Laura’s Fun
Book Facts for Likewise!
Favorite Fiction Books & Authors: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A Gentleman in Moscow, Jane Eyre, The Night Circus, Naomi Novik, Jane Austen, C.S. Lewis, Chaim Potok
On my Nightstand: Legendborn, In Cold Blood
Life-changing book: The Child Catchers
Favorite Book to Movie: Little Women
Favorite Book to Series: Station Eleven
Favorite Place to Read: My bathtub (see photo)
Fun Bookish Instagram Accounts: @mybookgramm, @katejbaer, @booksaremagicbk, @bookbento, @_thebookseller, @belletrist
Favorite local Bookstore: Books are Magic
Favorite Book Apps: StoryGraph, Libby
A fun Booktok Video: Popular books + their aesthetic
On my Wishlist: On Flowers by Amy Merrick
Favorite Bookish Tees: Bookshelf Tees
Miscellaneous: My mom was a librarian and I made merch for my sister and I to honor that (see photo).
Favorite things about Likewise: The intuitive UI (the swipes!) and option to use the app individually (privately) or to find community.
Suggestion for Likewise: Elevate the Instagram grid visuals.
Favorite thing to do when I love a book: Write a handwritten letter to thank them and tell them how much I loved it. My mom taught me to do this and when she was a girl she did the same and received letters back from authors like Madeline L’Engle and Walter Farley.