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@novelidea_collabs presents to you: Syllabus & Stories 🎒

ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄᴜʀʀɪᴄᴜʟᴜᴍ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀʟʟ. ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ɪs ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟ ᴇxᴀᴍ ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴄʀʏɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ғɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝟸 ᴀᴍ.

sʏʟʟᴀʙᴜs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙʀɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғʀᴇsʜ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴀssɪɢɴᴍᴇɴᴛs, ɪ’ᴍ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴀʀᴄs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴏᴛ ʟɪɴᴇs.

🖍️📓⏰🍎📝📚🏫📚🍎📝⏰📓✏️

Required reading never looked this good. ✨

For this week’s Syllabus & Stories, we’re trading lecture notes for locked-room chemistry, fake dating contracts, and elite athlete drama across campus. Whether your go-to sport is hockey, football, track, or basketball, this stack has every base covered.

Save this post for when your college romance TBR needs a fresh draft pick! 🏷️

🖍️📓⏰🍎📝📚🏫📚🍎📝⏰📓✏️

See how my friends plan to rule the school [year]:
📓 @mycoffeeandkindle
📓 @stephsreadingadventures
📓 @read_pair_share
📓 @chapterswithcait
📓 @authorpoojha
📓 @littlefreelibrarybythebeach

QOTD: ❓❓❓ If you could only read one college sport for the rest of the year, are you picking hockey, football, or basketball? taken in Bookstagram by @stephsreadingadventures

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@novelidea_collabs presents to you: Folklore & Fiction

𝓛𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓳𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓯𝓸𝓵𝓴𝓵𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓭 𝓱𝓸𝔀 𝓽𝓸 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓸𝓭𝓪𝔂 𝔀𝓮 𝓬𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓸𝓵𝓭. 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓸𝓻𝓪𝓵 𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓼 𝓸𝓷 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓿𝓮𝓼, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝓰𝓲𝓬 𝓸𝓯 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝓫𝓻𝓲𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓰𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼.

We never truly outgrow the fairy tales; we just start finding them in the fiction section. Wishing a very Happy World Folklore Day to the dreamers, storykeepers, and the authors that keep the magic alive!

✨🧚‍♀️🌲📖🪵🔥🪵📖🌲🧚‍♀️✨

There is something completely spellbinding about stories rooted in folklore. Whether it’s ancient spirits, cautionary fairy tales, or mythic creatures hiding in the dark, these books bring traditional lore to life in the best ways possible.

Swipe through for my top folklore-inspired reads. 📚🕯️

✨🧚‍♀️🌲📖🪵🔥🪵📖🌲🧚‍♀️✨

See all of our enchanting folkloric posts:
✨ @bookaddictjane
✨ @weybacktobooks
✨ @pawsandpagesonthecoast
✨ @author.gracenlewis
✨ @stephsreadingadventures
✨ @chaptersandcuddles

QOTD: ❓❓❓ What is your absolute favorite folklore-inspired book of all time? taken in Bookstagram by @stephsreadingadventures

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𝙱𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚗𝚔.

Every book we pick up is a sandcastle—an intricate, wondrous world sculpted from millions of tiny grains of thought. They are fleeting, magical spaces where we can escape, if only until the final chapter closes.

And the authors? The libraries? The late-night reading lamps? They are our lighthouses. 🧭 They stand steady against the crashing waves of reality, shining a bright, guiding light to make sure our wandering minds always find their way home.

Whether you are diving into a dark mystery, a sweeping fantasy, or a cozy romance today, remember that every page is a shore waiting to be explored.

🕯️🐚 🌊 📖 🏰 ⚓️ 🏰 📖 🌊 🐚🕯️

Never judge a book by its cover… unless it features coastal architecture. 😉

Welcome to Grains & Guidance, a curated stack celebrating two of the prettiest elements in cover design: resilient lighthouses and intricate sandcastles. Whether you’re looking for a locked-island mystery or a sun-drenched beach read, there’s a story here waiting to guide you away.

Tell me in the comments—how many of these are already on your shelves? ⬇️

🕯️🐚 🌊 📖 🏰 ⚓️ 🏰 📖 🌊 🐚🕯️

To see more of our sandcastle & lighthouse-inspired posts visit #novelideagrainsandguidance

QOTD: ❓❓❓ If you had to pick your ideal reading setting right now: the top of a breezy, isolated lighthouse or lounging on a warm beach next to the waves?

🐚🏰 This collab is brought to you by @novelidea_collabs — for more collabs, bookish challenges, and themed stacks, come join us! 🏰🐚 taken in Bookstagram by @stephsreadingadventures

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A new school year means new stories are waiting to be uncovered. Each lesson shapes the mind, spark curiosity, and gives creativity the space to bloom.

🍎✏️📓⭐️🍎✏️📓⭐️🍎✏️📓⭐️🍎✏️📓⭐️

BACK TO SCHOOL 🍎📚🕯️

You don’t have to be a student to appreciate a good academic setting. From enemies-to-lovers in the classroom to small-town sleuths unraveling high school reunion secrets, school-themed reads make the best late-summer and early-fall stack.

🍎✏️📓⭐️🍎✏️📓⭐️🍎✏️📓⭐️🍎✏️📓⭐️

New year, new chapter. Are you ready to write it?

Go see what my friends are taking back to school to get a glimpse into their journeys ahead of them:
✏️ @books_rn
✏️ @readitwithirene
✏️ @bookishmoodswings
✏️ @stephsreadingadventures
✏️ @pawsandpagesonthecoast
✏️ @dima_does_life
✏️ @twinsandtropes

🍎✏️📓⭐️🍎✏️📓⭐️🍎✏️📓⭐️🍎✏️📓⭐️

⁉️QOTD: When it comes to school settings, are you grabbing a cozy whodunit, an enemies-to-lovers romance, or a twisty dark academia thriller?

🍎✏️📓⭐️🍎✏️📓⭐️🍎✏️📓⭐️🍎✏️📓⭐️

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

To join in on future collabs or for more info, follow @ThiccBooksCommunity or reach out to one of our admins listed below:
@Thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@Nikki_loves_to_read
@Stephs_bookery taken in Bookstagram by @stephsreadingadventures

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@novelidea_collabs presents to you: Sunset on Summer

✨🌅 𝓪𝓷𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓼𝓾𝓶𝓶𝓮𝓻 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓼 🌅✨

As the summer days fade into night, let’s give one last toast to the beach reads we loved, the stories that made us sweat under the sun, and the tales that filled our nights with wonder.

🏜️✨⛵️📖 💛 🌅 💛 📖 ⛵️✨🏜️

As the days start getting a little shorter, there’s nothing quite like golden hour with a great story in hand. Tonight’s stack is bringing all the warm gradients, glowing skies, and end-of-season vibes. Whether you’re soaking up the last sun-drenched beach reads or easing into moody evening thrillers, these covers capture that magic perfectly.

Swipe through to see the full sunset stack! ✨

Let me know in the comments below! 👇

🏜️✨⛵️📖 💛 🌅 💛 📖 ⛵️✨🏜️

Don’t let the sun set on my friends’ posts:
🌅 @pawsandpagesonthecoast
🌅 @dinosbookishreviews
🌅 @jessicaaa__reads
🌅 @staceyannreviews
🌅 @elizabooksandstitches
🌅 @stephsreadingadventures
🌅 @rachelles_library

QOTD: ❓❓❓ What has been your absolute favorite read of the summer so far? taken in Bookstagram by @stephsreadingadventures

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𝕀’𝕞 “𝔸𝕝𝕝 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕌𝕡” 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪!

It’s Elvis Week, and we’re honoring the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in bookish fashion. 🎸⚡️Just like a favorite vintage record that sounds perfect no matter how many times you spin it, there are certain books that immediately feel like timeless classics.

✨🌟🎶🎙️🎹🕺👑🕺🎹🎙️🎶🌟✨

Few pop culture figures have captured our collective imagination quite like Elvis. Whether exploring his meteoric rise, his lasting cultural mythos, or fun fictional reimaginings, these Elvis-featured reads are absolute page-turners.

Which of these cover designs caught your eye first?

✨🌟🎶🎙️🎹🕺👑🕺🎹🎙️🎶🌟✨

To see how my friends are paying tribute to The Memphis Flash, visit the hashtag #bookishElvisWeek

QOTD: ❓❓❓ If you could read a biography about any musician in history, who would you pick? 🎧👇

👑🕺This collab is brought to you by @novelidea_collabs — for more collabs, bookish challenges, and themed stacks, come join us!🕺👑 taken in Bookstagram by @stephsreadingadventures

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Happy Book Lovers Day to the people who say “just one more chapter” and somehow finish the entire book at 2 a.m.

Today we celebrate overflowing bookshelves, never ending TBRs, fictional best friends, dramatic plot twists, and the very real heartbreak of finishing a story you never wanted to end.

📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻

Happy Book Lovers Day! 📚✨ Is there anything better than reading a book about someone who loves books as much as we do? It’s the ultimate literary meta moment, and these titles capture the magic of reading, collecting, and living through stories better than anything else.

If you're looking to celebrate today with a story that feels like a warm hug for your reader heart, save this post for your TBR! 🔖

📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻

Whether you’re a romance reader, thriller detective, fantasy world explorer, or proud collector of books you fully intend to read soon this day is for you.

See what chapters my friends are on now and celebrate book lovers day with them too!
💛 @josy.library
💛 @readitwithirene
💛 @stephsreadingadventures
💛 @readwithcindyloo
💛 @lastchapterblues
💛 @sookandbooks
💛 @tehlanna

📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻

⁉️QOTD: What is your all-time favorite book about books or book lovers?

📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

To join in on future collabs or for more info, follow @ThiccBooksCommunity or reach out to one of our admins listed below:
@Thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@Nikki_loves_to_read
@Stephs_bookery taken in Bookstagram by @stephsreadingadventures

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@novelidea_collabs presents to you: Parks & Recreation 🌲🏞️🏕️

ɢᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴘғɪʀᴇ, sᴄᴏᴜᴛs! ᴀᴜɢᴜsᴛ ɪs ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ, sᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛᴅᴏᴏʀs. ɴᴏ ʙᴜɢ sᴘʀᴀʏ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ!

Whether your current read is a dark thriller, a sweet romance, or a historical fiction, every book has its own ecosystem. Today, we are exploring the Power of Nature with this absolute gem.

🛶☀️🌿🥾🏕️📚🐻📚🏕️🥾🌿☀️🛶

"Crying is only acceptable at funerals and the Grand Canyon." — Ron Swanson 🪵🌲 If you can’t make it to the Grand Canyon today, reading a book set in a National Park is acceptable. Here are a few reads featuring rugged wilderness, mysterious trail secrets, and zero small talk. Pick one up, go outside, and read in peace.

🛶☀️🌿🥾🏕️📚🐻📚🏕️🥾🌿☀️🛶

Every genre has its own park vibe. Are we hiking a treacherous mountain plot twist? Or are we just relaxing on a picnic blanket with a cozy read? Be sure to explore all our posts:
🌲 @chaptersandcuddles
🥾 @the.bookishowl
🌲 @jocey_reads
🥾 @stephsreadingadventures
🌲 @alexsbookseason
🥾 @deannaturnsthepage

QOTD: ❓❓❓ Which National Park is at the very top of your bucket list to visit (or read about)? taken in Bookstagram by @stephsreadingadventures

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Happy Watermelon Day! 🍉

Nothing pairs better with a hot summer day than a sweet slice of watermelon and an absolutely juicy book. Whether it’s a plot twist that left my jaw on the floor or a romance that’s pure sugar, these reads definitely delivered the flavor.

🍉☀️🐜📖🍉☀️🐜📖🍉☀️🐜📖🍉☀️🐜📖

Serving up the ultimate summer stack! 🍉✨

Happy Watermelon Day! If a book has a watermelon on the cover, chances are high I’m adding it straight to my TBR. Swipe through to check out these delicious summer reads!

Drop a 🍉 emoji if you’re spending your day reading in the sun! 👇

🍉☀️🐜📖🍉☀️🐜📖🍉☀️🐜📖🍉☀️🐜📖

Grab yourself a slice, snag a cozy spot, and happy reading!

Head over to my friends pages for their sweet picks too:
🍉 @s_cathartes
🍉 @bookishmoodswings
🍉 @shopthebookhive
🍉 @dima_does_life
🍉 @stephsreadingadventures
🍉 @twinsandtropes
🍉 @pageandhive

🍉☀️🐜📖🍉☀️🐜📖🍉☀️🐜📖🍉☀️🐜📖

⁉️QOTD: What’s your ultimate, all-time favorite summer read?

🍉☀️🐜📖🍉☀️🐜📖🍉☀️🐜📖🍉☀️🐜📖

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

To join in on future collabs or for more info, follow @ThiccBooksCommunity or reach out to one of our admins listed below:
@Thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@Nikki_loves_to_read
@Stephs_bookery taken in Bookstagram by @stephsreadingadventures

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Vacation packing rule: clothes are optional, books are non-negotiable.

My suitcase is always jam packed full of reading essentials and “just one more chapter” energy.

⁉️QOTD: How many books do you usually pack vs. how many do you actually finish?

✈️📚✨🗺️🧳✈️📚✨🗺️🧳✈️📚✨🗺️🧳

The ultimate vacation haul ✈️📖

Nothing makes a trip better than a stacked TBR and zero schedule. Here are the 7 books that kept me company:
✨ Yes, Chef
✨ Vera Stein is Fine
✨ The Secret Society of Librarians
✨ First-Time Caller
✨ And Now, Back to You
✨ Elite Player
✨ How to Write a Love Story

Save this post for your next trip or weekend getaway! 📌

✈️📚✨🗺️🧳✈️📚✨🗺️🧳✈️📚✨🗺️🧳

The best vacations always come with the best views and the best books. Don’t forget to bring an extra empty bag for what you may pick up along the way!

Now I’m off to travel through my friends’ posts to see which books they’re bringing on vacation:

✈️ @stephs_bookery
✈️ @wordsandash
✈️ @stephsreadingadventures
✈️ @josy.library
✈️ @readlovereviewblog
✈️ @backroadsandbookmarks

✈️📚✨🗺️🧳✈️📚✨🗺️🧳✈️📚✨🗺️🧳

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

To join in on future collabs or for more info, follow @ThiccBooksCommunity or reach out to one of our admins listed below:
@Thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@Nikki_loves_to_read
@Stephs_bookery taken in BOOKSTA by @stephsreadingadventures

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Santa traded his sleigh for swim trunks and a beach day in paradise. Christmas in July just hits different with the sand between your toes, a book in your hand, and the sun shining on your face.

🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️

Unpopular opinion: Festive rom-coms hit better in July. 🤫❄️

There is no better getaway than diving headfirst into a fake-dating holiday scheme or a small-town enemies-to-lovers story while staying cool indoors. Here are a few top-tier Christmas rom-coms to add to your stack this week! 📚❤️

Bookmark this post for your next holiday mood read! 🔖

🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️

Consider this your sign to add that sparkle of Christmas magic to your summer days.

Check in with my friends to see how they are keeping the holiday spirit shine all summer long:
✨ @storystrideraleigh
✨ @stephsreadingadventures
✨ @backroadsandbookmarks
✨ @bookclubforlonelygirls
✨ @kingdomsandkindles
✨ @r.ed_reader

🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️

⁉️QOTD: Be honest: do you read Christmas books year-round, or do you strictly save them for December?

🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️

@novelidea_collabs and @thiccbookcommunity have teamed up to bring you this Christmas in July celebration!

To join in on future collabs or for more info, reach out to one of our admins:
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@reading_brooks taken in Bookstagram by @stephsreadingadventures

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@novelidea_collabs presents to you: To Melt For

𝙷𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝙸𝚌𝚎 𝙲𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝙳𝚊𝚢, 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚜 🍦✨ 𝚃𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢’𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛!

Nothing beats a sweet treat and an even sweeter plot. I am completely scooped up in this story! 🍨💖

😋🍨🍦👅🍦👅🍦🍨😋

Warning: This post might cause a major sugar craving. 🛑🍦 It’s officially National Ice Cream Day, and I’m celebrating the only way I know how: with a book stack that is To Melt For! These covers are serving up pure summer perfection and I can’t decide which one looks the most delicious. Grab a spoon, pick a favorite, and let's chat in the comments!

😋🍨🍦👅🍦👅🍦🍨😋

Get the scoop on what books my friends are reading:
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🍨 @stephsreadingadventures

QOTD: ❓❓❓ Are you a cone traditionalist, a cup fan, or do you go straight for the milkshakes? 🍦 taken in Bookstagram by @stephsreadingadventures

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