#bookshelves — Public Fediverse posts
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Story Time
Tilden, NE, USA
#photography #library #bookshelves #books #booklovers #liminal #liminalspaces #photooftheday
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💡 Did You Know?
Moby-Dick flopped so badly that when Melville died in 1891, the New York Times misspelled his name in the obituary.
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Did you know? BookShelves has a built-in Calibre wireless server. Send books to KOReader on your e-ink reader over Wi-Fi, no cables needed. Reading progress syncs back automatically.
Anyone here using KOReader on a Kobo or PocketBook? What's your sync setup like?
#Bookstodon #FediReads #KOReader #Calibre #ebooks #BookShelves #eink
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Did you know? BookShelves has a built-in Calibre wireless server. Send books to KOReader on your e-ink reader over Wi-Fi, no cables needed. Reading progress syncs back automatically.
Anyone here using KOReader on a Kobo or PocketBook? What's your sync setup like?
#Bookstodon #FediReads #KOReader #Calibre #ebooks #BookShelves #eink
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Did you know? BookShelves has a built-in Calibre wireless server. Send books to KOReader on your e-ink reader over Wi-Fi, no cables needed. Reading progress syncs back automatically.
Anyone here using KOReader on a Kobo or PocketBook? What's your sync setup like?
#Bookstodon #FediReads #KOReader #Calibre #ebooks #BookShelves #eink
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Did you know? BookShelves has a built-in Calibre wireless server. Send books to KOReader on your e-ink reader over Wi-Fi, no cables needed. Reading progress syncs back automatically.
Anyone here using KOReader on a Kobo or PocketBook? What's your sync setup like?
#Bookstodon #FediReads #KOReader #Calibre #ebooks #BookShelves #eink
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Did you know? BookShelves has a built-in Calibre wireless server. Send books to KOReader on your e-ink reader over Wi-Fi, no cables needed. Reading progress syncs back automatically.
Anyone here using KOReader on a Kobo or PocketBook? What's your sync setup like?
#Bookstodon #FediReads #KOReader #Calibre #ebooks #BookShelves #eink
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Did you know? BookShelves has 1,200+ free Spanish-language classics from the Biblioteca Nacional de Espana built right in.
Cervantes, Lorca, Calderon de la Barca, Galdos... all free, beautifully formatted EPUBs.
What Spanish classic would you recommend to someone who's never read one?
#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #SpanishLiterature #BookShelves #ebooks
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📖 "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
— Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks32m#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #Literature
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💡 Did You Know?
The Great Gatsby sold only ~20,000 copies in Fitzgerald's lifetime. It became a classic after WWII when the US Army gave free copies to soldiers.
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I got extensions for my bookshelves a few weeks ago. I finally put them together and rearranged my books.
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📖 World Book Day / Shakespeare Day: Hamlet by William Shakespeare
"To be, or not to be" — Shakespeare's greatest tragedy of revenge, madness, and mortality. Written around 1600, Hamlet remains the most performed and studied play in the English language. The play that defined Western literature.
Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks16m#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #WorldBookDay #Shakespeare #literature
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📖 Earth Day Read: Walden by Henry David Thoreau
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately." Thoreau's account of two years spent in a cabin by Walden Pond remains one of the most influential meditations on simple living, nature, and self-reliance ever written.
Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks15m#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #EarthDay #nature #literature
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The Bad & the GOOD with Billy Bookcase Part II
Falling in love often means heartbreak. Billy was no different. Just like having to kiss a few frogs to find Prince Charming (Where he at already? Dayum!), I had to return the corner bookshelf for my library to look its best. When I tell you, I was devastated…
That corner piece was my favorite part of the Ikea bookcases’ aesthetic. Without consulting my brother Cliff, I figured he’d be able to build a mini-corner bookcase to utilize the corner space.
He later confirmed he could. That’s why I mention this in Part 2, the GOOD. Pause and read Part 1 the BAD, if you haven’t already.
Two-toned Billy looks beautiful. Gorgeous. Amazing. Don’t you dare call him dark and light blue. He’s Midnight Navy and Lapis. It was a process selecting two blue hues that look good together. You don’t realize how many shades there are until you’re perusing a fan deck.
It’s like when you go to the nail salon and have to select a color from dozens of painted fake nails. If you’re indecisive like me, you spend a ridiculous amount of time debating between two colors that are barely discernible from each other. The nail clipping and scrubbing parts of my pedicure are almost done and I’m still deciding.
Well, imagine making that decision for your favorite room in your new home. I recruited Fredo (real name Karl), the paint store attendant, to help me choose when I spent lunch break (or two or three) at the store. I could take swatches home, but the in-store fan deck has more selections. Plus, I liked having an immediate second opinion. He’d shown me some of his home projects, so I trusted his taste.
The first time I walked into the store, Fredo was testing different shades and finishes of green for a home stenciling project. I knew we’d get along. Green is my favorite color and future color of my bedroom…when I decide on a shade(s).
The original plan was to color-drench the library in blue: walls, ceiling, and bookcases. But I liked the idea of having a different color backsplash. Also, I was having trouble deciding whether to go dark or light.
I hate gloss finish, but it makes sense for the shelves. They’ll be easier to dust. I tolerate glossy walls in the bathroom. I make the walls sweat when I shower. Dried water against matte doesn’t look good. I guess I’ll have to go with a semi-gloss for the kitchen cabinets, also for cleaning purposes.
But I digress. Back to the library.
Midnight Navy in eggshell for the walls, Midnight Navy in satin for the bookcase exterior and shelves, eggshell Lapis for the backsplash and ceiling.
Little did I know that painters use something called a shield when they don’t use tape. Picture a spatula 10x its regular size. Cliff also had a smaller one. It’s held against the part you want to protect, and causes laser-straight edges. It’s as sexy as a man with a fresh shape-up.
I thought I wanted beautiful, crisp lines of demarcation, but when I saw how pretty the Midnight Navy splatter looked against the white backsplash, I imagined it would look even prettier against the Lapis.
It looked funky and artsy.
I had my brother stop spray-painting the exterior to do the backsplash first.
He wasn’t too pleased with that decision. It meant having to pour out the paint and wash the one working spray gun. I said I’d do it while he took a break.
He taught me how when I had to clean the other two spray guns that, unfortunately, were nonfunctioning from not being cleaned by prior users.
I’m proud to know how to disassemble, assemble, clean, fill, empty, and adjust a spray gun’s nozzle. Basically, how to use a spray gun, but you need to see all that entails. My tub looked a mess after cleaning, but nothing baking soda couldn’t handle.
While we’re at it, I also now know how to use a power sander, and charge portable power tool batteries. Have I used my power drills yet? No. Cliff did. He also came with his own. I learned the hack of placing tape in a V-shape on the paint gallon to make a spout for easier pouring. Of course, I’ve painted before. Brush and roller. My brother was impressed with my 10+-year-old roller extender. It has soft padding. How you like me now?
Not funny, funny: Cliff walked into the bathroom and admonished me for cleaning the spraygun while it was still plugged. I don’t know what I was thinking. Of course, he teased me in a brotherly way that even I had to laugh.
We took turns pointing out ways to work smarter, not harder, which led to more teasing and laughter. Sometimes in my attempt to help, I slowed him down.
“My name is Cliff. I have muscles. I can move things by myself.” I teased.
I asked a lot of questions, which seemed to annoy him perhaps because he thought I was doubting him. On the other hand, and more often, questions allowed him to nerd out, sharing his knowledge and passion. While his wide eyes glistened with excitement, mine s glazed over, even though I was happy to see him happy.
“Cliff, I don’t speak German.” He’d laugh and get the picture. I had to say the same to Karl at the paint store.
In Part 1, you learned about some of the delays that ate into our time, like having to make a trip to Lowe’s (or was it Home Depot?). I kicked my brother out Saturday afternoon so he could drive back to Boston to rest before his double shift the next day.
I could handle anything left undone, which was mostly touching up lighter spots, moving the bookcases into place once fully dry (I broke a sweat), and cleaning up. My apartment was a mess of painter’s tape, protective floor covering, disposable gloves, yellow microfiber towels, tools, and other do-dads he brought, anticipating other projects. Wallpapering the bathroom will have to be another trip.
Though some ideas were inspired by social media, I wanted and do have a unique library that reflects my taste. I bought a rug months ago, but think I’ll shop for another. I have decorative pieces like photos, bootleg art pieces I’ll print and frame myself, and plants I want to add. There are no windows or outlets, so I have grow lights and portable, rechargeable power packs in my Amazon save-for-later cart.
It was fun having my brother around, not only to work on home stuff, but having company. I called him to grab high things rather than having to search for one of three step stools. I enjoyed cooking traditional Haitian meals for him. I think he’s a fool for not taking advantage of living in close proximity to our aunts and uncle, but I understand he works a lot. (No, he’s not a bachelor living off fast food and delivery, but his girlfriend isn’t Haitian.) I felt validated when he asked for seconds, especially one afternoon when he asked for leftovers from the day before.
There were plenty of silly moments. We’re grown, but we’re siblings. Teasing is a love language. He clowned me for seeing my buttcrack just as I teased him for seeing his buttcrack. We barely watched TV before he started snoring.
I mentioned my gratitude in Part I, but it bears repeating. I’m grateful my brother spent his off days (again) to work on home stuff. The first trip months back was to set up my gallery wall. I have cement walls, so it was feat. This time he set up my library. It’s been a shared dream/goal for a few decades. I always planned to be a homeowner. He always planned to do the renovations. I pay him with three warm meals per day, icy hot back massage, and cold water. I’m a room temperature girlie.
A small part of me had doubts about the library’s outcome. Not only because of the setbacks, but sometimes the mental picture doesn’t match reality. How many times has that happened with a planned outfit? It would’ve been easier had I stuck to white. All-white room and white bookcases, but that’s boring (to me). Kudos to you if you like it.
My last apartment had zero white walls, except the closets. Not this time.
Billy and the library being blue is intentional. Our late brother loved blue. He hated to read. I painted my library blue because that’s the type of sister I am. Keeping that same sibling energy.
I didn’t tell Cliff until after the project was done and he was leaving. He laughed. Both my boys have ties to my favorite room, the first room (semi)completed in my new home.
(Most of) my book babies are free! There’s still some unpacking to do. I have bookcases in the living room.
#Blue #Bookcases #Books #Bookshelves #Goodreads #HomeDepot #HomeRenovations #Homeowner #Homeownership #Ikea #love #LoweS #Paint #Painting #reading #Siblings -
The Bad & the GOOD with Billy Bookcase Part II
Falling in love often means heartbreak. Billy was no different. Just like having to kiss a few frogs to find Prince Charming (Where he at already? Dayum!), I had to return the corner bookshelf for my library to look its best. When I tell you, I was devastated…
That corner piece was my favorite part of the Ikea bookcases’ aesthetic. Without consulting my brother Cliff, I figured he’d be able to build a mini-corner bookcase to utilize the corner space.
He later confirmed he could. That’s why I mention this in Part 2, the GOOD. Pause and read Part 1 the BAD, if you haven’t already.
Two-toned Billy looks beautiful. Gorgeous. Amazing. Don’t you dare call him dark and light blue. He’s Midnight Navy and Lapis. It was a process selecting two blue hues that look good together. You don’t realize how many shades there are until you’re perusing a fan deck.
It’s like when you go to the nail salon and have to select a color from dozens of painted fake nails. If you’re indecisive like me, you spend a ridiculous amount of time debating between two colors that are barely discernible from each other. The nail clipping and scrubbing parts of my pedicure are almost done and I’m still deciding.
Well, imagine making that decision for your favorite room in your new home. I recruited Fredo (real name Karl), the paint store attendant, to help me choose when I spent lunch break (or two or three) at the store. I could take swatches home, but the in-store fan deck has more selections. Plus, I liked having an immediate second opinion. He’d shown me some of his home projects, so I trusted his taste.
The first time I walked into the store, Fredo was testing different shades and finishes of green for a home stenciling project. I knew we’d get along. Green is my favorite color and future color of my bedroom…when I decide on a shade(s).
The original plan was to color-drench the library in blue: walls, ceiling, and bookcases. But I liked the idea of having a different color backsplash. Also, I was having trouble deciding whether to go dark or light.
I hate gloss finish, but it makes sense for the shelves. They’ll be easier to dust. I tolerate glossy walls in the bathroom. I make the walls sweat when I shower. Dried water against matte doesn’t look good. I guess I’ll have to go with a semi-gloss for the kitchen cabinets, also for cleaning purposes.
But I digress. Back to the library.
Midnight Navy in eggshell for the walls, Midnight Navy in satin for the bookcase exterior and shelves, eggshell Lapis for the backsplash and ceiling.
Little did I know that painters use something called a shield when they don’t use tape. Picture a spatula 10x its regular size. Cliff also had a smaller one. It’s held against the part you want to protect, and causes laser-straight edges. It’s as sexy as a man with a fresh shape-up.
I thought I wanted beautiful, crisp lines of demarcation, but when I saw how pretty the Midnight Navy splatter looked against the white backsplash, I imagined it would look even prettier against the Lapis.
It looked funky and artsy.
I had my brother stop spray-painting the exterior to do the backsplash first.
He wasn’t too pleased with that decision. It meant having to pour out the paint and wash the one working spray gun. I said I’d do it while he took a break.
He taught me how when I had to clean the other two spray guns that, unfortunately, were nonfunctioning from not being cleaned by prior users.
I’m proud to know how to disassemble, assemble, clean, fill, empty, and adjust a spray gun’s nozzle. Basically, how to use a spray gun, but you need to see all that entails. My tub looked a mess after cleaning, but nothing baking soda couldn’t handle.
While we’re at it, I also now know how to use a power sander, and charge portable power tool batteries. Have I used my power drills yet? No. Cliff did. He also came with his own. I learned the hack of placing tape in a V-shape on the paint gallon to make a spout for easier pouring. Of course, I’ve painted before. Brush and roller. My brother was impressed with my 10+-year-old roller extender. It has soft padding. How you like me now?
Not funny, funny: Cliff walked into the bathroom and admonished me for cleaning the spraygun while it was still plugged. I don’t know what I was thinking. Of course, he teased me in a brotherly way that even I had to laugh.
We took turns pointing out ways to work smarter, not harder, which led to more teasing and laughter. Sometimes in my attempt to help, I slowed him down.
“My name is Cliff. I have muscles. I can move things by myself.” I teased.
I asked a lot of questions, which seemed to annoy him perhaps because he thought I was doubting him. On the other hand, and more often, questions allowed him to nerd out, sharing his knowledge and passion. While his wide eyes glistened with excitement, mine s glazed over, even though I was happy to see him happy.
“Cliff, I don’t speak German.” He’d laugh and get the picture. I had to say the same to Karl at the paint store.
In Part 1, you learned about some of the delays that ate into our time, like having to make a trip to Lowe’s (or was it Home Depot?). I kicked my brother out Saturday afternoon so he could drive back to Boston to rest before his double shift the next day.
I could handle anything left undone, which was mostly touching up lighter spots, moving the bookcases into place once fully dry (I broke a sweat), and cleaning up. My apartment was a mess of painter’s tape, protective floor covering, disposable gloves, yellow microfiber towels, tools, and other do-dads he brought, anticipating other projects. Wallpapering the bathroom will have to be another trip.
Though some ideas were inspired by social media, I wanted and do have a unique library that reflects my taste. I bought a rug months ago, but think I’ll shop for another. I have decorative pieces like photos, bootleg art pieces I’ll print and frame myself, and plants I want to add. There are no windows or outlets, so I have grow lights and portable, rechargeable power packs in my Amazon save-for-later cart.
It was fun having my brother around, not only to work on home stuff, but having company. I called him to grab high things rather than having to search for one of three step stools. I enjoyed cooking traditional Haitian meals for him. I think he’s a fool for not taking advantage of living in close proximity to our aunts and uncle, but I understand he works a lot. (No, he’s not a bachelor living off fast food and delivery, but his girlfriend isn’t Haitian.) I felt validated when he asked for seconds, especially one afternoon when he asked for leftovers from the day before.
There were plenty of silly moments. We’re grown, but we’re siblings. Teasing is a love language. He clowned me for seeing my buttcrack just as I teased him for seeing his buttcrack. We barely watched TV before he started snoring.
I mentioned my gratitude in Part I, but it bears repeating. I’m grateful my brother spent his off days (again) to work on home stuff. The first trip months back was to set up my gallery wall. I have cement walls, so it was feat. This time he set up my library. It’s been a shared dream/goal for a few decades. I always planned to be a homeowner. He always planned to do the renovations. I pay him with three warm meals per day, icy hot back massage, and cold water. I’m a room temperature girlie.
A small part of me had doubts about the library’s outcome. Not only because of the setbacks, but sometimes the mental picture doesn’t match reality. How many times has that happened with a planned outfit? It would’ve been easier had I stuck to white. All-white room and white bookcases, but that’s boring (to me). Kudos to you if you like it.
My last apartment had zero white walls, except the closets. Not this time.
Billy and the library being blue is intentional. Our late brother loved blue. He hated to read. I painted my library blue because that’s the type of sister I am. Keeping that same sibling energy.
I didn’t tell Cliff until after the project was done and he was leaving. He laughed. Both my boys have ties to my favorite room, the first room (semi)completed in my new home.
(Most of) my book babies are free! There’s still some unpacking to do. I have bookcases in the living room.
#Blue #Bookcases #Books #Bookshelves #Goodreads #HomeDepot #HomeRenovations #Homeowner #Homeownership #Ikea #love #LoweS #Paint #Painting #reading #Siblings -
The Bad & the GOOD with Billy Bookcase Part II
Falling in love often means heartbreak. Billy was no different. Just like having to kiss a few frogs to find Prince Charming (Where he at already? Dayum!), I had to return the corner bookshelf for my library to look its best. When I tell you, I was devastated…
That corner piece was my favorite part of the Ikea bookcases’ aesthetic. Without consulting my brother Cliff, I figured he’d be able to build a mini-corner bookcase to utilize the corner space.
He later confirmed he could. That’s why I mention this in Part 2, the GOOD. Pause and read Part 1 the BAD, if you haven’t already.
Two-toned Billy looks beautiful. Gorgeous. Amazing. Don’t you dare call him dark and light blue. He’s Midnight Navy and Lapis. It was a process selecting two blue hues that look good together. You don’t realize how many shades there are until you’re perusing a fan deck.
It’s like when you go to the nail salon and have to select a color from dozens of painted fake nails. If you’re indecisive like me, you spend a ridiculous amount of time debating between two colors that are barely discernible from each other. The nail clipping and scrubbing parts of my pedicure are almost done and I’m still deciding.
Well, imagine making that decision for your favorite room in your new home. I recruited Fredo (real name Karl), the paint store attendant, to help me choose when I spent lunch break (or two or three) at the store. I could take swatches home, but the in-store fan deck has more selections. Plus, I liked having an immediate second opinion. He’d shown me some of his home projects, so I trusted his taste.
The first time I walked into the store, Fredo was testing different shades and finishes of green for a home stenciling project. I knew we’d get along. Green is my favorite color and future color of my bedroom…when I decide on a shade(s).
The original plan was to color-drench the library in blue: walls, ceiling, and bookcases. But I liked the idea of having a different color backsplash. Also, I was having trouble deciding whether to go dark or light.
I hate gloss finish, but it makes sense for the shelves. They’ll be easier to dust. I tolerate glossy walls in the bathroom. I make the walls sweat when I shower. Dried water against matte doesn’t look good. I guess I’ll have to go with a semi-gloss for the kitchen cabinets, also for cleaning purposes.
But I digress. Back to the library.
Midnight Navy in eggshell for the walls, Midnight Navy in satin for the bookcase exterior and shelves, eggshell Lapis for the backsplash and ceiling.
Little did I know that painters use something called a shield when they don’t use tape. Picture a spatula 10x its regular size. Cliff also had a smaller one. It’s held against the part you want to protect, and causes laser-straight edges. It’s as sexy as a man with a fresh shape-up.
I thought I wanted beautiful, crisp lines of demarcation, but when I saw how pretty the Midnight Navy splatter looked against the white backsplash, I imagined it would look even prettier against the Lapis.
It looked funky and artsy.
I had my brother stop spray-painting the exterior to do the backsplash first.
He wasn’t too pleased with that decision. It meant having to pour out the paint and wash the one working spray gun. I said I’d do it while he took a break.
He taught me how when I had to clean the other two spray guns that, unfortunately, were nonfunctioning from not being cleaned by prior users.
I’m proud to know how to disassemble, assemble, clean, fill, empty, and adjust a spray gun’s nozzle. Basically, how to use a spray gun, but you need to see all that entails. My tub looked a mess after cleaning, but nothing baking soda couldn’t handle.
While we’re at it, I also now know how to use a power sander, and charge portable power tool batteries. Have I used my power drills yet? No. Cliff did. He also came with his own. I learned the hack of placing tape in a V-shape on the paint gallon to make a spout for easier pouring. Of course, I’ve painted before. Brush and roller. My brother was impressed with my 10+-year-old roller extender. It has soft padding. How you like me now?
Not funny, funny: Cliff walked into the bathroom and admonished me for cleaning the spraygun while it was still plugged. I don’t know what I was thinking. Of course, he teased me in a brotherly way that even I had to laugh.
We took turns pointing out ways to work smarter, not harder, which led to more teasing and laughter. Sometimes in my attempt to help, I slowed him down.
“My name is Cliff. I have muscles. I can move things by myself.” I teased.
I asked a lot of questions, which seemed to annoy him perhaps because he thought I was doubting him. On the other hand, and more often, questions allowed him to nerd out, sharing his knowledge and passion. While his wide eyes glistened with excitement, mine s glazed over, even though I was happy to see him happy.
“Cliff, I don’t speak German.” He’d laugh and get the picture. I had to say the same to Karl at the paint store.
In Part 1, you learned about some of the delays that ate into our time, like having to make a trip to Lowe’s (or was it Home Depot?). I kicked my brother out Saturday afternoon so he could drive back to Boston to rest before his double shift the next day.
I could handle anything left undone, which was mostly touching up lighter spots, moving the bookcases into place once fully dry (I broke a sweat), and cleaning up. My apartment was a mess of painter’s tape, protective floor covering, disposable gloves, yellow microfiber towels, tools, and other do-dads he brought, anticipating other projects. Wallpapering the bathroom will have to be another trip.
Though some ideas were inspired by social media, I wanted and do have a unique library that reflects my taste. I bought a rug months ago, but think I’ll shop for another. I have decorative pieces like photos, bootleg art pieces I’ll print and frame myself, and plants I want to add. There are no windows or outlets, so I have grow lights and portable, rechargeable power packs in my Amazon save-for-later cart.
It was fun having my brother around, not only to work on home stuff, but having company. I called him to grab high things rather than having to search for one of three step stools. I enjoyed cooking traditional Haitian meals for him. I think he’s a fool for not taking advantage of living in close proximity to our aunts and uncle, but I understand he works a lot. (No, he’s not a bachelor living off fast food and delivery, but his girlfriend isn’t Haitian.) I felt validated when he asked for seconds, especially one afternoon when he asked for leftovers from the day before.
There were plenty of silly moments. We’re grown, but we’re siblings. Teasing is a love language. He clowned me for seeing my buttcrack just as I teased him for seeing his buttcrack. We barely watched TV before he started snoring.
I mentioned my gratitude in Part I, but it bears repeating. I’m grateful my brother spent his off days (again) to work on home stuff. The first trip months back was to set up my gallery wall. I have cement walls, so it was feat. This time he set up my library. It’s been a shared dream/goal for a few decades. I always planned to be a homeowner. He always planned to do the renovations. I pay him with three warm meals per day, icy hot back massage, and cold water. I’m a room temperature girlie.
A small part of me had doubts about the library’s outcome. Not only because of the setbacks, but sometimes the mental picture doesn’t match reality. How many times has that happened with a planned outfit? It would’ve been easier had I stuck to white. All-white room and white bookcases, but that’s boring (to me). Kudos to you if you like it.
My last apartment had zero white walls, except the closets. Not this time.
Billy and the library being blue is intentional. Our late brother loved blue. He hated to read. I painted my library blue because that’s the type of sister I am. Keeping that same sibling energy.
I didn’t tell Cliff until after the project was done and he was leaving. He laughed. Both my boys have ties to my favorite room, the first room (semi)completed in my new home.
(Most of) my book babies are free! There’s still some unpacking to do. I have bookcases in the living room.
#Blue #Bookcases #Books #Bookshelves #Goodreads #HomeDepot #HomeRenovations #Homeowner #Homeownership #Ikea #love #LoweS #Paint #Painting #reading #Siblings -
📖 "Curiouser and curiouser!"
— Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks31m#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #Literature
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💡 Did You Know?
Tolstoy's wife Sophia hand-copied the War and Peace manuscript seven times as he continually revised it.
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📖 International Children's Book Day: Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, The Emperor's New Clothes — timeless stories that shaped childhood imagination for generations. Andersen's fairy tales blend wonder with wisdom in ways that resonate with readers of all ages.
Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks14m#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #ChildrensBookDay #FairyTales
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📖 "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
— Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks30m#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #Literature
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BookShelves v1.0.11 is here!
Comic Books — CBZ, CBR, CB7 with two-page spreads and dark chrome.
Calibre Sync — Send books to KOReader over Wi-Fi.
Export — Highlights as Markdown, JSON, or CSV.
Reader — Midnight & Quiet themes. Dictionary lookup. Progress bar.
Import — Double-click to open. Faster large imports.Download on the App Store:
https://lk0.eu/bks810m#Bookstodon #FediReads #ebooks #reading #BookShelves #indiedev
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💡 Did You Know?
Edgar Allan Poe was paid just $9 for "The Raven" — one of the most famous poems in English.
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📖 World Poetry Day: Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
A groundbreaking collection that celebrated the self, nature, and democracy. First published in 1855, Whitman revised and expanded it throughout his lifetime. Poetry that changed American literature forever.
Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks13m#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #WorldPoetryDay #poetry #literature
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📖 "Call me Ishmael."
— Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks29m#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #Literature
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📖 Pi Day Read: Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott
A mathematical satire where geometric shapes live in a two-dimensional world. Written in 1884, Flatland explores dimensions, perception, and social hierarchy through geometry. Mind-bending, witty, and surprisingly profound.
Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks12m#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #PiDay #mathematics
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💡 Did You Know?
Jane Austen published all her novels anonymously — credited only to "A Lady."
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📖 International Women's Day: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
A fierce tale of an independent woman who refuses to compromise her principles. Published in 1847, Jane Eyre was revolutionary for its portrayal of a woman's inner life and moral strength. Still powerful today.
Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks11m#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #WomensDay #literature
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📖 Read Across America Day: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Celebrate reading with this beloved tale of boyhood adventure along the Mississippi. Tom Sawyer's mischief, treasure hunting, and timeless fun have delighted readers for over a century.
Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks10m#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #EBookReader #reading
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💡 Did You Know?
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein at age 18 during a ghost story contest at Lake Geneva in 1816.
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Happy Valentine's Day! Our pick for today: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Read it for free in BookShelves — over 100,000 classic books at your fingertips.
#Bookstodon #FediReads #Reading #EBooks #Classics #BookShelves #FreeBooks #ValentinesDay
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Meet BookShelves — your personal eBook library for macOS and iOS.
Read EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more. Sync seamlessly with iCloud. Discover 100,000+ free books from Standard Ebooks, the Internet Archive, and more.
No account required. No tracking. Just you and your books.
Free on the App Store:
https://lk0.eu/bks1m#ebooks #reading #BookShelves #Bookstodon #FediReads #macOS #iOS #freebooks #indiedev
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We'd love to hear from you!
BookShelves is built by readers, for readers. Your feedback shapes the app — tell us what you love, what you'd change, or what you'd like to see next.
Share your thoughts:
https://lk0.eu/bks8m#ebooks #reading #BookShelves #feedback #Bookstodon #FediReads #indiedev
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Oh ahaha, I never posted about the end of the bookshelves project! I finished them and they turned out great!*
I realised quickly that because I had decided to use dowels for joints that I was going to need a backing board screwed on or else the thing would just flop over under load, so back to the plywood shoppe for some 4mm ply.
Fasteningthe backboard it was a bit of a challenge - I didn't have any cmalping long enough so I really needed to keep it upright for the dowel joints to stay snug, but then I couldn't easily position or fasten the backboard flat. Lying it down on it's front, I could get the backboard flat, but then the joints were out.
So I decided to do both. Fasten the backboard to the verticals when it was lying on its front, then stand it up, and fasten the horizontals. It worked well!
Also, we decided to leave it unfinished for the moment. Would have been nice to stain and coat it, but I was working to a timeline of a quickly approaching dinner party, and also we just wanted it done, and not having a shed to apply the coats meant that the house would have stunk of fumes for weeks.
Anyway, it was a fun project, and I leant a lot, and I'm not a lot more confident about doing some carpentry! Wins all around.
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📚✨ "Reading Without Limits or Expectations": where 'reading a lot' means turning pages like a maniac without actually digesting any meaningful content. Caroline bragged about her book count like it was a marathon, proving that quantity over quality is the new intellectual chic. 📖🤦♂️
https://www.carolinecrampton.com/reading-without-limits-or-expectations/ #readingwithoutlimits #quantityoverquality #intellectualchic #bookcount #marathoning #bookshelves #HackerNews #ngated -
People take in an installation by the British artist Es Devlin. Library of Us is a 15-metre-long (50ft) rotating triangular bookshelf containing 2,500 books that have shaped the artist’s life. It is on display at Art Basel #Miami Beach.
Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images
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Countdown is on!
At the end of 2025, I'm closing The Scribbling Lion as an indie bookstore and shifting focus to selling my own books.
There are still lots of great holiday gifts left on the shelves, and I'm about to post a very sharp markdown in service of ending the year with an empty store.
Check out the Shop, and watch the hashtag #scribblinglion for the sale to start!
Https://www.thescribblinglion.com/shop
#IndieBookstores #HolidaySales #bookstodon #BookLovers #sffbooks #bookshop #bookshelves #GreatIndieBooks #ClosingSale
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Countdown is on!
At the end of 2025, I'm closing The Scribbling Lion as an indie bookstore and shifting focus to selling my own books.
There are still lots of great holiday gifts left on the shelves, and I'm about to post a very sharp markdown in service of ending the year with an empty store.
Check out the Shop, and watch the hashtag #scribblinglion for the sale to start!
Https://www.thescribblinglion.com/shop
#IndieBookstores #HolidaySales #bookstodon #BookLovers #sffbooks #bookshop #bookshelves #GreatIndieBooks #ClosingSale
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Countdown is on!
At the end of 2025, I'm closing The Scribbling Lion as an indie bookstore and shifting focus to selling my own books.
There are still lots of great holiday gifts left on the shelves, and I'm about to post a very sharp markdown in service of ending the year with an empty store.
Check out the Shop, and watch the hashtag #scribblinglion for the sale to start!
Https://www.thescribblinglion.com/shop
#IndieBookstores #HolidaySales #bookstodon #BookLovers #sffbooks #bookshop #bookshelves #GreatIndieBooks #ClosingSale
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Countdown is on!
At the end of 2025, I'm closing The Scribbling Lion as an indie bookstore and shifting focus to selling my own books.
There are still lots of great holiday gifts left on the shelves, and I'm about to post a very sharp markdown in service of ending the year with an empty store.
Check out the Shop, and watch the hashtag #scribblinglion for the sale to start!
Https://www.thescribblinglion.com/shop
#IndieBookstores #HolidaySales #bookstodon #BookLovers #sffbooks #bookshop #bookshelves #GreatIndieBooks #ClosingSale
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Countdown is on!
At the end of 2025, I'm closing The Scribbling Lion as an indie bookstore and shifting focus to selling my own books.
There are still lots of great holiday gifts left on the shelves, and I'm about to post a very sharp markdown in service of ending the year with an empty store.
Check out the Shop, and watch the hashtag #scribblinglion for the sale to start!
Https://www.thescribblinglion.com/shop
#IndieBookstores #HolidaySales #bookstodon #BookLovers #sffbooks #bookshop #bookshelves #GreatIndieBooks #ClosingSale
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I’m quickly running out of shelf space. Should I do an unhaul OR just buy another shelf?
#Shelfie #BookLightEditiorial #Editor #Bookshelves #BookCollection
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I’m quickly running out of shelf space. Should I do an unhaul OR just buy another shelf?
#Shelfie #BookLightEditiorial #Editor #Bookshelves #BookCollection
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I’m quickly running out of shelf space. Should I do an unhaul OR just buy another shelf?
#Shelfie #BookLightEditiorial #Editor #Bookshelves #BookCollection
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I’m quickly running out of shelf space. Should I do an unhaul OR just buy another shelf?
#Shelfie #BookLightEditiorial #Editor #Bookshelves #BookCollection
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I’m quickly running out of shelf space. Should I do an unhaul OR just buy another shelf?
#Shelfie #BookLightEditiorial #Editor #Bookshelves #BookCollection
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It’s Friday, Let’s Read: catalogs & books
Last month, Allie Alvis (Book Historia on social media, check her website) shared two catalogs, from the Winterthur Library, that anyone can access at Internet Archive.
One is an illustrated catalog on revolving bookcases:
Danner’s revolving book cases (1884?)
I started to search for “bookcases” at Internet Archive between 1890 and 1910 and you can also go down that rabbit hole: you’ll find long gone patents about the construction of bookshelves and even magazines with advice, like Work. If you don’t restrict by date, you can also find manuals you can borrow to also learn how to build bookcases (didn’t find a revolving one, though). From here to writing desks, like the ones used in Jane Austen’s time, and reading stands is a small step. This is quite dangerous since soon enough you’ll be thinking about buying some wood and DIY.
The other is precisely a catalog of reading stands (we now have them for ereaders, with remote control):
Holloway reading stand and dictionary holder (1892?)
And since we’re talking about books and bookcases, I’m adding to the pile two books from Project Gutenberg you can read right here, right now:
Gossip in the library by Edmund Gosse (1891). LibriVox also has the audiobook and you can read about Gosse at Wikipedia. In this collection of essays, Gosse goes through several books to talk about libraries and book collectors. You can also head to Internet Archive to check some of those books like The Herbal or General History of Plants (1633).
“Such a man is liable to great temptations. He is brought face to face with that enemy of his species, the borrower, and dares not speak with him in the gate. If he had a book-plate he would say, “Oh! certainly I will lend you this volume, if it has not my book-plate in it; of course, one makes a rule never to lend a book that has.” He would say this, and feign to look inside the volume, knowing right well that this safeguard against the borrower is there already. To have a book-plate gives a collector great serenity and self-confidence.” – Edmund Gosse
The private library, what we do know, what we don’t know, what we ought to know about our books by Arthur L. Humphreys (1897)
And I must say this is a favorite: Humphreys goes through all the aspects of creating a library. From what is a good edition to the art of reading, but also talks about the care of books and their classification, without forgetting bookcases: “The chief faults of bookcases arise from their being designed and made by men who have never used a book.”
Have a wonderful reading weekend!
#ArthurLHumphreys #BookCollectors #Bookcases #BookLook #books #Bookshelves #catalogs #EdmundGosse #fiction #libraries #Library #OldBooks #PrivateLibrary #publicDomain #reading #ReadingStands #revolvingBookcases #writing
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Hoy no vengo con reseñas, pero sí vengo a hablar de libros. Sobre mi compra compulsiva de libros, para ser más exactos.
Hello, hello. I'm not here today with reviews, but I am here to talk about books. About my compulsive book buying, to be more exact.
#Bookstagram #ReadingTime #AuthorsSociety #BookishCommunity #Bookshelves #FantasyBooks #QueerBooks #LGBTBooks #GothicShelf #LGBTRecommendations
https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/2025/06/actualizacion-sobre-adiccion-6-meses.html
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Another trend to jump in.
Have you read any of these books? If so, did you love them? If so, our friendship will be renewed until the end of time.
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Otra tendencia a la que sumarse.
¿Han leído alguno de estos libros? Si es así, ¿los amaron? Si es así, nuestra amistad se renovará para siempre.
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#ReadingTime #AuthorsSociety #BookishCommunity #Bookshelves #FantasyBooks #QueerBooks #LGBTBooks #GothicShelf #OwnVoices #MentalHealth
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Another trend to jump in.
Have you read any of these books? If so, did you love them? If so, our friendship will be renewed until the end of time.
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Otra tendencia a la que sumarse.
¿Han leído alguno de estos libros? Si es así, ¿los amaron? Si es así, nuestra amistad se renovará para siempre.
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#ReadingTime #AuthorsSociety #BookishCommunity #Bookshelves #FantasyBooks #QueerBooks #LGBTBooks #GothicShelf #OwnVoices #MentalHealth
