New uses for old books
While some bibliophiles cringe at the thought of destroying any book for any reason, the fact is that sometimes you end up with more books than you have the space to keep them. When that happens, a little ingenuity can…
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Romance Novels and Wine Pairings
What goes with a good romance novel better than a glass of wine? Well, maybe chocolate–but nothing says you can’t have both. To help you out, we’ve paired appropriate wines with four of this year’s hottest romance novels–along with the…
NaNoWriMo Success Stories
November 1st isn’t just the day to come down from your post trick-or-treating sugar high. It’s also the kickoff of National Novel Writing Month – NaNoWriMo for short – during which aspiring novelists the world over will be pounding the…
New “Read reviews” icon link available on every item
America’s most haunted libraries
Apparently a love of books isn’t reserved for the living. Some of the most haunted places in America happen to be libraries. Here are three of the most notorious library hauntings – something to think about the next time you’re…
Share your Libib posts on Twitter automatically!
We’re happy to announce that you can now auto-post to Twitter from libib.com Let your friends know what you’ve started reading, what you’ve completed, and what you’ve reviewed. Simply go to your Settings on the website, and allow sharing on…
Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Bibliophiles
Got your Halloween costume picked out yet? If you’re stuck for ideas, here are some simple costume ideas that will no doubt impress your more literary-minded friends. Death (Sandman, Neil Gaiman) When you think “Death” you might be picturing…
Halloween reads for those who like to be spooked
Kids aren’t the only ones who enjoy a good scare this time of year. For a creepifying October evening, pour yourself a pint of pumpkin ale and settle in with one of these classics. Tales of H.P. Lovecraft –…
Planned outage: Saturday 10/11 @ 11pm CST
We will be conducting some major hardware upgrades, and expect an outage of a few hours. Will update on our twitter page when upgrades are completed.
Coming very soon: Track your status’ multiple times!
One of the feature requests that we’ve received over and over again, is a way to track the status of your item more than once. Read a book 3 times? Well pretty soon you’ll be able to enter in all…