#booksamillion

[nico-bonedaddy-diangelo]

Finally in my hands safe and sound~

Percy Jackson and The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan the BooksAMillion exclusive edition which is autographed.

The first copy of this edition was hand signed but got burnt in a truck fire on its way to the bookstore 🫣 So they had Rick hand sign bookplates to stick in the books for us.

I am very thankful for @musashi for their assistance being my shipping buddy and getting this to me, you're a legend!

#percy jackson #percy jackson and the chalice of the gods #pjo #rick riordan #chalice of the gods #BooksAMillion #bookblr #bookworm #reading #mine #signed #book reccomendation

[nii-chan-tamer]

#my dear henry #jekyll and hyde #book #books a million #booksamillion

[the-painted-word]

They say never judge a book by its cover, but I chose this book because of its great cover and it was fantastic, so I have disproven that idea quite quickly! A darkly funny book about depression, the late 90s art scene and 9/11. What’s not to like? Read it! · · · · #bookstagram #bookworm #bookshelf #bookish #bookaddict #bookshop #bookstore #bookstagrammer #bookaholic #bookstores #bookshopping #igreads #bookstgram #booksy #booksamillion #bookporn #library #reader #ilovebooks #myyearofrestandrelaxation #madebyawoman (at Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck2qSn7Irks/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#bookstagram #bookworm #bookshelf #bookish #bookaddict #bookshop #bookstore #bookstagrammer #bookaholic #bookstores #bookshopping #igreads #bookstgram #booksy #booksamillion #bookporn #library #reader #ilovebooks #myyearofrestandrelaxation #madebyawoman

[soibeanxgalactica]

New books arrived while I was at work! ☺️

#books #bookblr #booklover #bookaddict #bookworld #to drink coffee with a ghost #amanda lovelace #pillow thoughts #courtney peppernell #milk and honey #the sun and her flowers #rupi kaur #starry night #blurry dreams #starry night blurry dreams #henn kim #booksamillion #books a million

[julienneb]

Engaging conversations are the secret ingredient during your holiday meal.

Da book! The Learned It In Queens Communications Playbook!

#Amazon #Kindle #books #BarnesandNoble #target #walmart #foyles #booksamillion #blackwell

[tevvy]

I don't like to read but I do love making content. They prolly saw this post and that's why they never showed love lol. I got to find a better way for these companies to see my content. 

#tevonelliottdesign #video #videography #baltimore #baltimorevideo #booksamillion #books #read #reading #manga #artbook #sketchbook

[breiendia]

“How did it feel when you first fell in love with yourself?” Laws. 💖🌊🥂 #GSelfUnityPeaceLoveTruth . Embrace your successes and discern the blessings of the rest. No loss is ever a set back because every lesson is really a blessing or comes with one. . 🧘🏽‍♀️SelfJourneyS #HappyInwards #itsbooksagain #GoddessBE #Read #ReadingisEssential #2023 Ps. I don’t speak much, But I love to write. 🥰 #VoiceMistress #SpeakersofIG #BooksaMillion #library (at Goddess LAIR) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBgc9krjXs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#gselfunitypeacelovetruth #happyinwards #itsbooksagain #goddessbe #read #readingisessential #2023 #voicemistress #speakersofig #booksamillion #library

[yarnreader]

I had not the greatest day today. We found out that my mom has to have a heart bypass done tomorrow morning and I am scared shitless. So I took myself to #booksamillion to wander around and treat myself to books and to pick one up for her too. Please send healing vibes my mama’s way. #bookstagram #booktube #bookhaul https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch5y9PQpE8z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#booksamillion #bookstagram #booktube #bookhaul

[viragoreads]

My haul(s) for the tail-end of July and all of August. This doesn't include my subscription boxes. I definitely have a problem. I'm pretty sure there is not enough space on my shelves. #books #bookhaul #bookmail #bookstagram #booknerdproblems #booklr #thriftbooks #booksamillion #barnesandnoble #bookoutlet https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch24lmgATwO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#books #bookhaul #bookmail #bookstagram #booknerdproblems #booklr #thriftbooks #booksamillion #barnesandnoble #bookoutlet

[supersteviegeekout]

I do know that living in fear of what might happen prevents us from enjoying what we have today. - Barbarian Lover by @author.ruby.dixon ~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~ Two different bookstores today. Talk about a serotonin boost! At @barnesandnoble I finally picked up my copy of Realm Breaker, Heat Wave was available, and the special edition of Barbarian Lover released today. We hit the mall for dinner, so of course we had to go to @booksamillion where I picked up the mini Heir of Fire. The kiddos got new books, and hubby got the latest VW magazine. An excellent book loving day! ☆When was the last time you were in a bookstore?☆ ~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~ #readersofinstagram #bookstagram #bookswelove #bookaholic #booklover #booklife #bookaddict #newrelease #newbooks #barnesandnoble #booksamillion #heatwave #barbarianlover #realmbreaker #heiroffire #rubydixon #victoriaaveyard #tjklune #sarahjmaas https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf7jbztLNff/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#readersofinstagram #bookstagram #bookswelove #bookaholic #booklover #booklife #bookaddict #newrelease #newbooks #barnesandnoble #booksamillion #heatwave #barbarianlover #realmbreaker #heiroffire #rubydixon #victoriaaveyard #tjklune #sarahjmaas

[kibatsuchibi]

"I think I killed a girl who looked like this once. Yeah. Her name was Emily Danagger. She'd been murdered in her early teens, by a contractor working on her parents' house. Her body was stuffed into the attic wall and plastered over." ∆ I am so ecstatic to start the next chapter in Thunder Bay with Theseus, Anna, Thomas, Carmel, and the wonderful cast of witches, family, friends, and Ghostbusters. I even added in some "help", hopefully, with a few hand-drawn sigils of my own witchcraft power (please excuse my poor skills; I'm still learning) that I believe could assist the ragtag group in their journey! Kendare Blake's writing style is quite unique, yet sort of reminiscent of Maximum Ride by James Patterson (about 50% Mr.Patterson's writing style and 50% Max herself!) and maybe that's why she has quickly become one of my favorite authors, though also because she is also very kind, genuine, friendly, funny, honest, adopted (just like me!), and from South Korea (a country I came to like because of K-Pop, but fell in love with because of a history of Korea class in college and the country's richness and beauty)... I'm rambling now... Long story short: I'm excited, thrilled, and a little sad to continue Anna's story, because after this it will be over, but here we go~! ∆ #kendareblake #kendareblakebooks #annadressedinblood #annadressedinbloodseries #girlofnightmares #girlofnightmaresnovel #spookybook #spookybooks #favoriteauthor #favoriteauthors #favoritebook #favoritebooks #favoriteseries #favoritebookseries #booksamillion #booksamillionusedbooks #booksamillionhaul #bookdragon #bookworm #bookstagram #booktok #witch #babywitch #babywitchcraft #learningwitch #sigil #sigils #sigilmagick #spring2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CdJCKqPryYU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#kendareblake #kendareblakebooks #annadressedinblood #annadressedinbloodseries #girlofnightmares #girlofnightmaresnovel #spookybook #spookybooks #favoriteauthor #favoriteauthors #favoritebook #favoritebooks #favoriteseries #favoritebookseries #booksamillion #booksamillionusedbooks #booksamillionhaul #bookdragon #bookworm #bookstagram #booktok #witch #babywitch #babywitchcraft #learningwitch #sigil #sigils #sigilmagick #spring2022

[nii-chan-tamer]

Got the all now.

#spy x family manga #spy x family #booksamillion #books a million

[the-painted-word]

I love the @thebookerprizes - the winners and nominees. I read at least 5 books from various booker prize nominees this year and each one was absolutely fantastic. This classic from @kazuoishiguro (I haven’t seen the film!🫣) was moving and very sad. Beautifully written like everything he writes and comes highly recommended by me! · · · · #bookstagram #bookworm #bookshelf #bookish #bookaddict #bookshop #bookstore #bookstagrammer #bookaholic #bookstores #bookshopping #igreads #bookstgram #booksy #booksamillion #library #reader #ilovebooks (at Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmHXaoaIr1l/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#bookstagram #bookworm #bookshelf #bookish #bookaddict #bookshop #bookstore #bookstagrammer #bookaholic #bookstores #bookshopping #igreads #bookstgram #booksy #booksamillion #library #reader #ilovebooks

[kennnnnn3]

it’s that time of year again

#this took me way too long to make #my art #homestuck #hom3stuck #4/13 #happy 4/13 #mfw im a young man standing in his bedroom #happy birthday john homestuck egbert #413 #hs #ty for 15 years #i hate this stupid fucking webcomic #one time i bought a physical copy of act 1 (you know the one) n the cashier was so upset with me #sorry booksamillion cashier #they could never make me hate you homestuck #davekat #vrisrezi #sorry i gotta squeeze those in there

[tapewormoffthestring]

will someone in my family please get me legoland jacob richmond for christmas

#in stock at booksamillion......

[careydraws]

Here's a writeup about the process of making this 12x18" poster that's in the booksamillion special edition of TAZ: the Eleventh Hour GN! It looks like there are still some available for preorder!

Long post about how I got from the initial options I sent to my editor to the final below the cut (or unlocked on my patreon here).

We found out pretty late in the life cycle of making the actual book artwork that we were going to get to do a special edition that included a poster, which was nice because it meant I had a good sense of what cool moments in the book we might want to highlight... and what existing art I might be able to use as scaffolding, because these books are on extremely tight deadlines and there was not a separate timeline for painting a whole poster. So when we can avoid doing that, it saves me a lot of time and heart/wristache... but it's not always possible! spoilers: it was not possible this time around.

I started out by sending my editor two options for poster designs: one that would save some work by letting me reuse cover & interior elements that happened to be drawn at a large size, and one that was loosely based on a page with a fun splash panel, but would require total redraw and repaint. As I said in an email,

...Unfortunately, we both agreed that the one that was going to be more work (A) was the cooler choice & would make for a better poster. Also, by this point I was thinking about doing a version of the cover for a lenticular, and I didn't want to double-dip with fun promo materials. So it goes!

The composition was off, since this was based on a comics page with, y'know, dialog and other panels on it. We talked about whether adding some kind of a text treatment might help balance it out, but ultimately,

[narrator: she would later regret this.]

ANYWAY, once I was all-in, it was time to get goin! First, I made a small color thumbnail, then scaled it WAY up for print and took it back to pencils to space out the trio & give everyone a little more room.

Next I inked and flatted it! Flatting is the only time I can really zone out & watch something while I work, it was a nice break.

Then I blocked in big hue shifts for the ground and sky; painted big shadow shapes, and drew in the text; and finally added some details like bounce light and atmospheric perspective blue shifts.

One final touch-up pass with some additional cool tones-- If I were to do this again, I might tone it down a LITTLE bit on the reflections on Magnus's gear… but then again, it looks cool, so I might not.

And there it is! 

Next time I do this, I want to try to keep the initial color thumbnail much looser- I got frustrated at the rendering stage because I'd done most of the fun work of thinking about color already, and ended up feeling like I was treading the same ground twice. It's tough to find a balance between enough planning to be ready and not so much that I lose something in the work!

I'm always happy to get process questions over on patreon, it's fun to talk more about this sort of thing!

#thezonecast #taz balance #tazgn #process #taz #long post