Welcome to another Monday of Musing with Ambrosia, at The Purple Booker.
Check out these prompts:
I’m currently reading…
Up next I think I’ll read…
I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
I can’t wait to get a copy of…
I wish I could read ___, but…
I blogged about ____ this past week…
THIS WEEKS RANDOM QUESTION: Do you like new book smell? Old book smell? All book smell?
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I love new and old book smells. My early childhood was spent in an old library that shared space with the village post office, so when I now go into an old post office, I am also struck with the scent. The one that reminds me of bookish things.
Later, I came to adore new books and spent lots of time buying books in bookstores…until they started closing down.
Now we have Barnes & Noble in my neighborhood…and I enjoy spending time there. They also have a coffee shop, so sometimes I just settle in to read.
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I want to start visiting the library again, as we have a lovely one not too far from my home.
What are your thoughts about bookish scents?
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SNOW SPARKS 
I’m definitely more a new-book-smell kind of reader! But if the book has an old-book look to it, then that’s even better!
Here’s my Musing Monday post: https://mariazuppardi.wordpress.com/2017/02/20/musing-monday-feb-20-2017/
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I do love the scent of books, old or new. Thanks for visiting, Maria.
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I LOVE the way books smell. I have several different candles that smell like new books, old books, and libraries. 🙂
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Wow, I must find those candles! Thanks for visiting, Deanna.
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This is where I got them https://www.frostbeardstudio.com/collections/book-lovers-candles There are so many different ones.
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Great post! 🙂
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Thanks, Breana….
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I’m sad there isn’t a bookstore near where I live. It’s a shame. Our library is spectacular, though.
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We used to have two bookstores in the neighborhood, but now have only one. But better than none, right? Libraries are good, too. Thanks for visiting, Allison.
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I wholeheartedly endorse the sentiment to start going to the library again! I like to wander the stacks at my library and breathe in the book scents.
http://twobirds1blog.blogspot.ca/2017/02/musing-mondays-blind-date-with-book.html
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Definitely a plan, Lauren…thanks for stopping by.
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Oh yes… Opening a real book and fanning the pages to sniff up that particular smell… yum! I believe there is a perfume on the market that claims to reproduce the small of books. Not sure I’d want to wear it, though – it would constantly have me wanting to dive into a book!
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Ha! Yes, I can see us bookaholics going around wearing that perfume…and we could start a riot, with people chasing the scent.
Thanks for stopping by, Sarah, and I think the scent of libraries is such a great combination of new and old books.
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Oh yes! Perhaps if they made it a room fragrance – I’d NEVER leave home then!
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