If your cat was a poet, this is what it will have to say. This quirky book features a collection of hilarious poems that express the creativity and feelings of your beloved pet. $7.50
One of the most original bookmarks you’ll ever see. The Book Hook is a bookmark and a design object to decorate your place. Simply rest your book open to the last page you’ve reached on top of the Book Hook, and it’ll rest there until you’re ready to pick it up again.
If you’ve already got a copy of Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, then you’ll know exactly what to expect from this delightful tiny book… 96 pages of amusing tiny stories with great illustrations curated by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The featured stories are picked from over 14,000+ contributions to the Tiny Stories collaboration on HITRECORD.ORG.
Create your own softcover photo book using your Instagram photos. Easily upload your photos and design your book using layouts suited for small square images. Available in two sizes, 5.5×5.5″ and 8.5×8.5″. Pricing starts at $10.99 for 40 pages.
Building Stories is a graphic novel that tells the stories of four residents of a Chicago building. The book comes in a box set that contains 14 books, booklets, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets and a large cardboard. These can be read in any order you wish. This graphic novel features a decade’s worth of artwork by Chris Ware. The unconventional nature of this graphic novel makes it an exciting gift for any comic lover.
Kapow! takes place in the thick of the Arab Spring, guided by the highspeed monologue of an unnamed narrator – over-doped, over-caffeinated, over-weight – trying to make sense of this history in real time: with 24 hour broadcasts, YouTube films, lesbian bars in London’s East End and far too many newspaper clippings. A clever, funny and bitingly critical cultural commentary, using spinning digressions to tell the stories of a group of interconnected characters in London and Egypt, each transformed by the idea of revolution.
What’s really interesting about this book is not only the story, but how the book is made. Readers are invited to unfold long fold-out pages, and follow text that is written in different directions – sometimes leaking out of the page. It is certainly a new and fun way to read a book and follow a story. [images source]
A collection of 29 of Shakespeare’s love sonnets with beautiful contemporary illustrations that reflect the sentiment of each sonnet. Illustrations by artist Caitlin Keegan. This collection will make the perfect Valentines Day gift for your loved one with no budgeting required.
Keeping a journal is not an easy task, most of us neglect to write in it daily like we should. But there’s a new breed of journals and diaries that make writing your every day memories easy, fun and even therapeutic!
Q & A a Day – 5 Year Journal:
“The Q&A a Day Journal shows you what was going through your head each day—for five years of your life. Simply turn to today’s date, answer the question at the top of the page, and when you finish the journal, start over. As you return to the daily questions again over the years, you’ll notice how your answers change (or don’t)!”
MemoRANDOM: A Journal for Lists, Memories, and Miscellany:
A simple fill-in journal full of prompts for filling in your favorites, firsts, lasts, and notes-to-self.
Picture of Me: Who I Am in 221 Questions:
“Picture of Me offers an engaging way to answer life’s most basic question: “Who am I?” Fill in these entertaining, thought-provoking prompts to celebrate who you are, where you are in life, and all the things that make you unique. ”
The Happiness Project One Sentence Journal:
“The Happiness Project One-Sentence Journal helps you to make a fascinating and revealing time capsule of the next five years of your life. Simply turn to today’s date, reflect on the quote at the top of the page, and jot down just one sentence (perhaps about something good that happened that day). This daily ritual is highly do-able and provides a striking sense of accomplishment, and as the years go by you can see how your entries evolve. ”
FU: The Journal to Destroy, Rant and Vent Without the Police Becoming Involved:
“FU offers readers more than 60 activities to scribble, rant, and vent whenever they need release some tension. Featuring fun and hilarious exercises, like making a list of favorite swear words, casting a spell on the most annoying person they know, or turning a journal page into spitballs, this book is the perfect way to keep readers from freaking out on their boss, ex, fellow drivers, or anyone else who ticks them off.”
Wreck This Journal:
“Wreck This Journal, an illustrated book that features a subversive collection of prompts, asking readers to muster up their best mistake- and mess-making abilities to fill the pages of the book (and destroy them).”
“I need you to understand something. I wrote this for you. I wrote this for you and only you. Everyone else who reads it, doesn’t get it.”
A compilation of beautiful and haunting words accompanied by photographs. I Write This For You started as a writing project back in 2007 and later became available as a book.
These elastic bookmarks make it easy for you to simply pull out a book from the shelf by pulling the top ring. You can also use the ring as a pen holder, or to hang the book on a hook, but only it’s a light book. $9 for a set of 4. [via]
People tend to complain a lot, everyday, and they forget about the little things that make them happy everyday. The Happiness Project 5-years journal asks you to write down one sentence reflecting on what made you happy today. End result is a time capsule of happy moments of each day of the next five years of your life. Making this a daily ritual is a great way to make you realize you’re probably happier and luckier than you think.
Handmade from solid oak, this bookend with stem vase makes a beautiful accessory either on a shelf or a table. $38.42
Instant cameras are making a comeback and growing back in popularity. Instant Love makes a wonderful gift and an inspirational read for any photography lover:
“This friendly and informative guide is the essential how-to book for shooting gorgeous instant pictures with personal panache and a touch of romance. Packed with tips on how to shoot with various cameras, details about the different types of film available, advice on composition and lighting techniques, plus creative projects to transform snapshots into keepsake mementos and portfolios of beautiful images for inspiration, this is the ultimate companion for capturing instant memories.”
Based on the hilarious art of Takkoda which features pets dressed as famous pop icons on pillows, journals and greeting cards, Famous Faces features the all those photographs in one book. Definitely a funny book to flip through, and you’re guaranteed a smile on your face!
This inspirational book by Danny Gregory is full of illustrations, sketches, doodles and captions from the journals of artists from around the world. It allows you to go into the creative process of 50 different artists to see how their work comes about and to inspire you along the way.