BEST. COFFEE. TABLE. BOOK. IMAGINABLE.

Beautiful graphics, blurbs from authors, inspiration galore - this book is a hit. I’m buying it for every person I know that owns a house. If you aren’t a reader, this book will make you wish you read!

Book nooks indeed! Thirteen chapters of innovative ideas, from classic to small space to bathroom to bar to kids to simply colorful. The emphasis on 'books as decor' is less than helpful - for me, anyway...I'm more interested in practical matters such as can I find what I want quickly? In general, though, worth a look. Among my favorite ideas were the classic built-ins (of course), a window bench with a shelf underneath, and a converted armoire with bookshelves and a seating area for kids.

"Book Nooks" offers a variety of ideas for storing books in different rooms of your home. While some ideas may not appeal to everyone (stacking books in fireplaces or displaying them spine in/pages out), the book provides nice pictures for a lot of different situations.

The section on little libraries stood out to me as the best. Overall, the suggestions tend towards a more disheveled look than what I prefer, and feature a lot more general shelves than what I would consider a book nook. However, if you like scrolling Pinterest for home inspiration and are an avid reader, I think you will certainly find some inspiration within its pages.

Thank you to Chronicle Books and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book.

This is a book premise tailor made for me! As someone with limited space but a love for books (including coffee table books), I loved the beautiful photography. I don’t know about some of the ideas though, such as using a stack of books as a table or a stool 😂. The book suggestions were also a nice surprise, as was the page about Little Free Libraries. Now please excuse me while I go look for a clear acrylic coffee table!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Those who enjoy scrolling through sites to see other people's bookshelves will certainly enjoy this photo book.

While the photography and setups throughout are quite nice, everything felt a bit too austere for my taste. To me, the title Book Nooks implies that cozy reading spots will be featured. The content instead focuses on display shelves of books. The spaces are not lived in, which is made apparent by the recommendation to display themed books in a nursery.

The lists of author's book recommendations and round up of Little Free Libraries at the end was very nice.

Nook- a corner or recess, especially one offering seclusion or security.

If the correct definition of a book nook is a corner or recess filled with books, then this book was adequately done,

If you were pulled into buying this book because of that “Instagramable” cover then you'd be disappointed in the fact that this book's inner pages aren't what you expected. I expected some really fine examples of HOW to set up a book nook, with beautiful photos and furniture placement for these cozy, little spaces in our homes that wasn't at all what is given. There is one great page with another “Instagramable” idea and the rest are just stacks of books in any room in your house with suggestions of piling by color, genre, or subject.

If this book had been done, say, 15 years ago it would have been ahead of its time, however today we see so many of these ideas already compiled into some amazing photos on bibliophiles’ social media pages across the web.

I jumped at the chance to review this book by the NetGalley description i feel as if the authors' concept of this book was great however, I have to give this one a low rating due to the fact that there are so many other coffee table books about decorating with books in nooks that would be the perfect gift for your book-obsessed friends that far exceed this one and costs about the same price.

This book would make a good coffee table book. I wasn’t too impressed with the nooks and bookshelves I saw. I have definitely seen a lot more unique and cozy reading spaces other places.

A short and informational book about different ways to decorate your home. It has sections for genres, hobbies, activities, and space sizes! I loved looking at the creative ways to decorate a home. I've been meaning to reorganize my books, so I'm going to take a page or two from this book as inspiration. I loved that each section had an interview with a famous figure with their recommended books. It provides a nice starting point for anyone looking for more books to add to a shelf.

The contents of the book are informative, but I felt like the book design could use some work. The font they use for the header and text are beautiful. It's elegant with the line variation, but it's best suited for only the headers. It can serve as an eyecatching header, but using it as the font for the body of text makes it excruciating to read - even on a big screen. The letters blend together and they become difficult to read. I wish they chose a more legible font for anyone looking to open the book and read it.

I had hoped that this book might be more about how to build book nooks. This is just a book of pictures of pretty house decor into which people have piled books, and not in a particularly usable way. This would make a pretty coffee table book but I would not suggest it as a gift for a reader as the description suggest. An actual reader wouldn't be able to find their books in a lot of these displays. And there are far too few books in the set ups!

Just not for me.

This was such a perfect find when re-modeling my reading area. It was great to see the different designs, as well as learning how to execute them.

A beautiful book gorgeous photography great ideas on decorating with books. I enjoyed looking at the way people set up and decorated with their personal library.#netgalley #chroniclebooks

<i>Book Nooks</i> feels like a misleading title for Vanessa Diana and Claire Gilbuly’s collection of bookshelf photos. <i>Inspired Ideas for Cozy Reading Corners and Stylish Book Displays</i> feels more adequate, even if it’s still slightly missing the mark.

I expected in picking this up that I’d be reading something about legitimate book nooks, little areas of the house set up to be mini-libraries with reading corners or something of that nature. For the most part, though, this book seems to be a very small collection of potential ideas for how to decorate a bookshelf or a specific area of the house.

Some things that I thought were quite ridiculous include the “stacking books” as an example of a book nook. I mean, sure…we can stack books no our coffee tables. We can create stools out of the old ones—though honestly, I hesitate here—and we can…stuff them in our fireplaces?

Honestly, what a ridiculous and stupid notion.

Not to mention the fact that I would never in a million years want to create a “book nook” in a bathroom. My goodness.

That’s not to say the book was all bad, though, I guess. It did have some beautiful photography and there were some genuinely cool ideas in here. But are they book nooks? Not really.

This would be a great coffed table book for a book lover. It's a fun look at different spaces for storing books in a beautiful or functional way. I expected to see more larger spaces, but this was enjoyable too. It also includes some suggested book lists from well-known authors.

Thank you to #NetGalley and #ChronicleBooks for a free copy of #BookNooks by Vanessa Dina and Claire Gilhuly. All opinions are my own.

What a gorgeous collection of book nooks.

I loved how there was something for everyone, some even broken down by chapter.

And the authors favorites was a classy touch!!!

Some of the nooks weren't for me, but it was interesting to see how others may showcase them.

I especially loved the built in shelves .. magnificent!!

Great coffee table book

This isn’t the type of book that I normally review but as an avid reader I felt drawn to it. The pictures are gorgeous and it offers a variety of ways to decorate a house using books. Some highlights for me were functional book stacks, small spaces, and book crafts. I also enjoyed the blurbs and book recommendations from authors. I was a little surprised that a few of the ideas were out of the norm in impractical ways, such as the section on books in the bathroom. I was also hoping for more ideas on how to make a cozier book space. All in all this book delivers on interesting ideas and lovely photography, so it would make a nice coffee table book!

I will be posting this review to socials closer to the release date, as requested by the publisher.

Thank you to Netgalley and Chronicle Books for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The pictures in this book are outstanding and I gained a few ideas to use books as display in my own home!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of "Book Nooks" by Vanessa Dina, Claire Gilhuly. All opinions are my own.

This is a great book. very aesthetically pleasing photos. And some great tips for organizing and displaying my book collection.

This a cute book that would appeal to book lovers, and would make a lovely gift. The photos are gorgeous. I appreciated the recommendations from top authors sprinkled throughout. Some of the displays are more for show than practical, but still great to look at.

A perfect coffee table book! I loved the addition of authors’ reading list suggestions.so many cozy looking spaces. I would love to have seen larger collections.

First things absolutely first: thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for a free ARC of Book Nooks in exchange for my honest review!

As a self proclaimed bookworm being surrounded by books is a must for me. They just feel like sunshine for my soul. I've always had a bookshelf or two plus years worth of dreams of my own home library one day....

....and at long last I was able to buy my own home recently with not one, but TWO spare bedrooms. Plenty of space for all the books! That being said I've been searching for inspiration, which made this book have the most perfect timing. I absolutely loved all the different decorating styles and the use of other objects to add a cohesion to the look. The photography was absolutely excellent, as well. Moreover, I loved all the different ways to use all different size spaces to display our beloved books. If anything this book made me see that every single room in my house can have a collection of books to fill the space with magic (which could be dangerous for my wallet, but hey, I'll cross that bridge when I get to it). I also enjoyed the little tidbits from various authors and others in the literary space, as well as the list of some libraries around the world (hello travel ideas!).

I will definitely be recommending this book to anyone who needs inspiration for their own little library....or if nothing else a very awesome coffee table book. Thank you again for the copy!