Bookish Links: First Editions, Giffingate, Fanfic and Hiddles

Source: Gifs of Hiddles





First editions of classic books
Flavorwire has rounded up images of the first editions of famous books like The Great Gatsby, The Lord of the Rings, Lolita and Ulysses. Imagine owning one of those babies...

Giffingate in the news
The Atlantic picked up the story of Emily Giffin's online meltdown. It feels like there's a new hissy fit every day lately, it's getting

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Bookish Buys: Kindle Edition

On the weekend my lovely mum bought me a Kindle (squee!), so this week's Bookish Buys is brought to you by my obsession with my new toy...



Bambi cover from 2 Sisters Shoppe



Read cover from Service Partner



Cover from CW Creations



Book-inspired cover from Patsonscase



Cover from Studio Papilio



Cover from Purple Pansy Designs



Cover from Linas Stitch



Owl cover from Graceful

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Top Ten: Bookish Confessions

Oh dear, this could get me into trouble...



Source: Someecards



I dog-ear pages to mark my place. The worst part is, I have quite a few bookmarks. Somehow I always go back to the dog ears.
I read constantly, including while I'm eating. Did I mention I'm not very graceful? My books are full of stains. 
I like my books to look well loved (see: 1 & 2), but I would never do that to somebody

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Mag Monday: Cleo, September 2012

The September issue of Cleo features a candy-coloured cover befitting its star, Katy Perry. I'm not a massive fan of hers, and I really don't like the purple pony she's rocking, so this cover (and the accompanying story) doesn't particularly draw me in. The cover lines don't really grab me, either.




September being 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty for ACP, the mag is filled with related features.

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Bookish Links: Must Reads, Sculptures and Great Expectations

Image via Hyperbole and a Half


I've been thinking of doing a links round-up feature for awhile, mainly because I spend a helluva lot of time online, and in my travels I find some pretty cool stuff (and, occasionally, some pretty dodgy stuff). I usually share sites or posts I love on Twitter, but I thought it couldn't hurt to put them all in one place here on the blog. The plan is to post

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Top Ten: Books I've Read Since I Began Blogging

Image by Denisa Kadlecova

1. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. This was one of the first books I read after I began blogging, and it completely blew me away. I gave it four stars at the time, I think because - although I thought it was amazing - it was such an uncomfortable read and made me feel ALL THE FEELINGS, so I knew I wouldn't revisit it very often (which is how I generally know a book

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Book to TV: Puberty Blues

It's a bit hard to compare one episode of a TV series to a whole book, so I thought I'd just post some general thoughts on the first episode of Puberty Blues. I may do a more in-depth comparison once the season comes to a close. (Psst, you can see my review of the book here).


The casting is amazing. The adults, all Aussie veterans, are obviously great, but I think the young cast is really

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Review: Puberty Blues by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey

I read Puberty Blues along with the Top Chicks Shirley, Jess, Lissa, Zoe and Mandee a couple of weeks ago, and because I'm a slack-arsed moll I'm only getting around to writing my review now.

My first encounter with Puberty Blues was when I was a young teenager; my mum would sing the theme song from the movie whenever I would get all angsty. It was as annoying as it sounds. When I was a

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Mag Monday: Vogue and GQ

I'm not really a Vogue kinda girl, but the cover this month is so beautiful, I just had to pick it up. Lookie!




Unfortunately there wasn'y much to capture my attention between the covers. There was some more pretty pictures though.




The August edition of the American GQ on the other hand, is filled with awesomeness (and pretty pictures too, natch).




The cover story and images of Joseph

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Talking Point: Let's Hear It For The Bloggers

Warning: This post is totally sappy, but I don't care. It needs to be said.







I've always loved reading, but when I left uni, moved out of home and started working full time, I struggled to find time for it. I went from studying English Literature and reading multiple books a week - and analysing them in depth - to reading one or two a month at the most. I missed reading, and I missed

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Top Ten Tuesday

This week's Top Ten Tuesday is "Top Ten Posts On Your Blog That Would Give The BEST Picture of YOU (as a
reader and a person -- so pick the 10 best reviews/posts that you wish
every potential reader of your blog would see!)". This is a really hard one! Oh, the pressure. But I'm going to try to find the top posts that really represent me as a person and a reader. Please note: if this picture

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Talking Point: Reviewing Books Vs Authors

I haven't really commented on the Site That Shall Not Be Named here on my blog. Mostly because other people have spoken out about it far better than I could. But there's one point that's really been bothering me (I mean, aside from all the stalking and creepiness, which is far more serious), so I wanted to post about it and get my thoughts out.

One of the main "arguments" the Site That Shall

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