
Quirky Stocking Stuffers For Your Better Half
At a loss for what to stuff your SO’s stocking with? We have a few ideas… Here we are again, in that gleeful time where consumerism knows no bounds- and who even cares because it’s CHRISTMAS. We might be slightly obsessed with Christmas here at Alchemy Bookshop, and have been planning our Christmas shopping and

20 Of The Cutest Advent Calendars For the 2020 Holidays
2020 has been quite a year as all the 2020 nostalgia gear on the internet can attest to. It’s been mentally tough and incredibly challenging in so many ways. #Is2020OverYet Etsy Shop: ButterflyMugDesign Etsy Shop: UtopiadesignUS Etsy Shop: MoonlightMakers Etsy Shop: stampoutonline It’s about time that we have some small pieces of joy to cling

Your Holiday Gift Guide for Book Fanatics
It may feel like Fall just arrived, but we are within two months of the Holiday Season! We are presenting our Holiday Gift Guide a little early this year and focusing on small Etsy shops. With COVID causing increased demand with online shopping and the inevitable shipping delays, it will be prudent this year to

Book Race: Who Can Read The Most New Books Between Now And Christmas?
A little friendly competition never hurt anyone! In that spirit the three of us have decided to have a little 4th quarter race to the finish. Who can read the most books between now and Christmas? Alice very rudely made up a rule that it can only be NEW books. Re-reads don’t count. That’s very

Why A Book Snob Finally Purchased A Kindle E-Reader
I have always been a little bit of a book snob. If you could have told me 5 years ago that I would purchase a Kindle E-Reader, I would have laughed. The texture and smell of a new book brings happiness to my senses that you can’t recreate with an E-Book. I was obsessed with

The Romance Novel That Led to My Sexual Awakening
Alright dear readers. Listen up. Gather ’round for story time. I’d like to tell you all about the time that I had my sexual awakening via romance novel. There will be laughter, there will be joy, there will be confusion. It should be fun. Let’s set the stage for you. I’m between the ages of

The Ultimate Date-ability Rankings of Classic Literary Characters
Disclosure: Yes, I may be rating harshly. But that in no way diminishes my love for any of these characters! We all have that one friend (or in my case, ARE that one friend) that love Austen and Bronte so much that it set their standard for romance. So, please excuse the following ramblings of