and forth between football and the national dog show (go goldens!). It’s the quirky little traditions that count, right?

Regular content will be back up again tomorrow, but in the meantime, here’s a fun little comic in honor of Turkey Day. Enjoy, and happy Thanksgiving!

Epic Quote of the Day: Madeleine L’Engle

 

As you know, dear readers, I’m kind of a really big fan of snarky people, especially snarky ladies, so obviously I knew I needed to post this as soon as I saw it. Who would’ve guessed that Madeleine L’Engle was nearly as snarky as Jane Austen?

Midweek Cuteness: Primates Reading

While doing research for the past weeks’ adorable animals reading and being adorable posts, I noticed that there were so many pictures of monkeys and apes reading that rival dog and cat pictures in terms of cuteness. This coupled with the fact that they’re our genetic cousins, it seems only appropriate that I’d have an entire post devoted to primates reading! Plus, monkeys are my mother’s favorite animal, and I think if I don’t do a monkey reading post she’ll start giving me death glares until I do one…and her death glares are terrifying.

Book Magazine’s 100 Best Characters Since 1900

Just because we like characters, doesn’t mean they’re always safe. Eep.

Characters in books become our friends. We read their stories, look into their brains and see their thoughts, feel their emotions. We get as close to them as we do our loved ones, and that is something really, truly special. But, alas, not all characters are created equal, and I think we can all agree that we connect better with some than with others. A lot of this boils down to personal preference, of course; if you, as a reader, dislike violence in general, you probably won’t like bonding with Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, just like if you’re not a fan of romances, you should probably steer clear of Nicholas Sparks and Nora Roberts’ characters.

But is it possible that there are characters out there that are so good they surpass the limitations of personal preference and are just, well, the best? Book Magazine certainly thought so.

Pearls Before Swine: When the Moose Strikes

I’m finding it a bit hard to motivate myself to work on my first day back from L.A., dear readers. Does anyone else have trouble getting back in the groove after vacation, and if so, does anyone have any recommendations on how to fix it that don’t involve getting punched in the face by a moose? Because I have a sneaking suspicion that that won’t help me all that much…

Awesome Obsolete Word of the Day: Snoutfair

As you may remember, dear readers, I spent this weekend down in L.A. for a friend’s wedding. In fact, as this post is published I should still be on the road back up to the Bay Area (woo for WordPress’ scheduling feature!). Since I have spent the last few days in a city known for its attractive inhabitants, it feels only right that this be today’s Awesome Obsolete Word of the Day post. I mean really, dear readers, would you rather somebody told you that you were “hot,” or would you rather they say you’re a “snoutfair?” I know which one I’d pick.

Miscellaneous Monday Morning: Cafe Press

Happy Monday dear readers! I hope the Monday morning blues aren’t getting you down and that your first day back at work is going as well as can be expected on a chilly autumn Monday like today. On the off chance it isn’t and you’re in dire need of a reprieve, today’s Miscellaneous Monday Morning post is the perfect way for you to take a good old fashioned (online) shopping break! Cafe Press is a fun online shopping site that has a number of great things for sale, including an entire section dedicated to Writers Gifts that features cute novelty items like mugs, T-shirts, even wall clocks. Seeing as the holidays are fast approaching, you might want to check it out and see if you can find any good gifts for the writers in your life. Maybe one of these, perhaps?

Zimmy Sunday #15: Beverly Hills Zim

Happy Sunday dear readers! And what a happy Sunday it is, because I am in Los Angeles today for a friend’s wedding! Happy days! Alas, Zim is not fond of wearing a suit and tie and therefore could not be my date today (among other reasons), so in his honor here is another flashback picture from the first night he joined the family. I tried to teach him high five, and he made it halfway. The rest, as they say, is history. Have a wonderful rest of your weekend, dear readers, and early congratulations to Nathan and May, the happy couple who’ll be tying the knot in just a few hours!