This is something that has bothered me since I was a kid, but I feel like I'm noticing it more and more: bookmarks made out of wood, leather, quilted fabric, crochet, 3D printed etc. all 2mm or more thick. Do people actually use these? If so, how/why?

I've always felt like they would mess up my books, and even if not, the extra bulk would drive me bonkers. I can't see myself ever using anything thicker than cardstock. I've always wondered who's making/using these. I've only ever gotten them as gifts from people who don't read lol

So a student who speaks English as a second language asked me for book recommendations. She says she likes fantasy, scifi, romance. She specifically mentioned vampires. She's in her twenties but because her English reading level is lower, it's a little hard to find books she'll like. I'm thinking teen books that aren't too teenage-y, if you know what i mean? She tried reading fourth wing while I was reading it but she said the vocabulary was little too hard and she wasn't following it. Right now she's trying the hunger games but from the sounds of things, i think it might also be a little hard for her to follow. Any recommendations?

I recently had a discussion with my younger brother about books and we inevitably ended up talking about how I still haven’t read Lord of the rings (his favourite books), which he read at 15 and then haven’t picked up a book since.

So we made a deal, for every one of Tolkien's books I read he will read a book too. The problem is that we have a little bit different taste in media so I’m struggling with recommendations for him, which is why I now turn to you the wider Pagebound community for help.

He’s said he’s interested in Classic fantasy/sci-fi as well as Humoristic fantasy/sci-fi and I quote “Something political but not only political but there can be a bunch of politics” (he then made the comparison to Clone Wars that have a lot of politics but also a bunch of filler and other stuff as well). He also seemed interested in stories with morally grey characters or villain protagonists (this is based on how he raved about Maul Shadow lord so if you know of any books with similar vibes let us know).

Also please let us know if the audiobooks of your recomendations are any good (should you know).

Some things my brother likes for inspiration: Movies/Tv Shows: -Lord of the rings (both the books and movies) -Star Wars (the entire universe minus sequels & Acolyte) -Marvel (as a franchise not just MCU) -The Bear -Vikings Video Games: -Expedition 33 -God of War Hobbies/Interests: -Cooking (He’s a chef) -Mythologies (He’s read some Norse, Greek and Chinese mythology in the past but he said he’s interested in reading about any mythology) -History

Thanks in advance for any and all recs.

So I've had my cat for almost 2 years now and he is the most routine-adherent creature i've ever met... and he's also a morning cat. His bedtime is like, 9pm and he's pretty much out all night... until about 5:45am. Usually he's pretty good about waking me up, but recently he's started standing on me around 6am. So for the past few weeks, i've been up (at the latest) by 7am, and once he gets his breakfast (7:45) i sit down and have a WHOLE bunch of time to read in the morning. I'm a morning person too so I don't mind. Today i'm sitting down with a lavender tea and apples and cinnamon to read while i listen to the rain

That's my story! Anyone else have a situation like this? 😂

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