Literary and Lovely

Category: Book Hauls

  • Mini Autumn Book Haul

    Ok, it’s official: I have a problem. I don’t know what it is about me and buying books. It’s like I think that if I don’t own it, I’ll never read it. Helloooo, that is what libraries are for. They even have the hold system to make sure you always have a book to read.…

  • September Book Haul

    Good morning everyone!!! With the August book buying ban off, and university back into full gear, my book shopping sprees will be few and far between. So, when I stopped into Chapters downtown yesterday, I figured I might as well stock up on some school-friendly reads to keep in my backpack or on my desk…

  • The Perfect Paris Travel Book

    Before leaving for Paris, I read numerous travel guides, and pored over maps of the arrondissements and the metro. I made lists of what I wanted to see most, and planned out what I could see on which days to limit travel time and maximize fun. But then I got to Paris and stumbled into…

  • Shakespeare and Company Book Haul

    Shakespeare and Company was at the top of my Places to Visit in Paris list. This bookstore has been featured in numerous movies, such as Julie and Julia and Midnight in Paris, and has an illustrious history. Shakespeare and Company is in fact the name of two bookstores. The first was opened by Sylvia Beach…

  • Pre-Paris Book Haul

    I know, I know, I said no more buying books. But as I mentioned in a previous post, I am off to Paris soon. I am beyond excited about this trip, but unfortunately there is a fair bit of traveling involved before I arrive in Paris. Between the taxis and busses and the 9-hour flight,…

  • The One Book Book Haul

    As of earlier this week, Harper Lee’s new book Go Set a Watchman is the newest addition to my bookshelf!!! For the past few months, I have been telling myself that I have to stop buying more books until I can see a visible reduction in the height of my TBR piles. But this book…

  • Mini Summer 2015 Chapters Haul

    Alright, I know I set a book buying ban for myself, but these ones are justified: these ones are for Books on the Nightstand’s Summer Book Bingo, so really, it’s just business. That, and I had wanted to read these for a long time, and they were there so . . . Anyways, if you…

  • Spring 2015 Chapters Haul

    Oh my goodness, it has been way too long since I did a book post!!! Where have I been you might ask??? Well, for starters, university picked up speed, and I found that the majority of my time was spent in a little nook of the campus library until late hours nearly every day completing…

  • February 2015 Chapters Haul

    Chapters is one of my favourite bookstores, not to mention the biggest one in the city that I live in. It is in this amazing downtown location and it has . . . wait for it . . . three floors!!! Just picture three floors of books!!! Depending on where you live, my three-floor Chapters…