I beg you, don’t buy a novelty notebook for the book lover in your life this holiday season.*

Seriously. They already have too many. They also have too many totes, “old book” candles, library card socks, custom bookmarks, LED book lights. Any number of these is basically too many, except the totes, which don’t count because usually they’re free. I know, this isn’t what you’ve been told. But you can’t listen to the […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-11-21 17:03:41 UTC ]
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