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#Bookstagrammer of the Week: @carlysbookclub

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This Week’s Featured creator: @carlysbookclub

 

Each week Bookstr is going to be highlighting your favorite Bookstagrammers. What is a Bookstagrammer you ask? A Bookstagrammer is someone who shares all of their literary interests, ranging from book reviews and aesthetically pleasing book pictures to outfit pictures featuring their current reads. Anything that evokes bibliophile feels is on their Instagram pages. Make sure to give these Bookstagrammers the love they deserve! This week we are getting to know Carly, or as you would know her on Instagram, @carly or @carlysbookclub.

Here is her story:

 

 

Chapter 1: The Birth of a Bookstagram Account

Carly was already Instagram famous when she decided to delve into her love for books on a separate account.

I had the Bookstagram handle for about two years before I posted on it. I thought it would be fun but wasn’t sure if I had the time to commit to an additional Instagram. I just started to post earlier this year, and I wish I had started sooner! It’s been so fun to carve a little space in the Bookstagram niche—I love it so much.

Carly’s favorite authors are Elin Hilderbrand, especially for beach reads, and Ann Patchett. She would choose Penguin Randomhouse to supply her with a lifetime of books.

 

 

If Carly was given the chance to take a selfie with any author, she told us:

I’d especially be fangirling with J.K. Rowling or Elin Hilderbrand!

 

 

Chapter 2: To The Bookstagramming

More often than not, we judge books by their cover (especially since they’re becoming more and more pretty these days). That’s not a bad thing! They can help inform our tastes and further develop our appreciation for books (as if we needed any!)

Carly’s favorite book covers are the custom covers created by Juniper Books.

 

 

She has her own favorite Bookstagrammers too and especially loves @katesbookparade.

 

She’s new but I think her content is so cool & unique!

 

Each Bookstagrammer has their own theme and style for their page, so what is Carly’s aesthetic and how does she incorporate it into her content?

 

I like a classic look with a modern spin! 

I try to visit bookstores and libraries. I try to capture where I’m reading as well as what I’m reading! Whenever I stumble on a good “shelfie” (in hotels, stores, homes), I can’t resist snapping a quick pic.

 

When does Carly usually post her aesthetic bookish pics and her journeys to different bookish places?

 

Since this is a second and totally fun Instagram, I mostly just post when I have something new. Maybe a couple of times a week. I probably SHOULD be more active, but Instagram is a huge part of my day job so I try to keep this particular account “fun.”

 

 

We asked Carly how she knew she made it as a Bookstagrammer, and her response was humbling.

Honestly, have I? I feel like I’m so new to this. But one of my Instagrams blew up and got over 9,000 likes. I have NO idea why, but I wasn’t mad about it!

 

Chapter 3: TBR

Carly’s TBR list is overflowing, and most bibliophiles can totally relate to the need to add every interesting book to their TBR in the hopes of acquiring more favorites. Her TBR list includes:

 

 

Chapter 4: What Does Bookstagram Mean To You?

Carly’s love for books and her comforting pictures of bookish places have clearly had an impact on the Bookstagram community. But what does Bookstagram mean to her personally?

 

It’s a space to share the love of reading with other book lovers!

My senior year of college is when I kind of became an avid reader. I was a little lonely at school (all of my friends having graduated a year ahead of me) and started to devour books from the local library. It was the best escape from studying and “required” reading. Since then, books have truly brought me such peace and comfort and I hope to share that love with other people!

 

Well, what did you think of @carlysbookclub? You will love her community and aesthetic on Instagram! Do you have a favorite Bookstagrammer in mind? Contact us through any of our social media platforms and maybe you will see them on here next week! 

 

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#Bookstagrammer of the Week: @mitra_bookish_girl

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This Week’s Featured creator: @mitra_bookish_girl

 

Each week Bookstr is going to be highlighting your favorite Bookstagrammers. What is a Bookstagrammer you ask? A Bookstagrammer is someone who shares all of their literary interests, ranging from book reviews and aesthetically pleasing book pictures to outfit pictures featuring their current reads. Anything that evokes bibliophile feels is on their Instagram pages. Make sure to give these Bookstagrammers the love they deserve! This week we are getting to know Mitra, or as you would know her on Instagram, @mitra_bookish_girl.

Here is her story: 

 

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Hello Dear Bookstagrammers 🤗💕 📚 – If you could visit any fictional world right now, where would you go ? 📚 ~ I'd definitely like to visit the magical city Daevabad to meet some Daevas and some Shafits 😍 to travel through the old and mysterious cursed lake (it would be thrilling), to shop in the Grand Bazaar, to see all their centuries old breathtaking buildings; the Citadel, the Grand Temple, and that Ziggurat Palace that has its own magic 🤩 I've read City of Brass and Kingdom of Copper this year in June, and I'm completely in awe of the Djinn 🧞‍♂️ world Chakraborty has created. It's such a fascinating world with Medieval Middle Eastern setting, lovely enchanting atmosphere, full of magical beings and creatures of water, air, and fire, with diverse characters (YES this djinn world is diverse in so many ways), where men wear turbans and women wear veils and chadors. It's a compelling story of a girl who is a con artist living in Cairo but when she met an Afshin djinn, it changed not just her life but the whole djinn world too. – I've always been fascinated with the Arabian and Persian folklore and mythology, I've grown up reading Arabian Nights, Daastan-e-Ameer-e-Hamza, and Talassum-e-hoshruba, and all these books have a special place in my heart, so when I read the City of Brass it captured my heart completely, it felt familiar, it felt like home. I loved it so much and can't wait to read the third and final book. 📚 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #bookstagram #cityofbrass #kingdomofcopper #harpervoyager #hardbacks #hardcovers #djinn #daevabadtrilogy #yafantasy #fantasybooks #stillswithstories #flatlayoftheday #booksta #ireadya #ilovereading #bookwormlife #booksaremagic #readinggoals #idratherbereading #bookshark #fortheloveofbooks #yareads #booksparks #avidreader #booklife #bookworld #bookstagrammer #angleshot

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Chapter 1: The Birth of a Bookstagram Account

 

Mitra began her Bookstagram career with nothing but her wits, her love of books, and the Internet.

 

I found out about bookstagram through a bookish page on Facebook in January 2017, first I started following some Bookstagrammers, then I decided to create my own bookstagram account because I loved the idea of posting creative book photos and spreading the love of books.

I thought it is the best way to catch the attention of non-readers and make them read books, to make them fall in love with books. So I started posting my own book photos in February 2017.

 

Some of Mitra’s favorite books include The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak, Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Nevernight Chronicles by Jay Kristoff, the Ember series by Sabaa Tahir, and the Grishaverse books by Leigh Bardugo—it certainly shows in this awesome post:

 

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Hello Dear Bookstagrammers 🤗💕 📚 – Which five books would you have someone read if they wanted to know you better ? (No HP please) 📚 ~ I was browsing through my favourite books today and something struck me…each of my favourite book represents a different part of me, each holds different themes, emotions, and so much complexities. If someone wanted to know me better then I’d recommend these five books to them ; – Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak – The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho – Arabian Nights (because I spent my teens reading it again and again) – Ruin and Rising or Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo – Red Scrolls of Magic (basically any book of Cassandra Clare because I’ve learned so much from her books and they have altered my personality in so many ways) 📚 • • • ⚜️ Challenges ; #bookaholicreadsmischief – Optimistic #thecursedemerald – Give them a Crown • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #bookstagram #sixofcrows #crookedkingdom #leighbardugo #kazbrekker #inejghafa #collectorsedition #bookcollection #newbooks #sprayededges #hardcovers #hardbacks #specialeditions #goldfoil #redandblack #blackbooks #morallygrey #bookaesthetic #warmcolours #bookstagramming #bookstagrams #bookstagramchallenge #bookphotograph #bookworm_insta #bookgrammer #bookgram #yabookworm

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A fun fact about Mitra is that she loves the smell of book pages and that creative ink!

I sniff books too much, even while reading I sometimes stop reading the book and just sniff it, I love the smell of books so much.

 

Chapter 2: To The Bookstagramming

 

More often than not, we do judge books by their cover (especially since they’re becoming more and more pretty these days). But they can also inform us about our tastes and further develop our appreciation for books. Mitra’s favorite book cover is King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo.

 

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Happy Friday Dear Bookstababes 🤗💕 📚 – What’s your opinion on waiting for a book in a series for a long time ? Longer than a year ? 📚 ~ I’ve finished reading KOS today and I need the book 2 ASAP 😭 because WTF has happened ? 😱 The last two pages were 💣 and I don’t know what to do or say 🤯 I’ll share my thoughts when I recover from this shock. Till then happy reading 📖 📚 – These beautiful Shadow and Starlit Swords characters art cards are from @noverantale 🖤 make sure to check her artworks, she is an amazing artist and even more amazing person 🖤 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #bookstagram

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So when should you keep an eye out for Mitra’s newest gorgeous photos?

I post daily and on evenings. Instagram allows us to check the statistics of our accounts and that shows us the time when most of our followers are online, so I post when most of my followers come online.

 

Chapter 3: TBR

Mitra already has so many great book recommendations. Every avid reader has a To Be Read list that they add to in the hopes of acquiring more favorites, and Mitra is no different. Her TBR list includes some of this year’s newest releases:

 

  • Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff
  • Capturing the Devil by Jerri Maniscalo
  • Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

We also asked Mitra if she could pick a publisher to supply her with a lifetime of books. Can you guess what she said?

I think I’d choose Simon and Schuster because they publish Cassandra Clare’s books so then I’ll get her books for free for a lifetime and I want to read every book she writes.

 

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Happy Weekend Dear Bookstagrammers 🤗💕 hope you all are having a fun day, if not then I hope this bookish rainbow will brighten up your day 🌈 . – let’s play predictive text (yes again 😁 because they are so fun) Type “(your name), the (girl/boy) who ……” . ~ Mine is “Mitra, the girl who wants to read ya fantasy books” 😂 my phone knows me so well 🤪🤓 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #bookstagram #bookphoto #nerdstagram #bookalicious #bookishgirl #bookstagramcommunity #bookfeaturepage #bibliomania #instareads #instabooks #bookishlove #bookaddiction #bookishfeed #agameoftomes #flatlayforever #readerslife #epicreads #fiercereads #bookgram #igreads #igbooks #reading #unitedbookstagram #readersofinstagram #bookphotography #bookstagramfeatures #mybookfeatures #bookishfeatures #pride #rainbow

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Chapter 4: What Does Bookstagram Mean To You?

 

There’s no doubt that Mitra’s love for books and Instagram style have an influence on the bookish community, and her photography skills are stunning. But what does Bookstagram mean to her personally?

 

It’s an important part of my life now, I feel at home here, to be able to freely discuss and share the love of books and characters without being judged by anyone for it surely feels like a haven to me. And it feels great when other people read the books I recommend. I try to create content that’s worth liking and reading. And that will influence my followers in a positive way. I just want more people to read books, and to learn positive things from the books they read. I just want to spread positivity and the love of books through my page.

 

Mitra has her own favorite Bookstagrammers too, including @xenatine, @bookish_mai, @_ckarys, @mkarys, @berrybookpages, and @bookwormgram.

 

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Hello Dear #Readers 🤗 hope you all are having a lovely relaxing Saturday 💕 – Name some of your favourite non-human characters ? ~Two of my favs are Cheshire Cat from Heartless and Mr. Kindly from Nevernight Chronicles, they add all the necessary sass and humour to the otherwise intense stories. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * #bookstagram #bookphotography #bookworm #readingaddict #bibliophile #instaread #instabooks #reading #igreads #igbooks #bookaddiction #bookalicious #bookishgirl #bookishlove #bookishfeed #bibliomania #readersofinstagram #bookcollection #readerslife #nerdstagram #bookgram #epicreads #fiercereads #bookfeaturepage #bookstagramfeature #unitedbookstagram #heartless #foodie #croissant

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Well, what did you think of @mitra_bookish_girl? You will love how interactive she is in her comments! Do you have a favorite Bookstagrammer in mind? Contact us through any of our social media platforms and maybe you will see them on here next week! 

 

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Everything You Could Read If You Stop Tweeting!

We all get sucked into the cycle of checking our phone every ten minutes just to see that we have no notifications. But, alas, this leads to us checking Instagram for the fiftieth time to see the same old posts that we purposely didn’t like in the first place. For busy book lovers who struggle with short attention spans, the thought “I should be reading right now” comes into our heads at least a few times a day. Now, an app can tell us just how successful we’d be if if we just listened to those impulses.

 

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The Omni Calculator was created by sociologist Mateusz Mucha who wanted to offer easy solutions to everyday problems, 841 of them to be exact. The app can help you calculate how your plastic bag ecological footprint, the projectile motion of throwing a grape into your mouth or just how much free time you would have if you stopped excessively scrolling through social media.

 

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The calculator is called “Social Media Time Alternatives” and allows you to input how many times an hour you check social media and how long these visits last. It then compares this number to an average book length of 240 pages with 250 words on each page read at 200 words per minute. You can adjust the length of the books or your reading speed to betting fit your reading habits. It then tells you just how many books you could be reading a year. For example, if you check social media for seven minutes every hour, that time could be spent reading 136 books every year.

 

 

Omni also measures this wasted time in other ways, such as binging Friends yet again or listening to “Despacito” or learning a new skill, like playing guitar. Whatever your vice, Omni acts as a reminder that every time you open Twitter, another one of the book piled on your desk could be fulfilling its dream of finally being opened and read fully.

 

 

Whether you download the app and use it daily or simply learning about the app and the excessive amount of time wasted everyday makes you want to put a few pages in on the novel that has been sitting on your nightstand for a month now, hopefully Omni can help all us book loving procrastinators to finally finish our Good Reads reading challenge for once.

 

 

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Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay Packers Makes a Cameo in Latest ‘Game of Thrones’ Episode

Another sports star makes a cameo in Game of Thrones! After Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard cameoed last season as a Lannister guard, the Green Bay Packers have got in on the action this season. According to CNN Aaron Rodgers, the star quarterback of the team made a brief appearance in the penultimate episode of the series. Aaron Rodgers was quoted as saying he was ‘very thankful’ for the opportunity to be on the show, even though his cameo only lasted a few seconds. The quarterback posted a photo of himself in costume on his Instagram, which you can see below.

Aaron Rodger’s appearance can be seen in the episode where Daenerys lays siege to King’s Landing, trying to help a woman who was injured before dumping her and fleeing as the dragon gets closer. A clip of his role in the show was posted by sports reporter Lily Zhao, highlight Rodger’s appearance.

 

Did you spot him? Let us know in the comments!

 

 

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