#dazzling bookish shop

[aliengh0st]

Beyond obsessed with my Dazzling Bookish Shop editions of the Locked Tomb books! 😍💀❤️ Now I just need Alecto to come out so I can get all of my various collections completed 😬

#locked tomb posting #gideon the ninth #harrow the ninth #nona the ninth #beautiful books #the locked tomb #aliengh0st #dazzling bookish shop #let’s not talk about how many copies i have of each book they aren’t even all pictured here #edit: i feel so bad every time this post gets popular cuz this was a limited set and the resale prices are bonkers

[remylebeau76]

Giggling and kicking my feet, I didn't know they had done a set and then they had already sold out but they are going to restock when Alecto comes out!!

#the locked tomb #dazzling bookish shop #gideon the ninth #harrow the ninth #nona the ninth

[theaguanzon]

So excited to present these two incredible THE HURRICANE WARS collabs!!! Dazzling Bookish Shop edition’s custom-printed edge features our two main clowns characters looking badass and bothered by each other, while The Scripted Letter Co.’s edition is the Barnes & Noble exclusive so it comes with the full-color endpapers and bonus chapter 🔥

✨ PREORDER THE DAZZLING BOOKISH SHOP LIMITED EDITION ✨

✨ PREORDER THE SCRIPTED LETTER CO. LIMITED EDITION ✨

#thw #dazzling bookish shop #the scripted letter co #special editions

[ofviolentdeath]

My painted copy of Summer Sons came in today and I might actually cry over how pretty it is. I got an ARC of this book last year and, of all the ARCs I have been granted, this is the only one I have turned around and spent money to get a physical copy of it. If you haven’t read the book, I sincerely recommend it. 

#outofcorpses #summer sons #lee mandelo #dazzling bookish shop #hand painted pages

[ilibra]

Have a bunch of cute little chibis that I drew for Dazzling Bookish Shop! These are all designs for acrylic charms included in their monthly subscription (and sometimes their special editions!)

In order the books are: Wolfsong, Ravensong, Cemetery Boys, The Sunbearer Trials, All That's Left in the World, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Icebreaker, AFTG, Gideon the Ninth, The Charm Offensive, The Darkness Outside Us and Legend & Lattes ♥

#aftg #wolfsong #cemetery boys #gideon the ninth #the charm offensive #ravensong #the sunbearer trials #the darkness outside us #legends and lattes #all for the game #all that's left in the world #the seven husbands of evelyn hugo #icebreaker #book art #book fanart #queer books #libra summers #chibi art #lgbtq

[foxy-alien]

I haven’t seen anyone talking about this on tumblr so I figured I’d try to spread the word here too! Here’s the description from the post

dazzlingbookishshop

We are so excited to reveal these stunning new editions coming to Dazzling Bookish Shop!

These Custom editions of the locked tomb series by Tamsyn Muir are designed by the marvellous @mmarsloud who made some of the most stunning dust jackets and edges for this set!

They will have foiled details on the dust jackets!

These are not yet available but set your reminders for Friday, February 24th at 6pm EST!

(Note: current subscribers to our monthly book will get early access on Thursday February 23rd)

These will be LIMITED. And not expected to ship until April/May

These will be priced at 150 USD plus shipping. And we do ship internationally!

And they’ll be releasing a version of the Alecto book too closer to the release!

#tlt #the locked tomb #gtn #htn #ntn #gideon the ninth #harrow the ninth #nona the ninth #I think these are gorgeous and i dont want anyone to miss the chance to get them!

[oblivionsdream]

Just wanted to share the cover redesigns + edges that I did for Dazzling Bookish Shop! I got my copies and I just love how they turned out 😭

#book cover redesign #winters orbit #oceans echo #teach the torches to burn #in other lands #the alchemy of moonlight

[drwormwithproblems]

oh my god my alternate hardcover locked tomb set from dazzling bookish shop finally came and HOLY SHIT they are GORGEOUS

the siiiides

i really love the lil bones on the inside jackets

my fave is definitely the spoiler ful nona cover god DAMN

i am running out of space on my tlt shelf

will expand to multiple shelves soon these are all too good not to show off

#the locked tomb #tlt #nona the ninth #nona the ninth spoilers #ntn spoilers #tlt art

[vkelleyart]

THE CHARM OFFENSIVE: CUSTOM PAPERBACK EDITION!

Pleased to announce the custom edition of Alison Cochrun’s THE CHARM OFFENSIVE, on sale today at Dazzling Bookish Shop! From the product description on the website:

This PAPERBACK custom edition will include:

A stunning bonus dust jacket designed by Venessa Kelley (VKelleyart) that will wrap around the paperback edition

Foiled elements on the dust jacket

Custom printed edges on all three sides designed by Venessa Kelley

A beautiful bonus print designed by @ace-artemis-fanartist

Shipments expected to go out June/July 2023.

Click the link below to get yours!

[nontoxic-writes]

i finally got one of my rwrb unicorns today thanks to the dazzling bookish shop’s reprint!!

i pretty much immediately regretted not getting this (because it wasn’t an “official” edition) when it was first printed so im so glad they reprinted ahh

welcome to the family, rwrb edition #37 😍

#cmq collection #its a sickness okay #i also FINALLY secured my top rwrb unicorn and i cannot wait to finally have it after like four years of hunting it down omg

[a-kind-of-merry-war]

Who wants some sprayed edges? 👀

Good news, everybody! Dazzling Bookish Shop (link in the reblog) is going to be selling LIMITED EDITION SPRAYED EDGE copies of One Night in Hartswood! 💖💜

Pre-orders will be open from Friday 5th May at 6pm ET to Tuesday 9th May from their website.

Dazzling Bookish Shop is based in the US, but they ship worldwide.

Check out the One Night in Hartswood masterpost HERE for more information about the book 💗

Note: This is a digital mock up and is subject to minor change

Disclaimer: This is a customized standard edition, all written work and the original dust jacket has been unaltered and just the outer edge of the book has been customized.

#one night in hartswood #sprayed edges #sprayed edge book #queer books #queer romance books #limited edition books

[drowninginabactatank]

Special edition books I am waiting on in the mail~📚

🔸️The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (collector's edition)

🔸️Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare (gift edition)

🔸️Strange The Dreamer and Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor (Illumicrate editions)

🔸️Fourth Wing and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Australian/NZ special editions)

🔸️A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid (Dazzling Bookish Shop edition)

🔸️The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon (The Broken Binding edition)

🔸️Strange The Dreamer and Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor (bib.leo.phile/Custom Sprayed Edges editions)

🔸️Dragonfall by L. R. Lam (bib.leo.phile/Custom Sprayed Edges edition)

#strange the dreamer #muse of nightmares #laini taylor #the cruel prince #holly black #sword catcher #cassandra clare #a study in drowning #ava reid #fourth wing #iron flame #rebecca yarros #the bone season #samantha shannon #dragonfall #l r lam #illumicrate #dazzlingbookishshop #the broken binding #bib.leo.phile #custom sprayed edges #bookblr #bookish 📚 #mine #sprayed edges #about mx

[2dayihaveaheadache]

My very late Valentine’s Gift: Obikin AU, Modern/College Setting, (does a bar still count as Coffee Shop AU-ish?) Bookish Lit professor Kenobi spends a lonely night out drinking Whiskey at a bar in New York City until Anakin, a Twink, comes around with a witty pickup line and changes everything.

“Another round for us!”, Vos shouted, one arm raised, leaning against the bar counter with a cheeky grin. 

The tiny bar – Blue Iris– was lit by dimmed lamps and the air smelled like tobacco – sometimes with a slight hint of Jasmine, Obi-Wan loved his perfumed cigarettes. Clouded mirrors with tinged silver frames, Cuban mahogany furniture, a Morris wallpaper, vintage book copies, and an expensive collection of Scottish Whisky completed the image of the bar to be a pivot for intellectuals. It was perfectly located in SoHo, a couple of minutes by foot down Greenwich Village, and fancily atmospheric, British aristocrat-like, snobbish. To Obi-Wan, it sometimes felt elitist. Most of the guests were academics, reading and discussing philosophy, Nihilism, and Existentialism, while sipping on their café brûlot – every coffee was listed in French on the drink’s menu – and felt better than the rest of the entire world.  

When Vos had first invited him here, Obi-Wan had made the mistake of googling the bar. The name was a literature reference to Novalis, the prices high, even for New York standards, though they offered a decent variety of beverages – of course, all of them connected to a certain kind of image, French coffee, lonely philosopher gin tonic and mocha in the fashion of Vienna coffee house culture, something they tried to imitate. A rendezvous point for New York’s academics. 

“Come on, Obi, it’s time you meet your colleagues.”, Vos had grinned at him, brushing off dust from his jacket. Vos was one of Obi-Wan’s oldest friends and first-ever love – a poetry competition in Salinas, California had brought them together. Back then Obi-Wan had been a only college student, Vos was a couple of years older and an already established name in American literature. His poems had been tender, blinding with dazzling words, a trap – a Dionaea muscipula for Obi-Wan. Nearly fifteen years later and a broken teenage heart later, they had remained close even though Obi-Wan had finished his studies in Great Britain after their breakup and stayed in Oxford for his Ph.D. So, when Columbia University had offered him the position as the dean of their English facility, the two friends were suddenly living in the same city for the first time in years. 

It had been quite natural for Vos – a carefree spirit – to try to integrate his friend Obi-Wan into his social circle in New York, so he had invited him for a night out. “You’ll have a good time there. Live Jazz Music on Saturdays, poetry slams, and Absinth.” 

Obi-Wan had sighed and raised his hands defeated. 

“And you will fit in perfectly. Your charming British accent, your love for cardigans and tweed…” 

So, there he was, Obi-Wan Kenobi, an English professor, recently divorced, trying to enjoy himself on a Friday night out with his ex. He had positioned himself next to the bar, sipping on his Whisky – a Single Malt Scotch Whiskey, Chivas Regal – observing his surrounding. The Tobacco smell hung over the entire scenery. Smoking was en vogue in academic circles, it seemed. He nipped one of his jasmine cigarettes between his lips and lit it with a matchstick, an old habit. He took a few breaths before letting his eyes wander over the crowd again. Faintly background music was played, a low saxophone, and a smokey female voice, it had a jazzy feel to it. 

The crowd had broken up into groups, always gathered around a set of chaise lounges. A low café table in the middle. From the corner of his eye, he spotted Vos talking to a group of people, laughing full-heartedly. A few faces were recognizable. Mace Windu, a professor of Classics & Philosophy and a Hellenist, took a nip from a Gin Tonic. Next to him, dressed up in a black turtleneck with dark-painted nails, sat Depa Billaba, Mace’s TA. The youngest in the group was Aalya Secura, an investigative journalist, and seated next to her was Yoda – his pen name – one of the most famous Dadaism poets of the 21st century. All of them were Obi-Wan’s new colleagues at Columbia. 

Still, he felt like the odd one out, the intruder. He emptied his Whiskey. It burned in his throat but he did not care and took another breath from his smoke. Being the new one sucked.  

The bartender thumped a shot of Korn down on the bar counter. It clicked against Obi-Wan’s empty drink, glass against glass. Irritated Obi-Wan looked up and raised an eyebrow. The liquid shimmered colorless. Schnapps judging by its smell. Did the bartender pity him? Obi-Wan lowered his head and smiled bitterly, what a night. “Something for you.”, the man in the velvet suit explained, “From a gentlemen admirer.” A wink was added. 

Pushing up his horn-rimmed glasses, Obi-Wan turned his head around the room. A new song had started playing. Bass strings were gently plucked and a female singer sang about Le Temps de L’ amour – how fitting. Who in this bar would buy him a drink? Him? A lonely whiskey drinker, that was leaning against the bar counter, bitterly grinning to himself, the hair a mess of copper strands, dressed in a tweed jacket – maybe someone in an Irish Pub would, impressed by his cliché literature professor appearance but here it seemed unlikely. He was one of many, tasteless, nothing like the hipsters with their New York chic, black turtlenecks, vintage military coats, and Dr. Martens. 

Vos? After their breakup, the two had never really lost their spark. A few foolish drinks or a night where one felt lonely often led to a shared bed. Obi-Wan glanced at Vos. He was currently occupied discussing with his fellow Columbia professors, a smile plastered on his face. Unlikely. No. Then whose interest had he tickled? A woman had taken a few glances at him, long dark hair, and a red dress with a back neckline hugged her figure. Her smile was quite lovely and it seemed like she had a good taste in whiskey. No. She was out of his league. Then who else? The man with a copy of Nietzsche’s “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” in his hands? He had looked up at Obi-Wan shyly a few times. Maybe. 

Something caught his eye. Nearby a man had raised his glass – the same shot of Schnapps that the bartender had given to Obi-Wan – and cheered to him, grinning cheekily. Was he flirting? He looked a couple of years younger than Obi-Wan and smiled with a crooked smile. A Twink. In the dimmed light his hair faintly shimmered golden, the unruly locks tied up in a low bun, and the rest of them framed his boyish face, his angular jaw piercing out, his eyes a midnight blue. He gave Obi-Wan a thumbs up before drowning the shot in one go and then stepping closer to the bar counter. 

“Why?”

“You looked lonely.”, said the boy with a more serious expression. His features had hardened, and his eyes darkened. He seemed older, end-twenties. The black inking on his exposed lower wrists caught Obi-Wan’s glance. A Quote was tattooed on his tanned skin. “Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, …”, were the cursive words Obi-Wan could decipher. The rest of them was covered under a black Shirt. The first lines of William Ernest Henley’s poem Invictus. Armor, these words were like armor tattooed on a body. What had the young man endured in his life? Interesting. 

“Do you buy drinks for all lonely people?”, asked Obi-Wan. 

“Only for the pretty ones.”, explained the man, smiling once again. “There was a beauty in your loneliness Like the Boy with the thorn, an inner turmoil but so tranquil on the outside, behind a masquerade of serenity.” 

That was probably one of the strangest pickup lines, Obi-Wan had ever encountered – even though he had to admit, that it tickled his interest. He had felt bitter before, sitting all alone at the bar counter, smoking, and drinking. His friend Vos was nowhere to be found, occupied with his own life and it had been truly a weird dynamic to go out with your ex. Now fate had granted him a chance with this beautiful, infatuating creature, how could he say no to this? 

Two sapphires pierced his eyes, tanned skin with a faint touch of copper, goldish curls, and chiseled body. To that, a mind thinking alike. “What’s your name, young gentleman admirer?”

“Anakin Skywalker.” 

The other man leaned closer and took Obi-Wan’s smoke. He nipped it between his lips as if he wanted to lead Obi-Wan’s eyes there. They were slightly tinted in a reddish color, like a dark wine, glossy and plush. Intoxicating. Thrilling. Kissable. The jasmine tobacco mixed with the other man’s scent of musk and made it taste sweet and bitter at the same time on Obi-Wan’s tongue as he breathed. The glare meeting Obi-Wan’s eyes was intense, dazzling, thrilling, and filled with something that sparked heat in Obi-Wan’s gut. 

Anakin let his head fall back and blew a cloud of smoke at Obi-Wan. He leaned even closer and paused an inch before Obi-Wan’s face, breath warm on the other man’s lips. It was like a silent question for consent. Then he slid forward the last centimeters and tasted Obi-Wan on his tongue. 

Maybe being new did not suck that much, thought Obi-Wan and opened his mouth to let himself be devoured by Anakin. Tasted like heaven with a slight hint of Jasmine tobacco.

#obikin #obikin au #obikin fic #sw au #obi wan star wars #Felix's stupid midnight thoughts #art obsessed Obi Wan #philosophy #happens somewhere here #if you look close enough #sw valentines gift #Anakin is Twink #authors was lonely at and wrote this at 2 Am #and is a lit student so way to much lit references #sw fanfic #star wars fic #college au

[thewolvesof1998]

1, 10 and 17 about books💙

How are you?

Hiiiii <3

I'm doing okay, I have a job interview tomorrow so I'm currently shitting myself but otherwise, everything's you know plodding along. How are you, my dear?

1. What is your favourite book and/or book series of all time?

Probably Percy Jackson and the Olympians, I read them in 2020 for the first time and I've reread them multiple time since and I'll probably read them to my kids when I have them.

10. What is a book that you own more than one copy of?

This is hard because I collect books (especially if they're my favourites) so there are a few that I have multiples of Lord of the Rings, Eragon, Dune etc. but my favourite has to be Red, White and Royal Blue. I own a paperback, the Book of the Month hardcover, the union-jack special edition and this one by Dazzling Bookish Shop

Isn't it pretty 😍😍😍

17. What is your favourite book that contains an LGBTQ+ character?

Another hard one but I haven't stopped thinking about The Sunbearer Trails by Aiden Thomas since I read it in January. The main character is trans (plus there are a lot more LGBTQIA+ characters), the story is a mix between PJO, The hunger game and is a Mexican-inspired fantasy:

“Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen. I’m just a Jade. I’m not a real hero.” As each new decade begins, the Sun’s power must be replenished so that Sol can keep traveling along the sky and keep the evil Obsidian gods at bay. Ten semidioses between the ages of thirteen and eighteen are selected by Sol himself as the most worthy to compete in The Sunbearer Trials. The winner carries light and life to all the temples of Reino del Sol, but the loser has the greatest honor of all―they will be sacrificed to Sol, their body used to fuel the Sun Stones that will protect the people of Reino del Sol for the next ten years.

Thanks for your ask 🫰🏼🫰🏼🫰🏼

Bookish questions

#wolf gets mail #wolf answers #books #rwrb #pjo #the sunbearer trials

[ilibra]

Hey all, thanks so much for liking my other post with all my Dazzling chibis :> Here are some newer ones. You can get them in the monthly subscription for Dazzling Bookish Shop, and sometimes with their special editions.

Also, bonus chibis! I did these Cemetery Boys and The Sunbearer Trials charm designs for Aiden Thomas' shop "Graveyard Goods" and you can still get them HERE if you're interested!

In order, the books are: Hell Followed With Us, The Raven Cycle, Boyfriend Material, Icarus (by K. Ancrum), Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating, Cemetery Boys, The Sunbearer Trials ♥

#hell followed with us #the raven cycle #pynch #boyfriend material #icarus #hani and ishu's guide to fake dating #cemetery boys #the sunbearer trials #libra summers #chibi charms #chibi art #lgbtq #queer books #aiden thomas

[thelibrarysghost]

⇢ Small Shop Spotlight! - Dazzling Bookish Shop

Hello Everyone! Today I want to make a post highlighting a small business (book) shop I'm a big fan of; and definitely deserves more love. The Dazzling Bookish Shop!

Dazzling is a queer owned shop that deals in customized books focusing heavily on LGBTQ+ books with plenty of representation and inclusion. They create incredibly beautiful custom edges and have started delving in to custom dust jackets as well which allows them to work with and support a variety of artists. They have a monthly subscription that is newer as well as a shop filled to the brim with beautiful custom editions to choose from. (Did I mention they're starting to offer physically signed / signed bookplate versions as well?)

They have a full PRIDE line of books where a portion of the proceeds are donated to "Hope in a Box" which is a non-profit focused on providing public school educators with curated sets of LGBTQ-inclusive literature, distinctive curriculum for these books, and community and training on how to build an LGBTQ-inclusive classroom.

All-in-all I think the team at Dazzling are amazing and are working hard to bring light to some really fantastic books that may otherwise be passed over by the larger book-boxes that focus primarily on more popular/mainstream titles.

Be sure to follow them on Instagram for the latest reveals of upcoming specials! Click the image below (their latest reveal of a RW&RB custom) to be taken to their Insta!

I personally own two of their lovely books so far with 3 more books and their Heartstopper set preordered! I cant wait to add more to my collection as their quality is always really impressive and you can easily see how hard they work to give their customers only the best.

Here are some more of their editions that I'm absolutely in love with!

✦ Be sure to follow me on Instagram & Goodreads for more bookish content ♥

#specialeditions #lgbtqbookrep #small business #anticipatedtitles #lgbtq books #book blog #bookstagram #booktok #lgbtq authors #lgbtq representation #online shop #shopsmall #smallbiz #online store #etsy #custom book boxes #special edition books #sprayed edges #dust jacket #art #small artist #custom art #decorative