300$ OF BOOKISH CANDLES, NERDY SHIRTS, & BOOK MERCH

TL;DR

Attended the Midwest Book Festival and hauled under hyped books, bookish merch, and candles, including "The Embalmer," "Firebird," "The Collected Schizophrenias," "Suicide Woods," "The Power," and more.

Transcript

Today is the Midwest Book Festival. I attended this last year for the first time in my entire life. It is a book festival - In fact, it is the biggest Book Festival in the entire Midwest - There's gonna be a lot of authors there, last year I got some amazing bookish merch when I went last year, I got Ambrose Perry's The Way of all Flesh. This is pr... Read More

Key Insights

• 😃 The Midwest Book Festival is the biggest book festival in the Midwest and features a variety of authors.
• 🎆 The content creator attended the festival with better preparations than the previous year, bringing a backpack and necessary supplies.
• 📔 The content creator hauled under hyped books such as "The Embalmer," "Firebird," and "The Collected Schizophrenias."
• 🎆 FrostBeard Studios, a local company, sells bookish candles and other bookish merchandise at the festival.
• 🍱 The content creator discovered the Feminist Book Club subscription box, which focuses on inclusive feminism and books with intersectional feminist themes.
• 🛍️ Various bookish merchandise, such as keychains, pins, tote bags, and shirts, were purchased at the festival.
• 🪭 The content creator is a fan of the Sherlock Holmes series and purchased a keychain featuring the iconic 221b address.

Questions & Answers

Q: What books did the content creator haul from the Midwest Book Festival?

The content creator hauled books such as "The Embalmer," "Firebird," "The Collected Schizophrenias," "Suicide Woods," "The Power," and more.

Q: What are the key highlights of the book "Permission" by Saskia Vogel?

"Permission" is about a failing actress named Echo who is fascinated by a dominatrix named Orly. The book explores sexuality, BDSM, and various interesting concepts with a debut novel blurb by Janet Fitch and Stoya.

Q: What is the premise of the book "The Power" by Naomi Alderman?

"The Power" imagines a world where girls gain the power of electrocution overnight while men don't. It explores the shift in power and how it affects gendered violence.

Q: What book subscription box did the content creator discover at the Midwest Book Festival?

The content creator discovered the Feminist Book Club subscription box, which focuses on books with intersectional feminist themes and is not gendered.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Attended the Midwest Book Festival, the biggest book festival in the entire Midwest, and purchased under hyped books and bookish merch.

• Hauled books such as "The Embalmer," "Firebird," "The Collected Schizophrenias," "Suicide Woods," "The Power," and more.

• Also bought bookish candles from FrostBeard Studios and various bookish merch like keychains, pins, tote bags, and shirts.