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[A Holiday Shopping Spree for the Bookworm] Second Stop: Terrific Friends by Diana Shafer

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I love bookish goodies almost as much as I love actual books, and reading. Being a bookworm is not a hobby: it is an all-enveloping, personality-defining lifestyle. The holiday season is just getting started, which means it is time to go shopping the literary way! Over the next two weeks, I will take you on a virtual bookish shopping spree to some of my favourite lit sites!

In 2013, we visited some wonderful literary museums. This year, I am delighted to showcase several amazing book-themed Etsy shops. Let’s get started!

TERRIFIC FRIENDS BY DIANA SHAFER

This shop is full of whimsical, beautifully rendered prints of famous writers. They’re all very witty. Try falling in love with just one. I dare you.

MY FAVOURITE PIECES:

SHOP INFO:

  • TERRIFIC FRIENDS BY DIANA SHAFER: ETSY STORE
  • LOCATION: BOISE, IDAHO
  • ARTIST: DIANA SHAFER
  • ARTIST INFO: HERE

[A Holiday Shopping Spree for the Bookworm] First Stop: Mrs Peggotty Arts

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I love bookish goodies almost as much as I love actual books, and reading. Being a bookworm is not a hobby: it is an all-enveloping, personality-defining lifestyle. The holiday season is just getting started, which means it is time to go shopping the literary way! Over the next two weeks, I will take you on a virtual bookish shopping spree to some of my favourite lit sites!

In 2013, we visited some wonderful literary museums. This year, I am delighted to showcase several amazing book-themed Etsy shops. Let’s get started!

MRS PEGGOTTY ARTS

Mrs Peggotty Arts is a magical little Etsy shop full of the most exquisite artwork and goods, all inspired by classic literature. Everything is just so pretty, and full of character.

MY FAVOURITE PIECE:

SHOP INFO:

  • MRS PEGGOTTY ARTS: ETSY STORE
  • LOCATION: MILAN, ITALY
  • ARTIST: ELISABETTA STOINICH
  • ARTIST INFO: HERE

Writers in Art: Portrait of Leo Tolstoy in His Study by Ilya Repin

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By now, it is obvious that I love Ilya Repin’s paintings of famous Russian writers. This image of Tolstoy illustrates why: the coupling of serenity and realism is a powerful combination.

Portrait of Leo Tolstoy in His Study by Ilya Repin, 1891

Portrait of Leo Tolstoy in His Study by Ilya Repin, 1891

Oh, Autumn!

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Oh, autumn! You are my favourite season. No, really. I adore everything about you: your beautiful leaves, smoke-scented wind, vibrant sunsets, pumpkin patches, delectable food (warm cider, caramel apples, pie). You are really quite remarkable.

Autumn by Abraham Manievich, 1914

Autumn by Abraham Manievich, 1914

Autumn by Béla Farkas, 1913

Autumn by Béla Farkas, 1913

Autumn Leaves by John Everett Millais, 1856

Autumn Leaves by John Everett Millais, 1856

You have the best pastimes: hayrides, haunted houses, apple picking.

No wonder your charms drive poets into the arms of hyperbole:

you are the season of purest inspiration.

Autumn by Alfons Mucha, 1886

Autumn by Alfons Mucha, 1886

Your sights, sounds, smells–all are bundled away until needed. I unpack them in the heart of winter, when I do my best writing. They make life, and work, less barren. Hopeful, warm.

Autumn by Jens Lund, 1909

Autumn by Jens Lund, 1909

Thank you.