Book Nooks

Inspired Ideas for Cozy Reading Corners and Stylish Book Displays

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Pub Date Sep 17 2024 | Archive Date Sep 16 2024

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Description

Home is where the books are. This inspiring home decor book is brimming with photos of cozy places to read and creative ways to display books at home.

For stylish bookworms and bookish stylists, this covetable home décor book merges the literary appeal of Jane Mount’s bestselling Bibliophile with the aspirational allure of Emily Henderson’s bestselling Styled. Discover beautiful bookshelves adorned with lovely objets d’art, handsome home libraries with snug armchairs, reading areas for kids that ignite the imagination, and cookbook corners in quaint kitchens—and learn to replicate these in your own space.

From bedside tables to bar carts, leather-bound collections to color-coded shelves, here are book nooks and styling techniques for every room and aesthetic. Reading lists from Gillian Flynn, Jasmine Guillory, Alex Elle, Joanna Goddard, Nik Sharma, and more offer plenty of recommendations for stocking your shelves (and your TBR list).

In a stunning package with a tasteful hint of gold foil on the case, this sumptuous book is perfect for browsing, displaying on a coffee table, or gifting to the reader, book lover, designer, or creative in your life. Filled with clever design ideas and dreamy spaces, Book Nooks is an irresistible invitation to curl up with a book, whether this one or another.

BOOK NOOKS FOR EVERYONE: Organized by type of book nook—from cookbook nooks to kid nooks, gardener nooks to neutral nooks—and featuring a range of home aesthetics, including colorful, contemporary, cozy, and whimsical, there is plenty of inspiration here for all readers.

BEAUTIFUL TO GIFT AND DISPLAY: Book Nooks makes a lovely gift for design enthusiasts and book lovers. Not only is it filled with original ideas for styling your book collection, but it acts as an eye-catching décor object itself. Display it on a coffee table alongside a candle, decorative tray, or book-themed vase.

INSPIRING AND EASY-TO-ACHIEVE: The styling ideas included in these pages are original yet easy to recreate at home: Fill a nonworking fireplace with paperbacks; stack oversized books to create a stool or end table; turn your book pages out for a neutral shelf; frame vintage cookbook pages for one-of-a-kind artwork. Discover tons of ideas that can be incorporated into your home, no matter the aesthetic or budget.

READING LISTS FROM LUMINOUS VOICES: In addition to beautiful interior shots, you’ll find book lists, including Gillian Flynn’s favorite mysteries, Alex Elle’s most trusted books on healing and self love, Jasmine Guillory’s must-have romance novels, Nik Sharma’s most used cookbooks, PEN America’s recommended banned books, and more. Fill your shelves with their book recs and discover a new favorite!

Perfect for:
  • Reading enthusiasts, book lovers, and book club members
  • Design aficionados, stylists, people interested in home decor
  • Followers of BookTok and people who post "shelfies"
  • Fans of Bibliophile, Bibliostyle, Styled, or Art of the Bar Cart
  • Shoppers looking for a birthday, housewarming, or anytime gift for a bookish friend
  • Readers of Cup of Jo, Book Riot, Downtime on Substack, Design*Sponge, or Dwell
Home is where the books are. This inspiring home decor book is brimming with photos of cozy places to read and creative ways to display books at home.

For stylish bookworms and bookish stylists, this...

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So many beautiful libraries highlighted in this book, lots of tips given on how to style and display them.

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I feel like this book embodies my Pinterest dreams in a physical print.

I am an avid reader, and while I often read digitally, I make very thoughtful purchases of physical copies of my favorite books. I hadn’t found a cohesive way to display them until seeing all the inspiration on these pages!

Key takeaways that I absolutely loved and now want to use in styling (I will need a bigger house first…).

- Color coding, neutrals, rainbows and monochrome themes that blend seamlessly into decor. This book highlights numerous ways to do this across all spaces and interests.
- Using a terra cotta pot in a plant room as a paper weight to keep a book open - genius!
- I have so. many. house plants, so using books stacks as a decor and risers for potted plants is such an awesome idea that gives more personality to the space.
- Book stacks as tables, stools, etc. Love making collections functional!

I am bursting with ideas for my own home and will proudly display this book on my coffee table, seeing the styling in other people's spaces makes a world of difference.

I also loved all the book recommendations from famous authors. That was a lovely value add to the pages.

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This was a perfect coffee table type of book. The pictures were gorgeous and perfectly organized for the different types of book nooks out there. *I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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A beautiful collection of home decor and book nooks. This is the perfect book for bookworms. This showcases all the various ways you could decorate your books around your house and the different book nooks and potential book cases you could design and have. It even includes reading lists from popular authors! This is seriously such a fun book to have and I would absolutely recommend it for bookworms!

*thanks Netgalley and Chronicle Books for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

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This book is gorgeous inside and out. It has beautiful spaces and the ideas of how to decorate each room are beyond inviting. I started dreaming of doing a self -care book room after I saw a section in this resource. The book also featured good information and tidbits from authors! That was a nice bonus. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

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This book is so beautiful and so inspiring. Books are a form of art.. and I love to see them displayed as such.

Each nook was styled so beautifully...

I just wish there would have been a better look at children's books/styling. Even middle grade. I have kids that have probably way too many books(if thats a thing lol) I would have loved some better, more updated inspiration for their rooms.

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Book Nooks was a great book to see how people display their books. I liked the various categories for kids, cookbooks, etc. I like to organize by color but this also gave me ideas for small spaces.

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This book was visually stunning, showing so many creative book spaces. I loved the words too; there was a lot of inspiration for my in my own home. This would make a great coffee table book! It’s gorgeous!

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"Book Nooks" is a lovely coffee table book. It holds stunning images of book nooks in various homes and establishments. Eye candy for the book lover! If you are looking for visual inspiration, this book is loaded with it! If you are looking for a step-by-step guide to creating a book nook of your own, this may not be the book you are looking for.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to view this book.

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Book porn for book lovers. This was a beautiful book ideal for display among your other books or on a coffee table open to your favorite nook. A great gift for book lovers and readers alike. 4/5

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I enjoyed looking at all the different nook ideas. They were creative and polished. I also liked seeing the reading list of each author. I thought that was a nice touch and made it feel more intimate. It made me realize how little I think about color schemes and textures. Although it would have been nice to see more eclectic styles I very much liked all the different ideas that were presented. They were interesting and fun.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

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I can see this book on my coffee table. I’d so refreshing to see a book about books and book organization. My favorite part, other than the pictures, is the book recommendations. It definitely makes for an elegant book to display on the living room.

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An elegant collection of photos that show how books really do have a place in every part of your home, no matter your aesthetic or taste. The book is nicely separated into areas of the home (Kids, Garden, Kitchen) as well as color themes (Colorful, Neutral), and so forth. Of course, every area is perfectly beautiful, but that's why you buy this sort of book, isn't it? You want to be able to imagine yourself in that perfect space, soaking up the perfect ambiance. I especially loved all the cozy tucked-away corners with stacks of interesting-looking books (I definitely peered closely at many of the photos to see the book titles!).
Which in fact, leads me to my only small quibble with this book. I didn't care for its tendency to treat books as decor objects rather than containers of content for reference and interaction. For example, they suggest turning your books backward so only the pages show, or covering the entire spines and covers with paper of a certain color/pattern. These are the sorts of ideas that certainly look interesting in an Instagram, but doing these things negates both the identity of the book and the person who wrote it. It just felt a bit odd to include in a book that's all about cozy reading corners. I guess what I mean is: the idea of using books as decor objects seems more appropriate for a design and decor book, not in a book about reading, you know?
Anyway, overall it's a beautiful book and will be a lovely addition to any photo book collection. Also of course a great gift for fellow book lovers. I can think of a few friends I'll be gifting this to, come the holidays.
P.S. I learned that Gillian Flynn and I share FOUR favorite books! The Westing Game, And Then There Were None, The Woman In White, and We Have Always Lived In The Castle.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this eARC for unbiased review. This review will be cross-posted to my social media accounts closer to the book release date, in accordance with the publisher's request.

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The photos are lovely, however this is not what I expected. I wanted to see suggestions for cozier book spaces, instead this book has a lot of cluttered ideas. It’s fine if you have the room for random clutter. If you love and collect books, like I do, I wanted suggestions and more of a work around to eliminate the overstacked piles of books.

Otherwise, a pleasant read and nice photos.

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Book Nooks- I love the title. The book is sections interestingly, with some sections based on locations and some based on a theme. Interspersed throughout are different peoples recommendations for books to read.

Although a quick read, I was inspired by many of the ideas, and especially slowed down when it got to gardening, my special interest. The pictures are lovely throughout.

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A fun collection of creative ideas for book nooks! It's just missing a section for minimalists who hate clutter and love clean orderly lines. Nonetheless, I would recommend this for readers looking to design or update their special reading places.

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I love this book sooooo much. Beautifully illustrated, fun to read, filled with great ideas -- the photos and text are magically delicious. For book collectors (like me) this is simply the best gift ever. 5 stars and then some

More like this, please !!!

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Do you have a reader in your family? A friend who loves books? Then please run to your nearest bookseller and purchase this book for them, for yourself. What a beautiful overview of how books can transform an entire aesthetic in your home. I particularly loved the section of the book where the author showcases books are objects: particularly side tables and decor. I also love how each section of the book has a "recommended list" based on the topic. For example, in the section devoted to showcasing cookbooks, there was a list of most used cookbooks. The images in this book are breath taking (at least will be for readers), and inspiring. Overall this is a wonderful book that should be a fixture in every home.

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Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy! I loved all the spaces with books. The kids and cookbook nooks were my favorite! This book has some great ideas on how to display and store books.

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Book Nooks is a delightful gift to anyone who loves books. This creative interior design guide provides inspiration on how to beautify any room in the house with books. The photographs in Book Nooks are gorgeous and the book is a work of art. My favorite feature of the book is the recommended book lists from best selling authors and other lovers of readers. I highly recommend this book and cannot wait to add a copy to my personal book collection.

Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for an Advanced Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Whether a small home library or a collector of volumes, this book is a handy reference and a beautiful book to display. Photos and descriptions help you decide how and where to place books for maximum impact. Although several methods are questionable at best, there is something for everyone here. Enjoyable coffee table book.

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I was expecting exciting, innovative bookcases or fresh design options and I don't think that was achieved. Instead, in 'Book Nooks' we have short paragraphs on styles of book nooks and pairing books with color to an artistic aesthetic. Most of this is already in use among Bookstagrammers. I liked the book.

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Book Nooks is a must for anyone setting up their home library, or if you're redoing yours, as I am. I found the photography so inspiring and I liked that there was a variety of styles, not just grand home libraries that are unattainable for most people.

This is a great collection of ideas for anyone who loves books and wishes to display them in an intentional, creative manner.

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5 stars for the pictures, 3 stars for the rest

The pictures in this book were beautiful! I loved the setups they showcased, and that they weren't just pictures of bookshelves. They were full designs of spaces where books were the highlight, not the main event. I also appreciated that they separated the book into different spaces in a house or type of book you were trying to style (kids' rooms, bar carts, cookbooks, etc.).

That said, there were very few pictures in this book that seemed executable in real life, and the blurbs that accompanied the pictures weren't much help either. One tip said to only have baby books that matched the theme of the baby's room, which seems unnecessarily difficult and kind of defeats the purpose of giving babies books to look at. Another was to install a hanging swing in a kids' room and put stacks of books on the floor underneath it, but anyone with kids knows those stacks would be knocked over immediately, or would be a nightmare to vacuum around if they managed to stay upright.

I also didn't love that the whole book made books look like an accessory or decor versus something to read and enjoy. I don't know any real readers who would make a book nook and then only put neutral-colored books in it, or who only has large decorative/display books versus lots of novels. I'd much rather this be about creating realistic book nooks, where you showcase how beautiful a space can be with books of all colors/shapes/sizes/genres, how they can live together and look beautiful and actually provide you the entertainment you're seeking from reading.

Overall, the pictures were beautiful, and if you're looking for interior design tips on how to use books as decor, this book would be for you. But if you truly love reading and you're trying to figure out how to make your overstuffed bookshelves look stylish, I'd stick to Pinterest or TikTok videos for tips.

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The book is full of lots of pretty photos. I enjoyed the photos because I enjoy looking at books, but none of the ideas really seemed like anything particularly special. I was hoping for a bit more inspiration. Random bookstacks on the floor look like clutter and not original. I was hoping for more unique bookshelves and wall designs! Similar to what you can find in different indie bookstores. It’s a fun book, but sadly nothing particularly special about it.

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I was excited about this as I’m looking to renovate and I need to create some space for all my books

The photos are great but many of the ideas didn’t really seem practical for me although they do look nice in photos

3.5⭐️

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This is a nice coffee table book of book nooks. Some pretty decor, but to be honest I was expecting more books. Many of the pages featured home decor that just happened to include books, not many featured full bookshelves.

Thank you Vanessa Dina, Claire Gilhuly, Chronicle Books, and NetGalley for providing this ARC for review consideration. All opinions expressed are my own.

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I loved this book. I love looking at people's bookshelves and seeing all the different types in this book. They are all unique in their own way and I love how the authors took the time to show each shelf in it's own beautiful way

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3.5/5 Stars! Thank you, NetGalley and Chronicle Books for this eARC of Book Nooks by Vanessa Dina and Clair Gilhuly.

What a very cute and interesting book. I love the photos of the different style of book nooks that fit your style - of the house and book preference. The photos were beautiful but it didn't seem like how I would or want to have in my house - I think it's also because I have crazy boys who will bulldoze through it or draw in them. Unfortunately, I've minimalized my book shelf and will only borrow/listen to books or purchase them for my Kindle.

Love the pretty photos and ideas but not for us.

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There’s little that I love more than a good shelfie. I loved flipping through these pages and getting lots of inspiration

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Thank you Chronicle Books and NetGalley for the eARC of Book Nooks! All opinions in this review are my own.

Finally a book that supports my two most important decor questions - "Are there enough books in this room?" and "Will that unused space fit more books?" Jokes aside, this was a really fun book to read with gorgeous pictures. I love that they included famous authors and their top book lists. I was proud that I have read most of Jasmine Guillory's favorite romance books since she is one of my favorite romance writers. I also especially loved the sections Little Free Libraries and Classic Libraries Around the World! This book would be a great gift to any reader or book collector!

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I really enjoyed looking through this book of creative ways to use books as home decor. I also enjoyed that book recommendations from various people were included throughout the book. Thank you NetGalley for providing this ARC.

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A perfect book of little nooks and various decoration ideas for book lovers. A fun example of ways to utilize a book lovers extensive collection. I found the photos to be vivid and of high quality. I think this would be a great gift for a book lover. This book is a great table book that highlights a persons love for books.

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This was a great idea but really, a wasted opportunity. I follow several pages online that are full of book lovers showing off their shelves, and there are so many amazing possibilities.
This book seems to have been written by someone who likes the idea of books as decorations. The photos are lovely, and great care was taken in arranging the books and surroundings to provide a pleasing aesthetic.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

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I received an e-book arc from Netgalley. an avid reader, I am constantly on the search for my perfect in home library. While the pictures in this book are inspiring, it is more geared towards interior design and using books to that manner. A nice touch was the complimenting lists in each section from recipes to book recommendations. A nice coffee table book with beautiful pictures, but not a practical guide to book storage for the book hoarders.

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Thank you to NetGally for providing this ARC.

This book has so many beautiful book pictures! I got so many ideas on how I can reorganize my current bookshelves and nooks as well as how I can display books in the future. This book has many great categories such as baby and kids so it can give you ideas for many years. I also like that they have lists of some books that authors like scattered throughout the book. This would also be a good coffee table book.

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Anyone who is an avid reader loves a good bookshelf picture. And Pinterest has nothing on this is a curated ode to bookshelves! I love it! I came across this book while I am planning out my new office, so many great ideas and takes on book storage to use as inspiration. I also got some read ideas on how to help the kids organize and display their books.

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