livrad's review
4.0
This was a great book about books. Warning: Your TBR list will explode after reading this. This would also make a great gift to any fellow bibliophile who loves getting book recommendations.
lyndsaydurbs's review
5.0
This book had lots of great information about diverse books and a ton of great snippets of reviews/recommendations from various authors/bookstagrammers/literary-adjacent people!
I enjoyed reading through this and marking books I already own (but haven’t read yet!), have read already, and future potential purchases!
Out of the books with a direct description/recommendation (so not talking just the illustrated book stacks) there were nine I have already read, ten I own copies of but haven’t read yet, and tons of stories I’ve marked to look into for the future! This was a nice guide for me to compare against what I read currently and where I might need to diversify my shelves even more
I enjoyed reading through this and marking books I already own (but haven’t read yet!), have read already, and future potential purchases!
Out of the books with a direct description/recommendation (so not talking just the illustrated book stacks) there were nine I have already read, ten I own copies of but haven’t read yet, and tons of stories I’ve marked to look into for the future! This was a nice guide for me to compare against what I read currently and where I might need to diversify my shelves even more
agirlsnightbookbash's review
5.0
An absolute treasure. A compilation of book lists, recommendations, and stores from BIPOC creators. Between the incredible descriptions and the art you will add tons of books to your TBR while reading this miscellany. A must for every avid readers bookshelf.
I especially loved the Bookstagrammer feature!!!
I especially loved the Bookstagrammer feature!!!
skavansieur's review
4.0
*An ARC was given by Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
I’ve realised that as a person of colour, I don’t read many diverse books. Most of the books on my shelf are from white authors, and if I were to put all my diverse books together, it might only fill up one shelf. That is definitely something that needs to change and I’m extremely glad to have a copy of this book, which gave me a list to start.
Bibliophile: Diverse Spines promotes reading books from other races, splitting them into different genres from cookbooks to dystopia, poetry to feminism. There’s a diverse read waiting for you, in whatever genre you enjoy reading. Although it isn’t entirely an ‘OwnVoices’ book from cover to cover, there will be elements and of it throughout the book, which can help increase empathy for others.
Aside from being a book that recommends diverse reads, they involve authors and influential BIPOC readers to share their favourite books, favourite BIPOC-owned bookstores across America and Canada, and also shared writing spaces from a few authors. There are also a couple of pages dedicated to beautiful book covers which made my heart flutter.
If you want to start reading diversely, this book is a good guide. It is mostly focused on Black authors and experiences, but there are definitely other Indigenous and POC voices from around the world as well. For some of the books, there’s a short description on what it is about so you can easily add it to your TBR list, but for some others, you can easily find the description online.
As I read it, I compiled a list of the books I wanted to read. It felt great to see a few of the books on my shelf on here too, but there can definitely be more. The beautiful illustrations are also a big plus, and was what initially caught my attention. The bibliophile series is definitely one that I’ve been looking forward to purchasing, and having a copy, just an advance reader's ebook is good enough for me.
I’ve realised that as a person of colour, I don’t read many diverse books. Most of the books on my shelf are from white authors, and if I were to put all my diverse books together, it might only fill up one shelf. That is definitely something that needs to change and I’m extremely glad to have a copy of this book, which gave me a list to start.
Bibliophile: Diverse Spines promotes reading books from other races, splitting them into different genres from cookbooks to dystopia, poetry to feminism. There’s a diverse read waiting for you, in whatever genre you enjoy reading. Although it isn’t entirely an ‘OwnVoices’ book from cover to cover, there will be elements and of it throughout the book, which can help increase empathy for others.
Aside from being a book that recommends diverse reads, they involve authors and influential BIPOC readers to share their favourite books, favourite BIPOC-owned bookstores across America and Canada, and also shared writing spaces from a few authors. There are also a couple of pages dedicated to beautiful book covers which made my heart flutter.
If you want to start reading diversely, this book is a good guide. It is mostly focused on Black authors and experiences, but there are definitely other Indigenous and POC voices from around the world as well. For some of the books, there’s a short description on what it is about so you can easily add it to your TBR list, but for some others, you can easily find the description online.
As I read it, I compiled a list of the books I wanted to read. It felt great to see a few of the books on my shelf on here too, but there can definitely be more. The beautiful illustrations are also a big plus, and was what initially caught my attention. The bibliophile series is definitely one that I’ve been looking forward to purchasing, and having a copy, just an advance reader's ebook is good enough for me.
xystophi's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
oliviastormyeadon's review
4.0
does this even count as reading if i'm looking at a book with pictures of other books to read? inquiring minds want to know...
ruthailuj's review
5.0
Loved reading each page layout, scanning the titles and seeing how many listed I’ve read (93)! All I can say is there is so many more to read!