If you’ve every considered having a tea party, especially one with a bookish theme, this is the book for you: A Literary Tea Party: Blends and Treats for Alice, Bilbo, Dorothy, Jo, and Book Lovers Everywhere, by Alison Walsh. Each entry includes a book title, a short selection from that book, and a recipe for a sweet or savory inspired by the same, along with a recommendation for a ‘tea pairing’. Lots of fun!

Here’s another entry in the quirky little series called Object Lessons from Bloomsbury: Bookshelf, by Lydia Pyne. It’s all about bookshelves (obviously) … how they are built, how they are used (think chained books), and how they’ve changed over time. And what else is put on such shelves? It’s often more than just books, whether it’s something ‘official’ if it’s in an Archive, or just fun if it’s a home book shelf. What can be found on your bookshelves?

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