To most, the arrival of the fall means any number of these things: the warmth of longsleeves and snug coats, crunching fallen leaves underfoot, the smell of rain, a familiar route back to school, Halloween, jack-o-lanterns, an abundance of pumpkin-everything, Thanksgiving and an anticipation of the holiday season.  …

Romance and literature have gone hand-in-hand since the earliest of times. Love stories date as far back as we can trace ourselves as cognizant humans, and love stories have survived even where cognizant humans sometimes... didn't. From a thousand year-old romance to its most modern interpretations, we have seen,…

Most high school sports teams have rivalries with other schools. At Hamilton High, it's a civil war: the football team versus the soccer team. And for her part, Lissa is sick of it. Her quarterback boyfriend, Randy, is always ditching her to go pick a fight with the soccer team or to prank their locker room…

This Sunday Times Bestseller is a miscellany of hilarious and peculiar bookshop moments: 'Can books conduct electricity?' 'My children are just climbing your bookshelves: that's ok... isn't it?' A John Cleese Twitter question ['What is your pet peeve?'], first sparked the 'W…

Some series have chosen to wage wars on their inevitable endings. This is true of both television, movies and their many spinoffs, and, of course, books. The proverbial series that would not end  has long since been dubbed an infinity series , both by the fans and - more frequently - by the naysayers. Now, these …

You have to admit, 99.9% of the time, we secretly hope nobody invites you out.  B ut, it's saturday, and someone's asking if you want to go out on the town tonight. In your head, you've already organised a date night with the book you're currently reading and a large pizza. There is absolutely nothin…

As you're aware, there are now a ton of various book subscription boxes flying around, and of course most of them are in America. I was lucky enough to find out about a new one that's started up in the UK called RavenPost . I was super excited, as the price to get a box plus shipping from the US is extortion…

We're never ashamed to show the world that we love something. When it comes to books, it's easy to show everyone that you have a passion for reading or maybe a specific book, whether it's a simple necklace or a t-shirt saying I LOVE BOOKS in big, bold letters. It's always nice when you meet people wit…

Ten years ago when Lily was just 16, she fell in love with someone she really shouldn't have. Now, living in Sydney and engaged to another man, she can't forget the one that got away. When her past comes back to haunt her, she has to make a decision that will break her heart - and the heart of at least o…

We, at the Honest Bookclub, are fans of Friends. Who isn't?  It's rare that you meet someone who hasn't seen it at some point, as it's one of those shows that is loved by everyone. So, as I was browsing around, I found some fun tags and came across this one at  Mostly YA Book Obsessed and thought i…

Books are beautiful. Covers are beautiful.  Readers are beautiful.  We spend so much of our time browsing through Bookstagram (Bookish accounts on Instagram, in case you weren't aware), that we wanted to share our favourite accounts with you. You could spend ages liking everything, getting inspiration for…