10 Instagram accounts every booklover should follow

#BookLovers: 10 Instagram accounts every bookworm should follow

Karen GEORGE

21 Aug 2015

updated the 6 October 2015 à 22:52

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@blueeyedbiblio
Her Instagram handle already gives you an inkling of what to expect from her Instafeed. @blueeyedbiblio, run by a 18-year-old, Emily showcases artfully taken photos of the latest books she’s reading, and believe me, this teenager reads a lot! Not a week goes by where we’re not introduced to a few new books to checkout that span a wide range of genres from Young Adult fiction to the classics.
Follow @blueeyedbiblio
2/10
@subwaybookreview
Looking for a new read but not sure what’s worth your precious time? Well Subway Book Review has you covered in that area. It contains mini book reviews from real readers that will tell you if that book is something you’d be interested in as well as lead you to new reads inspired by the diverse subway travellers of New York City.
Follow @subwaybookreview
3/10
@mcswys
Looking for alternative reads? Indie publisher McSweeneys will point you in the direction of interesting reads, quotes and book fairs you need to keep track of.
Follow @mcswys
4/10
@bookbaristas
There’s nothing we love more than curling up with a good book accompanied by a hot cup of coffee and Book Baristas gets this. This account pays tribute to the timeless combo of book ‘n’ brew with artfully taken shots that will have us reaching for our own book and mug.
Follow @bookbaristas
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@strandbookstore
If you’re a bookworm, you probably spent your childhood getting high off sniffing the brand new pages in bookstores and this NYC bookstore account is every lit lover’s dream. You may not be able to visit their 86-year-old bookstore in New York and sniff 18 miles of books but that’s not to say you can’t find inspiration in the interesting and offbeat books that put out to the public online.
Follow @strandbookstore
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@riverheadbooks
Quirky photos of new books interspersed with images of literary quotes make book publishers, Riverhead an interesting Instagram account to follow.
Follow @riverheadbooks
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@theparisreview
The Paris Review is an absolute treasure trove for those who seek original writing, art and in-depth interviews with famous writers (showcased in Instavideo format). Here is where you’ll find serious reads, interesting quotes as well as poems.
Follow @theparisreview
8/10
@litquotesdaily
We’ve all come across the deep literature quote that spoke to our souls and prompted us to want to read the rest of the paragraphs and pages from which the quote was taken from. Well, aside from Tumblr, we’ve now got Literature Quotes to get our daily dose of inspiring and beautiful literary quotes that will lead us to a book or author we’ve yet to discover.
Follow @litquotesdaily
9/10
@quirkybooks
“I love reading books with a cup of coffee in hand” Gaia’s mini bio is enough to let us know we’re going to love her Instagram account and indeed, her beautifully curated bookshelf, which she constantly photographs, along with the book of the moment she’s reading gives us major bookshelf envy.
Follow @quirkybooks
10/10
@thelittlebookshelf
We know the purpose of Instagram is photography, but while most accounts on the social media platform are littered with selfies and #whati8today, @thelittlebookshelf is a gem of a find that contains stunning photographs of books artfully arranged against a white background with creative props that are just so beautiful, you can’t help but double tap every picture.
Follow @thelittlebookshelf

Don’t dismiss Instagram as a frivolous social media platform just yet –it may just be the place you find your next good read.

Food lovers have an abundance of Instagram accounts to follow, be it for food porn, recipe inspiration or just to see what their favourite chefs are up to. But are book lovers afforded the same privilege or is the social media platform just too frivolous for serious literati finds?

Well, if the #bookporn hashtag is anything to go by, it looks like we book nerds love a good visual just as much as those self-proclaimed foodies and contrary to popular belief, Instagram is just as terrific a place as Twitter or Facebook to find your next great reading adventure.

So, if you’ve devoured just about every book on your Goodreads summer reading list, we’ve assembled 10 Instagram accounts run by avid readers, critics, writers and just about anyone with a passion for the written word to get you on your journey to discover the next literary gem to read.

Happy reading fellow bookworms!

Karen George

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