Don’t forget: today is Read Tuesday, the bookish equivalent of Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Please consider supporting some of the wonderful participants by buying their books (all at reduced prices).
BROWSE THE READ TUESDAY CATALOG HERE.
My friend Kevin’s amazing action-adventure book for young readers, Legends of Steragos, is available for Kindle ($2.99) and in paperback ($6.38).
Remember: ‘Tis always the season for giving the gift of reading.
Edith Sitwell, a most unusual poet and highly colourful character, died on 9 December 1964. She was 77 years old.
Edith Sitwell by Roger Fry, 1915
“I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty…But I am too busy thinking about myself.”-Edith Sitwell
THE LITERARY GIFT COMPANY
This site is a book nerd’s paradise. Beware: it is a serious time waster for that very reason. On the plus side, their collection of literary goods is so wonderfully exhaustive that it is a one-stop shop for reading accessories. I hope you are wearing your comfy clothes, because you’ll be here awhile.
(MORE THAN) A FEW HIGHLIGHTS:
Frankenstein Literary Transport Mug. $12.80. Image from The Literary Gift Company.
Save Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald Poster. $17.63. Image from The Literary Gift Company.
On Writing by A.L. Kennedy. $30.57. Image from The Literary Gift Company.
I Capture the Castle Strong Canvas Shopper. $17.63. Image from The Literary Gift Company.
The Novel Cure: An A-Z of Literary Remedies by Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin. $28.96. Image from The Literary Gift Company.
Emily Dickinson Soft Toy. $27.28. Image from The Literary Gift Company.
Watership Down T-Shirt. $32.11. Image from The Literary Gift Company.
The Wizard of Oz Jigsaw Puzzle. $20.84. Image from The Literary Gift Company.
East and West Egg Bestie Necklace-The Great Gatsby. $56.34. Image from The Literary Gift Company.
DETAILS:
FIRST STOP: EDWARD GOREY HOUSE STORE
SECOND STOP: JANE AUSTEN GIFT SHOP
THIRD STOP: OUT OF PRINT CLOTHING
FOURTH STOP: THE READER’S CATALOG
9 Layouts of Famous Houses From Classic Literature [COURTESY HUFF POST BOOKS]
These are cool.
“Let your fiction grow out of the land beneath your feet.”-Willa Cather (born on 12/7/1873)
Willa Cather, 1912
“If you write to impress it will always be bad, but if you write to express it will be good.”-Thornton Wilder (died on 12/7/1975)
Thornton Wilder’s very serious looking Yale graduation photo, 1920
THE READER’S CATALOG
This beautiful site is a one-stop shop for the understated reader in your life. Be warned: if you, too, are of a quietly bookish mind, you’ll want at least a dozen things for yourself. The Reader’s Catalog is full of useful goods with a literary bent, which automatically makes any purchase guilt free! That’s how it works, right?
A FEW HIGHLIGHTS:
Bodleian Winter Titles Wrapping Paper. $6.95. Image from The Reader’s Catalog.
Writer’s Pencils. $18.95. Image from The Reader’s Catalog.
“I Am Born” Infant Tee (David Copperfield). $19.95. Image from The Reader’s Catalog.
DETAILS:
FIRST STOP: EDWARD GOREY HOUSE STORE
SECOND STOP: JANE AUSTEN GIFT SHOP
THIRD STOP: OUT OF PRINT CLOTHING
“Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their head, The wind is passing by.”-Christina Rossetti (born on 12/5/1830)
Claude Monet (died on 12/5/1926): Three Trees in Grey Weather, 1891
OUT OF PRINT CLOTHING
Out of Print Clothing is the perfect shop for those who love to wear their bookish allegiances on their chests. Their mission statement says it all: “Out of Print celebrates the world’s great stories through fashion. Our products feature iconic and often out of print book covers.” Pretty nifty, eh?
A FEW HIGHLIGHTS:
The Metamorphosis. $28.00. Image from Out of Print Clothing.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Tote Bag. $18.00. Image from Out of Print Clothing.
The Little Prince. $22.00. Image from Out of Print Clothing.
DETAILS:
FIRST STOP: EDWARD GOREY HOUSE STORE
SECOND STOP: JANE AUSTEN GIFT SHOP
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson died on 3 December 1894. He was forty-four years old. Here he is, looking elegant in a John Singer Sargent portrait…
Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson by John Singer Sargent, 1887
He was as dashing as the best of them…
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1879
His spirited wife, Fanny, also excelled at living life to the fullest …
Fanny Vandegrift Osbourne Stevenson
“So long as we love, we serve; so long as we are loved by others, I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.”-Robert Louis Stevenson
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