Bibliophile: Diverse Spines
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- Create Date：2021-08-16 05:21:03
- Update Date：2025-09-14
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- Author：Jamise Harper
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Joanne
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Glorious！ I was screenshotting almost every page。 The curation and Jane Mount’s always fabulous artwork made me want to read each and every one of he books mentioned。 ❤️
Sarah
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This is a good companion to Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany; display-makers and list-creators at libraries and bookstores will want to have it on hand。 The artwork is beautiful。There is a smattering of Asian， Latinx， and disabled authors included， but the focus is on Black and African-American authors。 In addition to YA， middle grade， and picture books each having their own section， they were also included throughout （especially MG and YA）。 Some readers may appreciate this， but in my adul This is a good companion to Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany; display-makers and list-creators at libraries and bookstores will want to have it on hand。 The artwork is beautiful。There is a smattering of Asian， Latinx， and disabled authors included， but the focus is on Black and African-American authors。 In addition to YA， middle grade， and picture books each having their own section， they were also included throughout （especially MG and YA）。 Some readers may appreciate this， but in my adult-focused work， it's less helpful to have to identify different age groups on each page。 The authors state that they hope readers will find at least 10 new books to read。 Many of the books in the first few sections were ones I already knew about， so I wasn't sure I'd find that many to look up， but I did end up writing down more than 10 that I will at least look up plot and info。 My TBR is currently about 148， so these may not become official to-read additions， but they peaked my interest enough for me to write down title and author。 。。。more
joyce w。 laudon
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One year I purchased the Bibliophile desk calendar and absolutely adored it。 I also own Bibliophile。 Both are truly designed for people who love books。 This title is too。 The illustrations are so engaging and the book titles just call out to readers to investigate。 As the title suggests， this time Jane Mount hopes to encourage readers to broaden their literary experiences。There is so much within these pages。 There are sections on classics and several on legends including， for example， James Bald One year I purchased the Bibliophile desk calendar and absolutely adored it。 I also own Bibliophile。 Both are truly designed for people who love books。 This title is too。 The illustrations are so engaging and the book titles just call out to readers to investigate。 As the title suggests， this time Jane Mount hopes to encourage readers to broaden their literary experiences。There is so much within these pages。 There are sections on classics and several on legends including， for example， James Baldwin， Toni Morrison， Isabel Allende and others。 There are also sections one everything from contemporary fiction to family sagas to speculative fiction to mysteries and horror。 There are also mentions of influential book people， little free diverse libraries， writing rooms and more。 In addition， there are titles for children and middle grade readers and just way too much else to list here。A note about the illustrations。 I love the piles of books whose spines I can easily read in the pictures。 They are just full of titles to add to TBR lists。I love this book。 I hope that you will too。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Alexandra
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So many options to choose from。 You get a few different genres and bookstores to look at and a brief look at the author。 Very nice。
Kaffeeklatsch and Books
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I own the first blue edition of the Bibliophile and it is one of my favorite coffee table books or display books on my bookshelf。 A perfect gift for any booklover and I love picking it up looking for new or classic reads or if I want to dive into a particular genre。 The only little thing that I didn't like was that there were some duplicate mentions that were already in the first book。 I get that there are only so many top classics or whatever but maybe if there's going to be a third version of I own the first blue edition of the Bibliophile and it is one of my favorite coffee table books or display books on my bookshelf。 A perfect gift for any booklover and I love picking it up looking for new or classic reads or if I want to dive into a particular genre。 The only little thing that I didn't like was that there were some duplicate mentions that were already in the first book。 I get that there are only so many top classics or whatever but maybe if there's going to be a third version of it， there could be new lists （e。g。 top 10 Roman and Greek history books， or the top 10 new art books or something similar）。I can highly recommend this to any booklover and art lover， it's stunning。Thank you Netgalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Dkbbookgirl
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No surprise！ This is another FABULOUS book！
RoshReviews
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Are you one of those readers whose reading list is dominated either by white authors or by your country’s authors？ （Really？ In 2021？ What world do you live in？） If yes， it’s high time you take corrective action。 If no， kudos to you。 And here’s a book to ensure that your horizons expand even further。One brilliant bookish line that this book takes inspiration from （and even mentions in the introduction） is an upgraded version of Grace Lin’s famous Ted talk moral: make sure your bookshelf is both a Are you one of those readers whose reading list is dominated either by white authors or by your country’s authors？ （Really？ In 2021？ What world do you live in？） If yes， it’s high time you take corrective action。 If no， kudos to you。 And here’s a book to ensure that your horizons expand even further。One brilliant bookish line that this book takes inspiration from （and even mentions in the introduction） is an upgraded version of Grace Lin’s famous Ted talk moral: make sure your bookshelf is both a window and a mirror。 We must read to see two kinds of worlds: our own， and the ones we can’t imagine。 We must read to see ourselves reflected， and to get an insight into other people’s lives。 That’s why we must stop “whitewashing” our bookshelves and fill it with vibrant colour。 And if you don’t know where to begin on this quest， this brilliant book will provide you ample inspiration。 （And a great deal of perspiration too， because your TBR is going to go haywire after reading this！ 😄）As the title suggests， the book is like a one-stop list of books by BIPOC authors from across the world。 As the cover suggests， these book suggestions come to you in the form of illustrated spine stacks， organised by book genres， with each stack containing about 25-30 book titles！ But this isn’t all。 In addition to these awesome spine stacks， you will also get interesting book-related content such as writing rooms， libraries， book stores， literary influencer recommendations， cover art， and so on。 A lot of this secondary content is America-centric， but the rest of us still get enough meat to chew upon。 It was an insightful experience to hear from BIPOC authors， influencers， bookstore owners， cover designers， and various other bookish people from varied backgrounds。 The suggestions cover all possible genres from fiction to nonfiction， prose and poetry。 I never expected it to include even cookbooks and essay collections！ The range of genres included is mind-blowing and enough to satiate the most stringent of bibliophiles。I had assumed that this will be a very quick read， but I never expected the book spine stacks to motivate me to such an extent。 I felt like taking an in-depth look at each cover/spine illustration and check out the book on Goodreads。 Thankfully， more than half of the featured book spines were already present in my TBR， thank God for small mercies。 So the only main negative point of this book is that your TBR is in grave danger。 But I won’t be docking any stars for this。😁This will be a great coffee table book in any bibliophile’s house， and a wonderful gift for every woke bibliophile who wants to ensure that his/her reading is diverse in the true sense of the word。Thank you， NetGalley and Chronicle Books， for the ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review。***********************Join me on the Facebook group， Readers Forever！， for more reviews， book-related discussions and fun。Follow me on Instagram: RoshReviews 。。。more
Hannah Monson
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I love Jane Mount’s illustrations， which is what drew me to this book initially。 Over the past several years， I have become increasingly aware of my own reading habit biases and how under represented minorities are both in publishing and on my own TBR list。 This book gave me so many great recommendations for books， as well new bookstagrammers to follow and bookstores to patronize。 As always， Mount’s art is beautiful in it’s simplicity yet realistically distinct style， and it perfectly complement I love Jane Mount’s illustrations， which is what drew me to this book initially。 Over the past several years， I have become increasingly aware of my own reading habit biases and how under represented minorities are both in publishing and on my own TBR list。 This book gave me so many great recommendations for books， as well new bookstagrammers to follow and bookstores to patronize。 As always， Mount’s art is beautiful in it’s simplicity yet realistically distinct style， and it perfectly complements the text as well。 As a coffee table book， it’s not ideal for sitting down to read cover to cover （as I did）， but it’s perfect for the coffee table or guest bedroom nightstand of any book lover。 。。。more
Mari
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One of my favorite things about browsing in bookstores is the thoughtful book recommendations from the staff with blurbs about what they liked about the book。 Flipping through this book felt kind of like that， except I could do it from the comfort of my own home， and had the added bonus of the fun and colorful illustrations not just of book covers， but also of storefronts， workspaces and authors。 And true to the title， I felt this book represented a diverse group of authors as well as a wide var One of my favorite things about browsing in bookstores is the thoughtful book recommendations from the staff with blurbs about what they liked about the book。 Flipping through this book felt kind of like that， except I could do it from the comfort of my own home， and had the added bonus of the fun and colorful illustrations not just of book covers， but also of storefronts， workspaces and authors。 And true to the title， I felt this book represented a diverse group of authors as well as a wide variety of genres and reading levels。 Overall， I really enjoyed the art style and it felt like a reference that I could go back to and look at over and over again。 I would recommend this book for anyone who is looking for thoughtful suggestions to add to their reading list。I received an eARC from the publisher via NetGalley and am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
BookstagrammingInNYC
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 Kinda a waste of a book。 A waste of coffee table space too。 Not even photos just drawings。 All the bookstagram favorites of course， they're just playing to an audience for money。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 Kinda a waste of a book。 A waste of coffee table space too。 Not even photos just drawings。 All the bookstagram favorites of course， they're just playing to an audience for money。 。。。more
Maria
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An absolutely beautiful book that will increase your TBR。 There is so much color in this book that it's a pleasure to just flip through it。 Then， add in the suggestions of books you might enjoy and it's a perfect companion when you're not ready to read a novel but want something to entertain you。I received a copy from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 An absolutely beautiful book that will increase your TBR。 There is so much color in this book that it's a pleasure to just flip through it。 Then， add in the suggestions of books you might enjoy and it's a perfect companion when you're not ready to read a novel but want something to entertain you。I received a copy from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Cj Reads Reviews
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A handy short illustrated book compiled of book recommendations and book related resources based on multiculturalism both on fiction and nonfiction books。。This is my first bibliophile book I have read， so I didn't have much to compare it to or have an idea what contents I would find in such a book。I found the book interesting and I was rather surprised with how many books there are， that are about the diversity of the world。 I love that the book was categorised into genres， making it easy to fin A handy short illustrated book compiled of book recommendations and book related resources based on multiculturalism both on fiction and nonfiction books。。This is my first bibliophile book I have read， so I didn't have much to compare it to or have an idea what contents I would find in such a book。I found the book interesting and I was rather surprised with how many books there are， that are about the diversity of the world。 I love that the book was categorised into genres， making it easy to find exactly what books/helpful information you as a reader are interested in reading。 I rather liked the book suggests and book related information， it made me keen to read more about black， indigenous and people of colour whether it be because of the author or what the book is about。 I would highly recommend this bibliophile book to anyone who wants to read about diversity。 This book will make you want to expand and explore books with cultural。Thank you to Netgalley and Chronicle Books for the gifting of this ARC。 。。。more
Cat G | _basicbookworm
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I am a huge fan of Jane Mount’s artwork and I was so excited to see she partnered with Jamise Harper to create a collection of diverse book recommendations。 Early in this book， the author’s mention one of their goals is for readers to walk away with a list of at least ten new books to pick up， and I can tell you， my list has way more than that。This book is filled with beautiful illustrations to go along with their recommendations。 No matter what you enjoy， you will find books for you。 They have I am a huge fan of Jane Mount’s artwork and I was so excited to see she partnered with Jamise Harper to create a collection of diverse book recommendations。 Early in this book， the author’s mention one of their goals is for readers to walk away with a list of at least ten new books to pick up， and I can tell you， my list has way more than that。This book is filled with beautiful illustrations to go along with their recommendations。 No matter what you enjoy， you will find books for you。 They have recommendations by genre （my personal favorites are the romance and YA lists）， author spotlights， recommendations from authors and influencers， and even BIPOC owned bookstore recommendations。This book is not only a fantastic resource， but a beautiful addition to any book lover’s collection！ 。。。more
Jennifer Landry
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This book is beautiful！ It will add so many books to your TBR but it will also add value to your reading by letting you get to know authors， social media book lovers and bookstores that support and amplify diverse authors and artists。 This is a beautiful book to own in print and I can not wait to buy a physical copy when it comes out in November。 This will make a perfect Christmas gift for your reading friends！！
Riya Bhatia
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I received an e-copy for this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Huge thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books。What a charming little book！ This book is a guide to everything bookish but diverse。 It covers books by diverse authors from classics， graphic novels， new releases， poetry， history and so much more。 I had a great time learning about great books and authors with beautiful illustrations。 This also covers a bit about independent bookstores。My favourite p I received an e-copy for this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Huge thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books。What a charming little book！ This book is a guide to everything bookish but diverse。 It covers books by diverse authors from classics， graphic novels， new releases， poetry， history and so much more。 I had a great time learning about great books and authors with beautiful illustrations。 This also covers a bit about independent bookstores。My favourite part was the world map with the authors from their corresponding countries。 How unique！ 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Justine
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Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for providing an ARC！________________________________As soon as I saw this book， I WANTED IT！ For various reasons: 1） Diverse = I'm in2） Jane Mount = of course！3） a book about books = yeaaaaaaaah！ So I started it quickly after I received an ARC！ I first love Jane Mount's art: just seeing stacks of books makes me happy！ I love that it's colorful， realistic and fun！ Then， my wish-list exploded under the amount of books recommended here！ I knew some of them， Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for providing an ARC！________________________________As soon as I saw this book， I WANTED IT！ For various reasons: 1） Diverse = I'm in2） Jane Mount = of course！3） a book about books = yeaaaaaaaah！ So I started it quickly after I received an ARC！ I first love Jane Mount's art: just seeing stacks of books makes me happy！ I love that it's colorful， realistic and fun！ Then， my wish-list exploded under the amount of books recommended here！ I knew some of them， but there were still loads of them that I didn't know and added to my lists！ I loved that the authors didn't recommend only "literary" adult novels but also non-fiction， SFFF， cookbooks， thrillers， children's and YA books， and so on！！ It made me want to broaden my reading zone， even if it is quite broad already！I， of course， loved that it was diverse， but on multiple levels！ 1） diverse because the books are all written by BIPOC authors of different origins;2） diverse in its format: there are different sections， like "Authors recommend"， "Booklovers recommend"， but also "Beloved Bookstores" or sections about a certain genre！So， to conclude， a great book to discover tons of works by diverse authors！ I can only recommend it to everyone！ 。。。more
Katie
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This is such a lovely book！ Bibliophile: Diverse Spines is an ode to authors of color and full of beautiful illustrations and insightful book recommendations。 The book is split up by genre and there are author interviews and recommendations for black owned bookstores mixed in between。 The recommendations were a great mix of classics， new releases， books I’ve read and loved， and books I was excited to add to my “to buy” list。 This is a must have for all readers and would be a perfect gift for any This is such a lovely book！ Bibliophile: Diverse Spines is an ode to authors of color and full of beautiful illustrations and insightful book recommendations。 The book is split up by genre and there are author interviews and recommendations for black owned bookstores mixed in between。 The recommendations were a great mix of classics， new releases， books I’ve read and loved， and books I was excited to add to my “to buy” list。 This is a must have for all readers and would be a perfect gift for any bookworm in your life！Thanks so much to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the ARC！ 。。。more
patri
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