#beautifulbooks

[hclarcq]

Thrilled to share that Dune: Messiah by Frank Herbert is now available as part of The Christmas Collection from The Folio Society! It was a dream creating 8 interiors, 10 chapter headings, cover, and slipcase for this illustrated edition. • I feel incredibly fortunate to have created work for a book I love so much, and I hope the images contribute something extra for readers. A huge thank you to The Folio Society and AD Sheri Gee for trusting me with this project and for taking such care in the production details. The end product is a stunning collector’s item that I’m very proud to be a part of. I can’t wait to share more of the work with you. • On creating the cover (without spoilers): The cover depicts Alia dressed in ceremonial garb as the head of the empire’s religious wing. Her rites and rituals strengthen the symbolism around Muad’Dib: a lowly desert creature transformed into an infinite godhead.

We wanted to keep continuity with FS’s edition of the first book, illustrated by Sam Weber (incidentally one of my favorite illustrators). So, Alia’s veil is a link back to Sam’s final illustration in Dune, which depicts Alia as small child. For me, the veil is a nod to the danger of prescience to lock the practitioner onto a fixed path, paradoxically limiting their view. Increasingly in Dune: Messiah, Alia represents religious dogma and the danger of having “blind faith” in a supreme figure or philosophy, so obscuring her eyesight seemed appropriate. And we also get this fitting line early in DM: “Such a rich store of myths enfolds Paul Muad’Dib…and his sister, Alia, it is difficult to see the real persons behind these veils.”

[curiouscatalog]

From: McCauley, Lena M. (Lena May), 1859-1940. The joy of gardens. Rand McNally and Company, 1911

SB455 .M33 1911

[libraryinthecountry]

★ Happy #ShelfieSunday, all! What have you been up to this weekend? Yesterday we got home from spending time with my family for Thanksgiving and today, I’m *trying* to write. It’s turning out to be one of those days that the words are really making me work for them though. I need to redo my TBR cart. I’ve read hardly any books from it this year, and think I should take that as a sign. 😬 ★ HASHTAGS // #beautifulbooks #shelfie #bookstagram #bookaesthic #readfantasy #bookaddict #bibliophile #booklover #booksofig #booksofinstagram #bookpics https://www.instagram.com/p/Cle2_aEvoRq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[starlightbooktales]

» do you prefer a standalone or series? hello friends, Depends on my mood but I tend to lean more towards a series. I like to live in my fantasy books for as long as possible. ♡ read this series. read it read it. you will thank me later.. » hashtags:. #beautifulbooks #bookhoarder #bookphoto #authorappreciation #bookcommunity #bookseries #igreads #igbooks #booklove #booknerdigans #bibliophile #instagramreads #bookworm #bookstagram #thepoppywar #rfkuang #poppywar #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammer #bookcollection #stack #bookstack #stackofbooks (at Boise, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnP5eEMyyUe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[taylor-reads-books]

“Love is its own sort of magic.” — Lyssa Mia Smith, Revelle •——————————————————————————• This beauty was the February book pick for @owlcrate. It’s got an exclusive redesigned cover, dust jacket art, exclusive foil designs on the hardcover and is signed by the author! This book description gives me 1920’s Moulin Rouge vibes and I can’t wait to read it! April boxes are on sale and I am SO EXCITED for the book pick (if I’m right.. and I usually am 😏) Use my code TAYLOR15 to save on your first box! •——————————————————————————• #booksbooksbooks #beautifulbooks #revelle #yalit #yabooks #bookworm #constantreader #bookphotography #booknerd #yafantasy #bookaholic #yabookstagram #owlcrate #ocmagic2023 #readingforlife #readersofinsta #bookcommunity #bookish https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWmQFMLnaQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lisa-lostinlit]

✩ STRANDED 💬 Have you ever been on a cruise? 🤎📖 Snowpiercer meets The Hunger Games in a gripping near-future dystopian. Stranded by @sarahdanielsbooks sounds like such an exciting ride! A dystopian set at sea? 🛳️ Yes, please! Thank you to @sourcebooksfire for gifting me this copy! . . . s u m m a r y : Welcome to the Arcadia. Once a luxurious cruise ship, it became a refugee camp after being driven from Europe by an apocalyptic war. Now it floats near the coastline of the Federated States - a leftover piece of a fractured USA. For forty years, residents of the Arcadia have been prohibited from making landfall. It is a world of extreme haves and have nots, gangs and make-shift shelters. Esther is a loyal citizen, working flat-out to have the rare chance to live a normal life as a medic on dry land. Nik is a rebel, planning something big to liberate the Arcadia once and for all. When events throw them both together, their lives, and the lives of everyone on the ship, will change forever . . . . . . h a s h t a g s : #stranded #sarahdaniels #dystopian #scifibooks #postapocalyptic #beautifulbooks #bookphotography #cozyreading https://www.instagram.com/p/CoXnHiyO8p1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rarebookcellar]

Just in! Charles Darwin ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1860. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Item #168155 Very Good+. First American edition, first printing, first issue with two quotes opposite the title page. #darwin #charlesdarwin #ontheoriginofspecies #bookcollector #bookcollection #antiquarian #antiquarianbook #antiquarianbooks #bookshelf #bookporn  #bibliophile  #coolbooks #rarebook #rarebooks  #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #firstedition #personallibrary #rarebookcellar #bookseller #bookcollecting #oldbooks #rarebooksofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Clrk4jSPWLq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thereaderandthechef]

Where are you traveling/visiting in your current read? 📚🍂🤎 . Welcome to our stop in the Bookstagram Tour for Misprized by @nataliesburford hosted by @mtmctours! Misprized is the first book in a YA Fantasy series in which Severine is traded by her grandmother and forced to find a cure for a mysterious illness that plagues the kingdom. To find the cure, she must enter into a competition called the Inquest of the Betrothed, trick a cunning king, and survive against mythological beings who are stronger than she’ll ever be. Out now!!
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{Book Review} Misprized is one of our latest reads & it was a great tale featuring a human girl that enters blindly into an impossible quest!! This is the story of Severine, an adventurous independent young lady that sees the world with wonder while also seeking a peaceful life. I loved how despite being sheltered she was not afraid to take on the challenge of thwarting the fearsome king in search of ingredients to stop a deadly disease that promises to doom them all. And then there is so much to learn of the magical world that she’s living in, from the mythological creatures she’s being forced to compete to the history of this world. Misprized is a compelling, high-stakes story with the chosen one trope (that I will never grow tired of reading) & it’s the perfect fantasy book to add to your TBR! 😍🤎 .
And don't forget to visit #MisprizedMTMC from February 6th - February 15th for more beautiful tour posts & reviews!
. . #yafantasy #booksilove #bookstagramit #yabookstagram #yareads #bookpics #readingaddict #booksbooksandmorebooks #beautifulbooks #ilovebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/Coat4iky9qd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rare-books-finder]

A Journey Through time London Transport Photographs 1880 to 1965.

[aghowardwrites]

Only ten hours left to enter my Spooky Reads giveaway with four awesome prize packs (one of which includes a special edition #ShadesofRustandRuin crafted by me)! 🎃 ⚙️ 🍏 GIVEAWAY INFO: INTL entries are accepted and welcomed! Go to the linktree in my profile and click the "My Spooky Reads Halloween Extravaganza" button for the rafflecopter + full instructions. Good luck to all! 🤞 🎃 🍒 #GoblinKing #aghowardbooks #aghoward #books #freestuff #authorsofinstagram #portalfantasy #yalit #yafantasy #thewisdomofblood #beautifulbooks #bookish #halloween #AllHallowsEve #steampunk #GoblinMarket #Labyrinth #yalit #urbanfantasy #vampirelit #vampirefantasy #spookyreadsforhalloween #spookyreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CkoXCtTPF5W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hclarcq]

Exciting news that the @foliosociety edition of Children of Dune by Frank Herbert is now available!

[thejesterlyfictionista]

It was recently my birthday and I got THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOK EVER MADE 😍😍 I read this earlier in the year and wanted a pretty copy of it and boy did I get one! 📚 What is the most aesthetically pleasing book you own? #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #thecountofmontecristo #alexanderdumas #beautifulbooks #bookporn #hardcoverbooks #classicbooks #bookhaul #cady_reads #birthday #booksofinstagram #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookaholic #booklover #booknerd #bookworms #readersofinstagram #igreads #ilovereading #instabooks #fictionaddiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CkkawsCrInW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[libraryinthecountry]

★ What is the last sequel you read? Today I am featuring @allywritesandstuff’s This Cursed Crown, the sequel to These Feathered Flames! This Cursed Crown just released on Tuesday, and is ready for your weekend binge read! I’ll add the description of the first book below, and the description of This Cursed Crown in the comments (to avoid spoilers!). Description: Outsiders are always given a choice: the Forest or the lake. Either way, they're never heard from again.

Leelo has spent her entire life on Endla, coexisting with the bloodthirsty Forest and respecting the poisonous lake that protects her island from outsiders who seek to destroy it. But as much as Leelo cares for her community, she struggles to accept that her younger brother will be exiled by his next birthday, unless he gains the magic of enchanted song so vital to Endla.

When Leelo sees a young outsider on the verge of drowning in the lake, she knows exactly what she's supposed to do. But in a moment that will change everything, Leelo betrays her family, her best friend, and Endla by making an unthinkable choice.

Discovery could lead to devastating consequences for both Leelo and the outsider, Jaren, but as they grow closer, Leelo realizes that not all danger comes from beyond the lake—and they can only survive if Leelo is willing to question the very fabric of her society, her people, and herself. Thank you to @inkyardpress for sending me a copy of the book. ★ HASHTAGS // #ThisCursedCrownTour #ThisCursedCrown #TheseFeatheredFlames #AlexandraOvery #inkyardpress #storygramtours #bookstagram #shelfie #rainbowshelves #beautifulbooks #quietandstill #ofquietmoments #homelibrary https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl65mlNyjdf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[starlightbooktales]

» do you read more Middle Grade, Young Adult, or Adult books? hello friends, I tend to lean more towards adult and YA fantasy these days. Which is just fine with me. I’ve been reading some really amazing books lately & I would like to keep it that way. ♡♡ is it time for the Pj tv show? I’m sooooo ready. » hashtags:. #ReadTheseBooks #bookstack #BookLove #Bookstagrammer #stackofbooks #percyjacksonandtheolympians #BooksOfInstagram #BookCommunity #rickriordan #BookstagramCommunity #bookstacks #camphalfblood #VSCOReads #BeautifulBooks #BookSeries #BookLoversOfInstagram #BookWorm #BookSpines #stack #AuthorAppreciation #Bookstagram #Bibliophile #percyjackson #ReadingCommunity #disneybooks (at Boise, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnht9g4PPo9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[taylor-reads-books]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🍀💚☘️ Name a green book you love! I’ll go first: Fangirl (mint green) •——————————————————————————• #bookstack #bookspines #bookish #greenbooks #stpatricksday #beautifulbooks #bookworm #constantreader #bookphotography #readerlife #readersofinstagram #booknerdigans #bibliophilelife #bookaddict #booklove #instabook #yafantasy #bookaholic #yabookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5skkBgb-d/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[npskudlu]

“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” - is a reminder to never stop learning and growing. Education is the gift that keeps on giving. No matter what life throws your way, your knowledge and skills will stay with you forever. Learning from NPS Kudlu helps you to grow and become a better version of yourself. National public school kudlu helps students to provide high quality which helps them to be successful.