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Recent & Upcoming Releases

Nothing quite looks the same this year. Working environments, social events, and even holidays. As Christmas shopping moves online, it can sometimes be difficult to gain inspiration for those picky and hard to please friends. Window shopping just isn’t the same through a computer screen. But fear not my friends, I’m here to let you know about some recent and upcoming book releases that will be a hit with anyone this holiday season!

Before reading on, please remember to shop local this holiday season! Try your local book seller rather than Amazon or large chain stores!

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The Art of Shelving

There is nothing more satisfying that scrolling through instagram and coming across an aesthetically pleasing shelfie. But putting together an artfully arranged bookshelf isn’t such an easy task. I still have work to do to be happy with my shelves, but here are some tips and tricks for mastering various versions of the shelf-selfie: (more…)

Graphic Novels. Yay or Nay?

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I’m not always that adventurous when it comes to my book choices. I’m a fiction junkie, maybe with one or two non-fiction per year. But for 2020 I really wanted to shake it up. So in a recent order on my favourite website I filled my cart with a good mix!

I have a degree in art history. And seven years out of university I was excited to find some great art non-fictions. As I was browsing I added “Becoming Andy Warhol” to my cart without much thought and moved on. This past weekend I grabbed it off the shelf and took my coffee outside to settle in and learn something new. But when I opened the book, I discovered it was a graphic novel!

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