I saw this tag over Avery’s blog (Book Deviant) and I really thought that the questions were interesting so I had to do it! It will give you the chance to learn a little bit more about my bookish habits, which is always fun!
What do you like about buying new books?
This might sound cheesy, but I absolutely love coming home after buying a new book and adding it to my shelves. I will take any chance that I get to play around with my shelves. It is a bit more tricky these days since I am running out of room for them! I also love looking the book up on Goodreads, taking pictures of it for bookstagram, and talking about it on twitter. It is so wonderful that I now have a community who understands that feeling you get when you acquire a new book!
How often do you buy new books?
I buy books at random. It is very rare that I plan to go to the bookstore with a particular book in mind. I will go to Starbucks with a friend and end up in the bookstore and just have to buy something, or I will be at Costco, so of course I will peruse the book section, and I can not pass up a good deal. I discovered an amazing used bookstore in my city recently so I do go there more often these days. You never know when I might add a book to my collection!
Bookstore or online book shopping–which do you prefer?
I much prefer bookstores, and it is extremely rare that I will shop online! I haven’t ordered from Book Outlet in almost a year (even though I have a full shopping cart on there) and I have only ever ordered books on Book Depository for giveaways. I do not recall ever actually ordering a book on Amazon because I am in Canada and do not find the deals that great. There is something about the experience of being in a bookstore that is part of the fun of getting new books for me!
Do you have a favorite bookshop?
I have two favourite bookstores in Ontario (my province), but unfortunately they are not in my city so I rarely have a chance to go to them.
The first one is The Sarnia Book Keeper. I love their selection and their instagram is really great as well. There is a staff member there who has very similar reading tastes to me so I will often go on their website and browse her recommendations!
The second one is the Village Bookshop which I just think is so charming! They have a very limited selection, but the staff is amazing and I have recommended me some of my favourite books.
Do you preorder books?
I have never actually preordered a book! I think the main reasons is because I rarely buy books online. I really should think about starting to do this because I know how helpful it is to the author.
Do you have a monthly book buying limit?
Nope! I think I am usually pretty good about not going too crazy because I do not like having too many unread books on my shelves. I try to read the books that I have, but since I have started blogging my TBR pile is a bit bigger than I would like it to be!
How big is your wishlist?
I do not really keep a wishlist, but my Want to Read shelf on Goodreads has 461 books! That is ridiculous!! I can’t believe there are that many books on there, especially since I went through it recently and cleared off books I am no longer interested in.
Which three books from your wishlist do you wish to own now?
Three of the books that I really wished I owned are ones that are not even released yet but I am counting down the days!!
I read The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry last year and it was incredibly atmospheric. It is a book that I have come to appreciate more with time. Melmoth sounds dark and I think it is going to be a fantastic read for Fall. October 16th can not come soon enough!
Claire Fuller wrote Swimming Lessons which was one of my favourite books of last year. I have been hearing amazing reviews for her new book and look how amazing that cover is! I am so excited for October 9th!!
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
Do I even have to explain this one? Markus Zusak wrote The Book Thief and I will read anything that he writes. It also comes out October 9th, so that is going to be an excited and expensive day for me!
What a fun post!! I love all your answers and how lovely the bookstores are!!
Thank you! I love little hometown independent bookstores!
Such a fun tag! Claire Fuller’s Swimming Lessons was the first book I read this year (I loved it) so Bitter Orange has been one of my most anticipated books, too!
Awesome! I hope we both love it just as much!
Those book stores look so cute! I really wish that there were places like that near me, it just seems to be really big companies instead which I guess isn’t too bad, but they’re all the same inside. I’d just really love to find an independent book store one day and explore all the books they have haha!
I wish they were closer to me as well!! There is just something so charming about independent bookstores. It’s always interesting to see what books they choose to sell!
I agree, I much prefer buying books in bookstores than online – even though right now my options are limited since there aren’t any independent bookstores near me! And omg I’m also soooo excited for Bridge of Clay 😱
There aren’t many bookstores around me either which is frustrating! Less than a month for Bridge of Clay!!!!🎉
I can’t WAIT!
oh my god this is a crazy-fun post.
Thank you! It is such a great tag!
I can’t wait for Bridge of Clay! Loved your answers! 💗
I am so excited!! Thank you!
Lovely tag. Great answers
Thank you!
The second bookshop seems so lovely! I didn’t know Bitter Orange, but the cover is amazing!
It is so charming! I always look forward to going there. The cover for Bitter Orange has to be one of my favourites of the year!
I cannot wait to read Melmoth and Bitter Orange either!
I can’t wait! I hope we both enjoy them!!
I loved reading this post! I also love to buy books so that I can place and see them on my bookshelves! Also, I’m not sure if this is just a Canadian thing but yesss Costco has such great deals on books.
Haha I can totally relate to having so many books that I want to read!
Thank you! Costco book section in my Achilles heel. So many books I want to read for a great price!
I admire your restraint in book buying! I also buy very few books nowadays and rarely online. Bookstores are definitely the best places to go to, even if I end up not coming home with anything at all hahaha
But when I do, settling them on my shelf is the best feeling <3
I feel guilty buying new books when I have so many I am really interested in waiting to be read on my shelves! I love just going to a bookstore to browse and not coming home with anything. It is just relaxing!
Me too! Oh I actually feel the opposite hahaha I feel like I’ve left my future children back at the store and feel sad about it… :/
Hahah I love that!
That little bookshop looks absolutely charming! I do not have a great deal of book buying self control right now but then I tell myself their books and I make cuts in other areas 🙂
It is adorable shop isn’t it? I definitely go through phases with my book buying!!