Ahh, books. If it weren’t for fear of papercuts, I could just roll around in a pile of books sometimes.

We have two especially gorgeous and bookish features up right now.

The first is our Retro Summer Reading feature. We figured that every year, all the reading lists are the same: blah blah blah fluffy romance novel, blah blah blah crime thriller, blah blah blah feel good book for the soul, blah blah blah vampire with a heart of gold. *yawn*

I don’t know who decided we should devote an entire season to reading forgettable crap, but frankly, I’m against it. The world is already full of more great books than I can keep up with, and sometimes, the idea of dying before I’ve read everything I want to makes my heart palpitate. So why on Earth would I spend my whole summer reading predictable, formulaic books about women with shopping addictions? Clearly summer is not the time for Dostoevsky, but there are plenty of feel-good, engaging, happy reads that aren’t crap.

And that’s what we’ve focused on – books from the past that we’ve always meant to read, or re-read. Vintage, retro, damn good reads.

The second bookish feature we’re currently rolling around in is our 50 Collectible Books Under $50.00 feature. Many people find the idea of collectible books intimidating, and think it’s only for wealthy people or book experts. Not so! In reality, a collectible title can be any rare book, any limited edition, any unusual book, or any book likely to appreciate in value.

Even if you don’t buy any, Look at the Beautiful Books!

In other news… *sniff sniff* I can smell the weekend.