A stellar group of literary, theater and musical talent will gather in the historic French Quarter for the 29th annual Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, March 25-29, 2015. The event takes place at several French …
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Authors love to travel to book locations, too. See where they travel and the places that inspire them.
Take a road trip to a book festival or event!
See the places, homes, castles, train stations and settings in your favorite fiction books.
Visit the places found in your favorite chapter books, young adult lit and picture books.
See the places authors write about in their biographies, history books and memoirs.
Our annual list is so much fun to make – I hope you enjoy purchasing from it as much as we enjoy showing you all these great ideas and projects!
Everything at Litographs is spectacular for book lovers! We’ll feature another of their products in our list this year, too, but we had to start with this shirt – the entire text of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald covers this shirt, front and back. The art design is spectacular as well!
Yes, it’s very difficult to recommend perfume we’ve never sniffed, but the company, Imaginary Authors, has such a great idea, we have to believe in it! If you’re easily swayed by incredible typography and graphics, that might make you love this site, too. We’re going to say this is worth a gamble to try.
This is at the higher end of cost on our list, but boy, is it cool. Who doesn’t want to sleep in a tent shaped like a book? Field Candy has tons of great tent designs, including giant watermelons, parakeets, cows and even a wedge of cheese, but the book tent won us over.
This is beautiful, affordable and perfect for your favorite reader or librarian! The Plaid Pig is a super Etsy shop, filled with all kind of pendants – and many for bookies! Check them out!
Minglewood Studios makes a series of 8″ book themed clocks. They can add custom features as well. We love the I Read Past My Bedtime clock! Contact them through Facebook for special orders.
No room for a real cat in your life? Get one of these upcycled book cats! They’re made from old Reader’s Digest condensed books and cut into cats, letters and other shapes. Check out the Etsy shop, Quirks, for more upcycled book decor and gifts.
Okay, I admit it… I ordered one in every color.Look them up on Amazon. They are maybe the coolest bookmarks ever.
Yep, it’s another product from Litographs. This time it’s a tote bag – we all need to carry our books! In addition to this spectacular bag, they also have Sherlock Holmes, Peter Pan and so many more!
3,000 Classic Books on One Jump Drive
We thought this might be too good to be true. But, it is true! There are 30,000 classic books (public domain) on this one adorable little jump drive. It’s a fantastic stocking stuffer from Innovations.
Sometimes you need to fly your book geek flag. These shoes from Vans are perfect for letting the world know you love to read. They’re available on at Journeys.com or at your local Journeys store.
A bookstore can be old, dirty and or full of rats and people who love books will still go inside. Books have a power to draw people in the doors to thumb through rough …
Road Trips for Readers asks one question to authors who are attending the South Dakota Festival of Books each year. This year, we asked, “What is your favorite road trip you ever took?” We’ll be …
Road Trips for Readers asks one question to authors who are attending the South Dakota Festival of Books each year. This year, we asked, “What is your favorite road trip you ever took?” We’ll be …
Road Trips for Readers asks one question to authors who are attending the South Dakota Festival of Books each year. This year, we asked, “What is your favorite road trip you ever took?” We’ll …
Road Trips for Readers asks one question to authors who are attending the South Dakota Festival of Books each year. This year, we asked, “What is your favorite road trip you ever took?” We’ll …
Road Trips for Readers asks one question to authors who are attending the South Dakota Festival of Books each year. This year, we asked, “What is your favorite road trip you ever took?” We’ll …
Road Trips for Readers asks one question to authors who are attending the South Dakota Festival of Books each year. This year, we asked, “What is your favorite road trip you ever took?” We’ll …
Road Trips for Readers asks one question to authors who are attending the South Dakota Festival of Books each year. This year, we asked, “What is your favorite road trip you ever took?” We’ll …
Road Trips for Readers asks one question to authors who are attending the South Dakota Festival of Books each year. This year, we asked, “What is your favorite road trip you ever took?” We’ll …
It’s time for our annual list of holiday gift ideas for the readers in your life! Enjoy!
Author Dolls
This Etsy shop offers over 180 different author dolls! They’re darling and affordable. Get James Joyce, Gene …
Road Trips for Readers asked some of the writers attending the 2013 South Dakota Festival of Books where they like to write.
I’m a creature of habit, so my favorite place to write is at my own desk …
Road Trips for Readers asked some of the writers attending the 2013 South Dakota Festival of Books where they like to write.
Where do you like to write, Michael Dahlie?
My favorite place to write is any dark basement.
SDBookFestival.com …
Road Trips for Readers asked some of the writers attending the 2013 South Dakota Festival of Books where they like to write.
My favorite place to write is in the rarified world of an art colony. It is …
Road Trips for Readers asked some of the writers attending the 2013 South Dakota Festival of Books where they like to write.
I write in my neighborhood coffee shop, in Denver. I like the hubbub, the noise, etc. …
Road Trips for Readers asked some of the writers attending the 2013 South Dakota Festival of Books where they like to write.
Where do you like to write?
My favorite place is the dark corner of a room away …
Road Trips for Readers asked some of the writers attending the 2013 South Dakota Festival of Books where they like to write.
Where do you like to write?
Any place where I’m in the company of congenial people with …
Road Trips for Readers asked some of the writers attending the 2013 South Dakota Festival of Books where they like to write.
Where do you like to write?
My favorite place to write is in my tiny study at …
Road Trips for Readers asked some of the writers attending the 2013 South Dakota Festival of Books where they like to write.
My favorite place to write? Two favorites! I love to write from the yellow Adirondack chair …
BUFFALO, W.Y. — A&E’s No. 1 original hit drama series “Longmire” has launched into its second season with more than 4.3 million viewers, the series is one of A&E’s most successful shows to debut. …
Ms. Horan , do you write on location or on your desk at home?
Yes, I definitely write when I visit the location of a scene from the book I’m working on. In the case …
Where do you write, Wendy?In my office at home, though sometimes I like to take my laptop out to my back porch. I have also written in hotel rooms and I plan on spending …
Guest Post by Mark Steve
If you want to spend some moments in the scenario of 500 years ago, then there can be no better medium than a renaissance festival. The “Age of Chivalry Renaissance …
By Jennifer Noble
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I went on a recent exploration of the Sioux City Art Center in Sioux City, Iowa, and had a blast! I knew there was a Da Vinci exhibit on the way, …
Intended to educate and motivate the five book Fish on Kids book series gets kids inspired to put down the smart phone and pick up the fishing rod.
With a career in the American Sportsfishing …
Everyone loves a book where the setting is as important as the characters. The Help wouldn’t have been the same if it weren’t in Jackson, Mississippi. The Firm just had to be in Memphis …
I’m a location predator, and I find out I’m on the prowl even when I don’t want to be on the prowl or don’t even know it — always observing and banking locations that may …
Stephen King fan? So are the folks at the Bangor, Maine, Convention and Vistors Bureau. They’ve created a tour based on the wildly popular King book, Tommyknockers. This tour is based on similarities between the …
By Jennifer Bertram
Maybe it was the relatively limited selection in my small hometown’s public library, my voracious reading appetite, or a connection I felt to the heroine, but I was arguably the biggest fan of …
Does your significant other have every book ever written on Abraham Lincoln? Do you have a painting of George Washington in your dining room? Is following the footsteps of Lewis and Clark at the top of …
