In the news!

Yesterday, I leaned that this website was mentioned in a Dutch national newspaper. How fantastic it is to receive some attention in my own country! And by such a big quality newspaper too! Today I received a transcript from one of the readers. The paper, NRC Handelsblad, printed a nice little piece. Supposedly it was to be read in the paper of Friday, or Saturday.

I am trying to get hold of the paper to see what the article looked like. When I do, I will put the piece online. (If any of the Dutch readers have the article, can you please e-mail me a scan?)

To give, or not to give?

This fun website had loads of Shakespeare related goodies. From décor pieces to Shakespeare mints and from Tempest jewellery to Shakespeare: the board game. They have loads of stuff. Nice gift ideas. Not only for readers, but theatre lovers too! Click here to shop!

Bookmark dictionary

Even though I am Dutch, I read a lot of books in the English language. I hate translations. Sometimes I come across a word I have never heard of. Usually the sentence explains the word. If it does not, this next gadget might come in handy. It is a bookmark that has a dictionary build in. It knows over 130.000 words, so I’m sure it can be of help. You can learn more about it here.

Decorating with books

f you have a lot of books, you can use them for decoration. Instead of tucking them in a cabinet, you can also place a neat stack on a table with a vase and some flowers. Or place a stack of books in the same color, held together with some rope, in a corner. You can do loads of decorating stuff with your books. For more ideas, read the book! You can find it here.

Book remote control holder

Where to put the remotes when you are not using them? This box solves that problem. You will never misplace them or have them lying around again. And it looks kind of stylish too. You can find more about this gadget here.

Writers Umbrella

It is widely known you need an umbrella when you visit my country, The Netherlands. It rains a lot over here. Since I live on the coast, a umbrella is useless. I would not want the wind to destroy this umbrella. I love it! It depicts female writers. Lovely! I browsed the web and found the cheapest one here. There is also a matching bag available.

Bookish clip art

This is fun! I have no idea what to do with it, but I want to have it. This booklet contains almost 350 little old fashioned pictures of books and reading. It also has 20 pictures of authors. If you are a book lover and a scrapbooker, this seems like a must have.