Annual Reviews & Gift Guides
Most Beautiful Children’s Books of 2025 – A Holiday Gift Guide
A collection of the most beautiful books for children and the young at heart published in 2025 – for Christmas gifts or your own shelves.
Beautiful Books Blog
Bookish Things
Bibliophile Advent Calendars
A collector-friendly guide to bibliophile advent calendars for 2025, from bookish gifts and stationery to luxury treats for readers and collectors.
Illustrated Bibliography
Vintage Halloween Covers
Explore vintage Halloween book covers and spooky seasonal illustrations, with gothic design inspiration, classic titles and collector notes for readers.
Illustrated Bibliography
Spooky Special Editions: Halloween 2025
Special editions to celebrate Halloween in 2025 – with sprayed page edges, glow in the dark covers, and other charming features.
Advice & Suggestions
Literary Legacy: Downsizing & Estate Planning
A gentle, practical guide to estate planning for book lovers to ensure your books carry both their own stories and your legacy.
News
US Tariffs & the Book Trade: What Buyers and Sellers Need to Know
Plain‑English guide to U.S. tariffs on books: de minimis changes, IEEPA’s informational‑materials exemption, postal vs. express, who pays duties, and other helpful tips.
Site updates
Marginalia: May 2025 Updates
Literary news from AI-driven Agatha Christie writing classes to Pullman’s Book of Dust conclusion, and adaptations of Murderbot Diaries & Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Fantasy & SciFi
The Murderbot Diaries: Illustrated Collector’s Guide
Collector’s guide for Martha Wells’ Murderbot books – covering special edition hardcovers, limited Subterranean Press releases, upcoming releases, and more.
Fantasy & SciFi
Dungeon Crawler Carl: A Collector’s Guide
All the editions of Matt Dinniman’s hit LitRPG series, Dungeon Crawler Carl, from the original self-published paperbacks to the Kickstarter exclusive.
Site updates
Marginalia: February 2025 Updates
Kick off 2025 with a Pride and Prejudice to die for, a pretty clothbound Poe, new interactive Harry Potter announcement, Onyx Storm & modern Cranford series.