Bookish Things
Bookish Black Friday Deals 2023
A round-up of the best Black Friday book deals for 2023.
Beautiful Books Blog
Annual Reviews & Gift Guides
Most Beautiful Books of 2023 – A Holiday Gift Guide
A collection of the most beautiful books published in 2023, from children’s to non-fiction to poetry. A helpful Christmas gift guide, or books for yourself.
Illustrated Bibliography
Witchy Picture Books – A Retrospective
An illustrated list of all the very best witch-themed picture books over the past 70 years, spanning from the 1960s until now!
Site updates
Bright New Things: September Update
September updates include the upcoming Vintage Quarterbound Classics Collection, and reviews of several myth and folklore collections.
Site updates
Green & Gold: what’s new in August?
August’s updates include collecting guides to several beautiful gilded vintage series and some children’s classics.
Site updates
Special Editions Update – New for July
Recently added special editions announced in July 2023.
Edition Comparison
The Empyrean Series (Fourth Wing) – Special Editions Roundup
A collector’s guide to the special edition books in the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros, including Fourth Wing and Iron Flame.
Site updates
Special Editions Update – New for June
Recently added special editions announced in June 2023.
Site updates
Alphabet Mysteries – New Guide
For the Sue Grafton fans out there, a new collector’s guide including the alphabet mystery series and a whole host of other interesting publications, from ARCs to film scripts to anthologies and other Graftiana…
Children's Literature
What happened to the NYRB Children’s Classics?
The New York Review Children’s Collection includes a host of delightful classics. Up until recently they were all produced with quarter cloth bindings, but new editions no longer have them.