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31 Bookish, Brainy, Beautiful Blogs for Readers by Tracy O'NeillNovember 18, 2015

November is National Blog Posting Month, so we're celebrating with some of our favorite blogs for the bibliophile. In fact, we've rounded up enough blogs that you could read a different one every day of the month. Get your bookmarks ready. You won't want to miss a single post.

Book Heart

Literary Hub
For literary event reports, a daily literary newsletter, and exciting book excerpts

The Guardian Books Blog
For the best of book takes of the UK and beyond

Largehearted Boy
For the musically-inclined reader

Vol. 1 Brooklyn
For the reader who wants an online literary borough

Electric Literature
For electrifying book lists, op-eds, and more

The Offing
For those who like their reading that "challenges, experiments, provokes"

The Rumpus
For comics, advice, interviews, and pilgrimages to the origin of Dear Sugar

I Love Typography
For the font afficionado

The Scofield
For "dialogue, for nuance, for ambiguity, for negative capability"

Paris Review Daily
For your daily dose of cultural observation

Jacket Copy
For book world news, opinions, and more

Triple Canopy
For triple the thought-provoking

Poets & Writers Theater
For the reader who wants more videos with their books

LRB Blog
For the reader who can't wait two weeks for the next copy of the London Review of Books

Flavorwire Books
For biblio-news and biblio-lists

Bookforum.com
For reviews, "syllabi" of great reads, and more

Page-Turner
For the New Yorker who can't get enough books

The Millions
For essays, reviews, and thoughts on fiction

The Margins
For exploring Asian-American lit

The Review Review
For reviews of literary journals

Lapham's Quarterly Roundtable
For tiding you over between the quarters

Buzzfeed Books
For laugh-out-loud lit GIFs and more

Catapult
For everything from how-tos to community fiction

"How to Tell You're If You're in a Novel"
For bookish laughs

Grammar Girl
For the punctuation perfectionist

Lambda Literary Blog
For literary Pride 

Book Cover Archive
For the reader who knows it's what inside that counts but that a pretty exterior never hurt

NYPL Blog
For the Library Lion in all of us

And a few for younger readers:

Read, Breathe, Relax
For YA book reviews and recommendations

Recovering Potter Addict
For all things Harry

Good Comics for Kids
For the kid who likes images with her words

Do you have a favorite bookish, brainy, beautiful blog for readers? Share it with us in the comments section below.

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another link

Submitted by michael kozlowski (not verified) on November 20, 2015 - 4:26pm

Don't forget to add Goodereader.com to this list for all things library related and a special focus on the digital side of books.

Emily Books for books by women

Submitted by Ariela Migdal (not verified) on November 24, 2015 - 12:30pm

I like Emily Books' blog for ideas about books by women. Great list!

Fav Bookish Blog

Submitted by kate (not verified) on November 24, 2015 - 5:02pm

My top favorite book blog is Cakes, Tea and Dreams by Katie Noah Gibson. katieleigh.wordpress.com Her writing is beautiful, insightful, and reflective. Each year, I've found about fifteen new favorite titles through her monthly "reading roundups," which briefly discuss each book she's read. To get a quick sense of her taste, check out the post "Bookish A to Z Survey." https://katieleigh.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/bookish-a-to-z-survey/

Travel lovers book blog

Submitted by Audrey (not verified) on December 17, 2017 - 10:04am

Of course, I like my new little gem. :) It's a book blog geared toward people who love to curl up on the couch with a good book, but also want to explore the real world inspired by literature! Life should be as fun as fiction!

Looking for a new book blog?

Submitted by Zoe (not verified) on January 17, 2019 - 4:10pm

Loved this list! An incredible amount of research and effort must have gone into this. My blog Pen2Paper is new, but I'd love if you would check it out, Tracy. We have a monthly book club, weekly book reviews, and a weekly post about creativity, writing, literature, and more. Thank you again for this wonderful article!

Pens And Words

Submitted by Greg Luti (not verified) on December 24, 2019 - 11:52pm

It is a literary blog featuring op-ed pieces, reviews and news from the latest in literary community

One of my favorite book blogs

Submitted by Sara (not verified) on August 1, 2019 - 12:02pm

One of my favorite book blogs is http://atasteofliterature.com/! It's interesting and is helpful for school assignments ;)

Now i just need to choose any

Submitted by Daniel (not verified) on October 5, 2019 - 7:12am

Now i just need to choose any of the above mentioned book blogs :) Anyway, great information. Loved it.

good blog

Submitted by sheer (not verified) on November 19, 2019 - 8:15pm

I love reading books. It took me 3-5 hrs just reading the whole book until i get finish the whole chapter.

Book reading is a good habit

Submitted by Sun (not verified) on January 9, 2020 - 10:19am

Book reading is a good habit, The secret of success of successful people is the habit of reading a good book,

For the bookish, literary and poetry lovers

Submitted by boutiquepoetry.... (not verified) on July 12, 2020 - 9:05am

Over 600 literary and poetry printables!

I always recommend https:/

Submitted by Rona (not verified) on December 11, 2020 - 11:19pm

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