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Sometimes I find myself wondering if I might, in fact, be Neil Gaiman. Handily, there’s now a flow chart to help with that dilemma.

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The Available Reads extension allows you to see a listing of copies available on OverDrive—one of the most common ebook and audiobook platforms being used in libraries—on every Goodreads review page, as well as your Goodreads bookshelf. You’re able to quickly and easily see whether a book you’re interested in is available locally. And for readers who use multiple libraries, rejoice. You can add more than one library for your searching needs....

There’s a lot of history to the practice of tarot, which you can read about in the above-linked pieces. In addition to the benefits of how tarot can help with mindfulness, journaling, and grounding oneself, tarot is simply a lot of fun. While a wide array of decks exist to entertain most any aesthetic or interest, the meaning of the cards remains similar across them. This means that each of the cards is symbolic of something, though what it means or how it might play out differs depending on the person using the cards, the spread used for the cards, and the reader’s interpretation....

For readers, covers are works of art that can be thoughtfully curated on shelves. There are specific editions of books collectors seek — I, for example, love the beautiful and minimal Harper Perennial Olive editions — and thanks once again to social media, more readers know about the covers of their favorite books showing up in other countries. Looking at international editions is fun, but many of these international editions, despite not being on shelves in US bookstores, are pretty easy to acquire....

But besides adorable, they’re also incredibly important. These little buzzing travelers help to pollinate flowers, by transferring pollen between flower parts when they’re feeding, which in turn helps grow the fruits and vegetables we eat. According to greenpeace.org: “Believe it or not, you have a bee to thank for every one in three bites of food you eat.” That’s a lot of unpaid labor our little friends do, so here’s to celebrating bees in, of course, a bookish manner — you are after all on Book Riot....

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Button Down: Frighten your friends with this creepy shirt from the classic book! Faux Leather Bookmarks: These bookmarks are super cute and definitely Instagram-worthy! Bookish Journaling Pages: Take advantage of social distancing by starting a bookish journal! These pages will get you started. Romance Readers Always Get Their Happy Endings Sticker: Because it’s so true! Pulling An All Nighter Enamel Pin: The only all-nighter I want to pull, tbh....

Book Riot is teaming up with Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers, to give 10 lucky winners a bundle of all five of their Winter 2021 frontlist titles. Open Book Mousepad: If you’re working from home these days, you should totally invest in a sweet set-up—and what better accessory than this open book mousepad? Choose from Anne of Green Gables, Alice in Wonderland, Sherlock Holmes, and Moby Dick! Henry VIII Shakespeare Pin: This gorgeous pin is perfect for Shakespeare fans!...

As a teen, I spent a lot of time listening to music and interacting with songs in the forms of writing down favorite lines and illustrating lyrics. Why it never occurred to me to do this with books—which have, overall, been a larger part of my life than has music—is beyond me. The idea was first evident to me when I saw a post about it on a Facebook group for library professionals....

Today’s edition of kids’ book deals is sponsored by Kindle Kids

The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert for $1.99 Originals by Adam Grant for $1.99 When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Cullors and asha bandele for $2.99 The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning for $2.99 I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest for $2.99 Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain for $2.99 The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman for $2.99 Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran for $2....

How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters for $0.99 Homesick for Another World by Otessa Moshfegh for $4.99 The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams for $1.99 Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi for $1.99 Diamond Doris by Zelda Lockhart for $2.99 Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram for $1.99 City of Saviors by Rachel Howzell Hall for $2.99 Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh for $2.99 The Widow by Fiona Barton for $0....

The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye for $4.99 In An Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire for $2.99 The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle for $3.99 Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn for $1.99 Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa for $1.99 Dear America by Jose Antonio Vargas for $3.99 How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry for $1.99 Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina for $2....

Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn for $2.99 All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace for $2.99 The Dragons, the Giant, the Women by Wayétu Moore for $2.99 The Darwin Affair by Tim Mason for $1.99 Walkaway by Cory Doctorow for $2.99 An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir for $1.99 To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers for $1.99 The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai for $1....

Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Flatiron Books publisher of Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbary for $1.99 The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho for $2.99 Eva Luna by Isabel Allende for $1.99 Evershore by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Sanderson for $4.99 Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia for $1.99 The Bride Test by Helen Hoang for $1....

Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Grown Ups by Emma Jane Unsworth. When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams for $2.99 Righteous by Joe Ide for $3.99 Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke for $3.99 The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary for $2.99 Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kahn for $2.99 Monogamy by Sue Miller for $3.99 Rural Voices edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter for $2.99 An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena for $2....