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20 Juni 2014

Emma Holtrust June 21, 2014

“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”

— An Abundance of Katherines - John Green

London, I’ve missed you so. And by London, I mostly mean the beautiful bookstores. 💞💞💞 #books #book #bookstore #waterstones #london #bookstagram #piccadilly

I've always been obsessed with the Mary Poppins movie and ever since watching Saving Mr Banks, I've been dying to read the original story.

You guys, it's the best. As many reviewers pointed out, it's dark and twisted and different from the Disney mo

School is starting again tomorrow!
I need to freshen up on my mythology and I figured I'd take advantage of it and use it as a chance to read Stephen Fry's Mythos! So far, it's witty, educational and highly entertaining!! Good luck to my other uni b

Yesss for amazing bookpost! I can't wait to start reading Leah on the Offbeat! I LOVE this universe and I'm so excited to dive back in! Anyone else excited?? 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 #bookstagram #book #books #leahontheoffbeat #lovesimon #reading #ya #booknerd #

Went to @barnesandnoble this morning before my morning tea, because this book is FINALLY out! I feel like I've waited forever for The Female Persuasion and I can't wait to spend all day with @megwolitzer! #books #bookstagram #read #reading #thefemale

Quiet Sunday mornings - snow melting away outside (finally) and some iced chai tea to wake me up while reading this beauty. Just started The Immortalists last night and I already love it so much!
#books #book #bookstagram #instabook #read #reading #

My first blind date book! Found a shelf at @nashuabookcellar and couldn't resist picking one up!
If you want to see which book it is, make sure to swipe left!
#books #book #bookstagram #bookstagramfeature #read #reading #instabook #booklr #bookworm

My second read of the year is this wonderful book.
Daphne by Justine Picardie is the story of Daphne du Maurier's search into Branwell Brontë's past. This search goes far beyond Daphne and even influences a modern day student to retrace the ste

I haven't been posting much, but I've been reading! I'm glad that I made my goal of 50 books this year and I must say that Little Fires Everywhere (my last book of 2017!) might have been my favourite!! How much I love discovering new stories! ❤️❤️ He

What a special day. Today is the day F. Scott Fitzgerald was born. Though me and him have never even shared a day on this earth, he has influenced my life more than I can explain.

His stories have made me want to be a writer, made me strive to come

Sorry I haven't posted in a while buuuut I guess I have some news! This picture is taking in my American office!! You read that right: I've officially moved to the USA and will start my publishing postgrad degree at Emerson on Friday!

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