Curate: Inspiration for an Individual Home

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For those days when you’d rather enjoy the company of fictional friends than real ones, there’s Introverts Retreat — a book subscription box that helps you make the most of your precious time alone. Each box contains everything you need for a blissful day to yourself: your choice of novel from a great selection; a candle, bath salts, and scented soap; coffee, tea, or cocoa; and a sweet treat lovingly made by an indy baker or chocolatier. With this box at your disposal, you’ll never want to leave the house again. 17. Chocolate and Book Thankfully, I was able to speak with four industry experts who offered me a novel’s worth of tips (as only expected). Read on for practical advice on curating your own home library, as well as a few unexpected tips! Alternately, Sharifah Williams, Managing Editor of Book Riot, embraces a more fluid organization process that is always up for reinvention: “Most recently, my nonfiction, fiction, cooking, and comic books were separated, and then sorted by size. But with an upcoming move, I anticipate (with the extra level excitement of a bookworm) yet another reorganization.” What’s in each box? A newly released hardcover book & related goodies to stimulate all five senses.

For Williams, her books “tend to be well worn, usually dog-eared and graced with coffee stains”—which is honestly much more my speed. Some of my favorite books are filled with notes and highlighter markings from book clubs and graduate school. However works best!

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Jamie and Danielle — an artist and a librarian respectively, and the founders of Rainbow Crate — have always been passionate about subscription book boxes. They’ve also long felt strongly about queer literature and queer fictional couples. But even after months of searching, they couldn’t find something that combined these two passions; there simply wasn’t a queer book box to be had. While it might look lovely, I promise you, it will be impossible to find a book… I once spent weeks searching for a book that I was convinced had an orange spine, only to discover it was navy blue all along!”

Each week, five nuggets of inspiration are delivered straight to your inbox. If a prompt takes your fancy, you have a week to write a short story, which you then pass under the noses of your fellow authors and Reedsy’s panel of judges. So not only are you getting your creative juices flowing, but you’re also taking those ideas for a test run with a ready-made pool of beta readers. An adventure story about a group of drifters looking for the cup of eternal youth (Nine of Cups). The group falls apart (Five of Swords), and there’s great betrayal and loss (Ten of Swords). Get to know yourself better with questions like, “Do I have a secret hunch about how I’ll die?” or “What would constitute my perfect day?”. These might unearth a creative gem you didn’t know you had within you. What’s in each box? At least 1 book, several products (t-shirt, purse, edibles, etc.) & writing prompts. Whatever you’re in the market for, from mysteries to social commentary to meet-cutes, Craigslist has got you covered.What’s in each box? A book chosen by the community, 3-5 products, access to discussion groups and live chats. Lastly, and my favorite tip because it’s what really matters: Curate your home library so that it’s unique to you. It’s easy to get bogged down by social media depictions or think our libraries need to look a certain way. But who has time for that when there are so many wonderful stories to read? Reading is a deeply personal journey, and organizing your books should be the same. It is your home, after all. “It’s easy to think our libraries need to look a certain way. But who has time for that when there are so many wonderful stories to read?” I like to keep my to-read pile on my nightstand and carry a book with me throughout the day—this helps me keep up with my reading goals. You never know when you’ll have a few spare moments to read! Fool readers into thinking your silver-haired authority figure is a wise, benevolent mentor, only to reveal that they’re cowardly and selfish.