New Year, New Book Shelves

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year, Sounisian!

I recently discovered floating book shelves — a wall mount that allows you to decorate a room with books — and you know I had to do a QT one.

 

stack of entire QT series on a blue wall

And you all said you wanted to see the rest, so here they are. Give these a try if you have the wall space!

pastel stack of books on a blue wall

black stack of books on a blue wall

Enola Holmes series and Sherlock Holmes complete works stack on blue wall

Comments

[eachase.livejournal.com]

I'm also a big fan of the Enola Holmes series! A friend and I have been watching our way through the Cumberbatch/Freeman Sherlock recently. Lots of fun!

Our previous show was Lie to Me and it's been interesting to have 2 back-to-back MCs who both make a career about noticing details that others don't (though very different details) and who are both jerks, but also loyal to their friends (or, friend).

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

I love Enola Holmes and BBC Sherlock! The only reason that stack is smaller is that I still need to buy and read the newer volumes, which will get added on.

[eachase.livejournal.com]

In the course of my work, I recently discovered that all the Enolas published pre-Netflix have Juvenile subject headings, but the post-Netflix published titles have Young Adult subject headings. #LibrarianProblems

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes! Nancy Springer never wanted EH slotted into middle grade, but it defaulted to that because of Enola's age. I'm glad to see it getting attention from the YA space. I'm not crazy about the Netflix movies, but it did get the books more positive attention. And paid off Nancy Springer's mortgage--her words not mine. XD

[eachase.livejournal.com]

The Enola Holmes are tricky (from a librarian perspective) because Enola's age and the fact that they're quite short (the pre-Netflix ones) leans them towards the juvenile collection, but the content (in terms of social issues of the day) tends more towards young adult.

I agree that the Netflix movies are not great adaptations of the books. I can enjoy them for what they are as long as I think of them as completely unrelated to the books. And I'm all for Nancy Springer making more money! I don't suppose you have any leads as to where I could get autographed copies of her books?

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

She used to be very active on Twitter and I talked to her once on Goodreads, so you might be able to ask her directly about signed copies.

Oh, and I feel obligated to rec Sherlock & Co, a modernized Sherlock podcast with very strong BBC Sherlock vibes. I think you'd like it.

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Oh, the shelves look so nice! That's a great idea for showing off your beloved books.