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Welcome to Bookstoker!

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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Nobel Prize for literature goes to Patrick who???

I am embarrassed to say that I’ve never heard of Patrick Modiano, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. This seems to happen quite often with me and Nobel Prize winners.

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‘Never take for granted that your children’s heart ‘Never take for granted that your children’s hearts beat, that they sup milk, that they draw breath…Never for a moment forget they may be gone, snatched from you, in the blink of an eye, borne away from you like thistledown’ Today we’re rereading Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. We loved the film adaptation, have you seen it? Share your thoughts ✨ See link in bio for our original review of the book | 📷 @maggieofarrellofficial | #Bookstoker #bookclubreads #bookswelove #booktofilm #booktok #hamnet #maggieofarrell #readthisbook #whattoreadnext
Dramatic but true! And another addition to our out Dramatic but true! And another addition to our out-of-control book tote collection ✨ | @nypl | #Bookstoker #bibliophilelife #bookishaccessories #bookishlifestyle #booktote #literaryfashion #newyorkpubliclibrary #nypl #nyplshop
We loved Nature Tales for Winter Nights, a wintry- We loved Nature Tales for Winter Nights, a wintry-themed literary pick’n’mix ❄️ Containing almost fifty different pieces, ranging through time and genre, a lucky dip could bless the reader with a letter from Vincent van Gogh, a passage from Virginia Woolf’s Orlando, or maybe an extract from the meteorological records of an Arctic explorer. Eclectic and evocative, it makes a lovely companion for these long, dark days of the year. See link in bio for our review. | | 📷 @elliottandthompson | #Bookstoker #bookswelove #nancycampbell #naturetales #readthisbook #whattoreadnext #winterbooks #winterlover
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