Chart your progress, organize your library, and get inspired with this journal for avid readers from Mental Floss!
Having trouble keeping track of the books in your life? Ever buy a book you&;ve already read&;or recommend one book when you meant another? The Curious Reader Journal for Book Lovers helps organize bulging bookshelves, provides space to record and rate titles, and helps you reflect on past favorites.
The Mental Floss team also entertains and inspires bibliophiles with prize-winning book lists, quotes about writing and reading, and the tomes famous authors admire, along with guided entries such as: &;My Favorite Books This Year,&; &;Titles Ideal for a Book Club,&; &;Literary Places I&;d Like to Visit,&; &;Books I Loved as a Child,&; &;Who I&;d Invite to a Literary Dinner Party,&; &;Books I Hate That Everyone Loves,&; and &;The Most Romantic Book I&;ve Read.&;
The Curious Reader Journal for Book Lovers is a perfect gift for Goodreads addicts, book club members, librarians and teachers, and all lovers of literature.
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My Top 10 Titles for 20___ |
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5 Famous Authors' Favorite Books |
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The Origins of 4 Famous Authors' Pen Names |
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If I Wrote a Book, My Pen Name Would Be |
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3 Authors I Would Invite to a Literary Dinner Party |
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The Dishes 5 Writers Would Bring to a Literary Potluck |
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3 Book Titles I Love/The Title for My Autobiography Would Be |
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10 Novels Most Often Abandoned by Readers |
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3 Classic Books I Couldn't Finish |
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A Book That Changed the Way I Thought |
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My Ideal Reading Companion/My Favorite Animal in a Book Is |
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I Could Write Fan Fiction for This Book |
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3 Writers I Think Are Geniuses |
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3 Novelists Who Won the MacArthur "Genius Grant" |
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4 Ruthless Rejection Letters |
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3 Books I Hate But Everyone Else Loves |
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3 Books I Always Give as Gifts |
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Really Harsh Early Reviews of 4 Classic Twentieth-Century Novels |
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A Book I Love That Critics Hate |
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Book Series to Binge-Read |
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New York Public Library's Top 10 Most Checked-Out Books |
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The 3 Library Books I've Borrowed Most Often |
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4 Books I Adored As a Child |
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Young Jack Kerouac's Reading List |
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My 5 Favorite Bestsellers/One of the All-Time Bestsellers |
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The Most Romantic Book I've Ever Read |
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5 Great Love Stories in Novels |
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7 Terms Every Book Lover Should Know |
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The Longest Book I've Ever Read |
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3 Books I'd Take to a Desert Island |
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Bookstores Owned by Famous Authors/3 Bookstores I Want to Visit |
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5 Famous Novelists' Homes You Can Visit |
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Literary Places I'd Like to Visit |
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My Favorite Self-Published Book |
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If I Could Write Like Any Author |
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The Best Movie Adaptations of Books |
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4 Authors Who Hated Movie Versions of Their Writing |
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3 Famous Authors' Unfinished Manuscripts |
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If I Could Design a Bookstore/Bart's Books |
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3 Books That Would Be Great for Book Club |
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129 | (1) |
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Bookstores Around the World I'd Like to Visit |
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Erin McCarthy is the Editor-in-Chief of MentalFloss.com, host of The List Show and Throwback on YouTube, editor of Mental Floss's book The Curious Reader, and producer of the History Vs. podcast. Her work has appeared in O: The Oprah Magazine, Town and Country, Parents, and Esquire. When she's not writing or editing, Erin is probably reading or hanging out with her cats, Oliver and Pearl.
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