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We’re here to help you find that book that you can’t put down, the book you’ll push on all your friends, the book that’ll change your life.

We read literary fiction, non-fiction, classics and children’s books, all genres and styles embraced in our aim to share the love. You’ll also find fabulous Bookstagrams and literary news.

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Our nameless narrator’s husband has just announced Our nameless narrator’s husband has just announced he is leaving her. Adrift with a three-year-old daughter, she attempts to rebuild her life, but 1970s Japan is an unforgiving place for divorced women and shame, sadness and responsibility weigh heavily on her. Territory of Light by Yuko Tsushima is a strange little book; its quietly powerful, sparse language perfectly captures despair and isolation in the wake of separation. See link in bio for our review | 📷 @penguinclassics | #Bookstoker #bookrecs #bookswelove #japaneseliterature #japanesenovel #litfic #readthisbook #territoryoflight #yukotsushima
In celebration of Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday, In celebration of Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday, legendary actress, model and avid reader✨ (1st June 1926- 4th August 1962). For Marilyn, books were a ‘refuge and a companion’, and her personal library contained such treasures as Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, On the Road by Jack Kerouac, and Ulysses by James Joyce | 📷 @elliotterwitt | #Bookstoker Check out the new photographic exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London, exploring Monroe’s life, career and legacy: Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait, 4th June- 6th September 2026 @nationalportraitgallery #bibliophilelife #celebrityreader #hollywoodlegend #marilynmonroe #marilynmonroereading #readinglife
Behold the Infinity Book Tower, located at the Mun Behold the Infinity Book Tower, located at the Municipal Library of Prague. Created by artist, Matej Krén, this mesmerising art installation is composed of 8.000 books. Cleverly arranged mirrors give the illusion of infinity and symbolise the wonders of boundless knowledge. One for our wishlist! Thanks Eric | 🎥 @juliaontheroute | #Bookstoker #bookart #bookishart #booktower #infinity #matejkren #prague #travellingreader
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