Discovery Quote by Syrie James

“Behind the counter, I slouched on my stool in the sun and sucked up the summer as If I could hold every drop of…

— Maggie Stiefvater

“I lay the book on the floor, open to the middle. It's a lovely volume, green leather covers, engraved endpapers. I remove my shoes…

— Lou Beach

“It had a crisp paper jacket, unlike the paper-covered library books I was used to, and the way the pages parted, I could tell…

— Allison Hoover Bartlett

“She slowly rolled the book over in her hands, memorizing the cover as she said goodbye. She flipped through the pages, feeling the air…

— Sage Steadman

“There was nothing better than the feel of a book in your hand, listening to the crinkling sounds as you turned its pages and…

— Astrid Yrigollen

“The library at home when she was child had been her refuge. She gravitated to it. When she was anxious, just taking a book…

— M.J. Rose

“ Books — the warm, leather-skinned weight of them in your hands, the way they smelled when you lifted them close to your face.…

— Richard K. Morgan

“The Book of the Order lay open on his desk, the pages curling up from a spine stitched to last.”

— Hugh Howey

“To you, it's a book to read - a nicely printed stack of paper with a beautiful cover. To me, it's a living, breathing…

— Jason P. Stadtlander

“The bookcase tipped and the book covers opened like wings over an underbelly of white feathers, dirty with ink.”

— Anthony Marra

“Wooed by a vivid cover, she picked one up and leafed through it. She loved thee way it smelled, the ink, the fine paper,…

— Elizabeth Brundage

“It may sound dorky, but I love books- the feel of the paper, the old musty smell, & especially the way the words roll…

— Cheryl Renee Herbsman