rantings of a semi-crazy blonde girl

I picked this beauty up at Half Price Books in Austin, TX! I couldn't resist all of the shiny on the cover. 😍🤩 I'm such a sucker for a good cover on a book I already love, and the minute I saw this one I knew it would be going home with me. . What is a book you own multiple copies of because you need all of the different covers? . . . #bookcation #halfpricebooks #janeausten #prideandprejudice #prettybooks #bookcover #shinybooks #bookobsessed #bookcollector #justkeepreading #qotd📚 #qotd https://www.instagram.com/yepireadthat/p/BupxlPqnr9S/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nevyr2eu2f6

My current work book is Persuasion. I love this cover! It's like having art I can read on my desk. . Do you have different books for different places or parts of your day? Or do you stick to one at a time and just take it everywhere with you? . . . #qotd📚 #workbook #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookcover #janeausten #qotd #bookbreak #booksandtea #bookobsessed #readeverywhere #booknerd #alwaysreading https://www.instagram.com/yepireadthat/p/BuofwuRHud1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=oei43ll6wl17

This book shop was very cool. Full of gorgeous, old, unique, expensive books. I couldn't afford to leave with any of them, but there were a few I wish I could have. . . . #socobooks #southcongress #austintx #bookcation #latergram #booklover #bookstorelife https://www.instagram.com/yepireadthat/p/BukY6GJnZCv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=149v9q2q0asfj

Yesterday was #readacrossamerica day aka #drseuss's birthday! So we went to #barnesandnoble to get everyone a book. . . . #goblinsread #thefamilythatreadstogether #bookstorelife #bookstorereading #bookgram #theyreadwhileishop https://www.instagram.com/yepireadthat/p/BujgD0knXZz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qlm09oretkm7

Go on vacation: ✔ Buy books: ✔ . Good job, Austin! Real good bookstore. A+ . . . #bookcation #bookstorelife #bookpeople #austintx #middlegrade #kidlit #bookstagram #signedcopy #ilovebooks (at BookPeople) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtcWz81HOLW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ife8t070olxb

Is there anything better than visiting your grandma? Maybe when you visit her and she gives you books she's finished. 💕💕💕 . . . #bookstagram #bookporn #bookfairy #bookstack #surprisebooks #handmedownbooks #secondhandbooks #thefamilythatreadstogether #itsgenetic https://www.instagram.com/p/BtT-x89HTeU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=buvah92we4qa

Sometimes it's nice to remember that you're not alone in this giant, limitlessness universe. Pluto is out there, and so is Lin-Manuel Miranda. Both of them live among the stars, and at least one of them knows what extreme loneliness and rejection looks like. . Do you have a book you keep close for the days you need a little extra push out of bed? . . . #bookpic #booksofinstagram #bookgram #readergram #mybookfeatures #booklove #qotd📚 #bookporn #fairylights #bookmarks #booknerd #gmorninggnight #linmanuelmiranda #pluto https://www.instagram.com/p/BtRpN3rnm3l/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zy97dx1ztnwg

There is something about a card catalog that makes me smile. I remember loving going through the one in my local library when I was a child with my little scrap of paper ready to write down the location of the book I wanted to read. It was such a physical act, and I very much miss it. . . . #cardcatalog #booksofinstagram #bookphotography #booknerd #candlesandbooks #bookish #mybookfeatures #booklove #beautifulbook #libraryofcongress https://www.instagram.com/p/BtL1aqLHo61/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rcrrpdbwbzm5

The book fairy visited me twice last week. I love that when my friends heard I'd been laid off from work, their instinct was to send me books! (And Oreos, and Japanese KitKats.) Thank you so much @sarachicazul and @kristiecolon1! You ladies have helped keep me steady this month. . . . #bookfairy #bookmail #goodbooks #goodfriends #booktherapy #poetry #mariekondo #konmari #bookstack #booksofinstagram #bookpic #bookphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/BtHlqSdne4N/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hptf8tac6fqg

I had both of these out last night for very different reasons, and I realized how well they go together. . Don't let the hard days get you down. . What are some lies you've loved? . . . #booklove #booksofinstagram #booknerd #readersofinstagram #notebook #nonfictionbooks #memoir #bookpic #bookstagram #booklover #goodbooks #qotd📚 https://www.instagram.com/p/BtC3OSlH9IV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jtdm95tswexp

Is there anything better than a freshly dusted and organized bookshelf? . What are you reading today? I'm trying to decide what to grab next off my shelf. . . . #shelfie #showmeyourshelfie #bookshelves #booksofinstagram #booksandcandles #booksbooksbooks #qotd📚 #qotd #whatareyoureading https://www.instagram.com/p/BsrKAyzHnnT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4dy3o662e9dn

Today I am thankful for gift cards to my favorite local bookstore that past me hoarded away. This little book and tea haul is courtesy of my sweet Goblins! . . . #bookhaul #ilovebooks #lovetoread #bookstack #booksandteacups #booksandtea #bookish #booksandcandles #cardcatalog #bookpile #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookphotography #booklove #booknerd https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsbv9yLnDJr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gl3tztdeh3v