Nope, I’ve never been to the Taj Mahal. Or India. But some friends brought me back this fancy keepsake that looks so nice in its package I don’t dare take it out.
Book: Thomas Kyd: A Dramatist Restored by Brian Vickers
bookmarks
Bookmarked! #129: Book Pile
A very special bookmark this week from the fabulous Fraggle! It’s a handpainted comic scene with a feline taking a catnap on top of a pile of books (which I’ve reviewed). Not a very comfortable perch for that kitty, but they always seem to make do.
Book: American Mirage: How Reality TV Upholds the Myth of Meritocracy by Eunji Kim
Bookmarked! #128: Celeb Sex Shenanigans
I’ve talked before about these promotional bookmarks that used to be quite common and that you don’t see as much of anymore. This is a good example, and it’s from the early days of my collection. I don’t know when I picked it up, but the first edition of The Intimate Sex Lives of Famous People came out in 1976. The keyhole shape was a sly idea.
Book: The Film Encylopedia by Ephraim Katz
Bookmarked! #127: Do Not Disturb
We’re keeping it small and simple this week!
Book: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Bookmarked! #126: English Country Estates
This week’s bookmarks are brought to you by the fabulous Fraggle, who sent them all the way from the north of England. Gibside and Wallington Hall are both heritage sites and I was thrilled to see that the National Trust still have these embossed leather bookmarks in their gift shops. Because what’s a nicer keepsake than a bookmark? I still have a bunch of them from my visit to the UK in the 1970s (see some from Scotland here), but I don’t think I was ever in Northumberland or Tyne & Wear.
Book: A History of Britain: The British Wars 1603 – 1776 by Simon Schama
Bookmarked! #125: Eek! A Mouse!
I’ve posted a lot of cat bookmarks over the years. Time to even things out a bit with this stylish silver piece from Gibraltar.
Book: A Century of Tomorrows: How Imagining the Future Shapes the Present by Glenn Adamson
Bookmarked! #124: Christmas 2025
Pewter presents from Pugwash, Nova Scotia. A Merry Christmas to all of you!
Book: The Celts: A Sceptical History by Simon Jenkins
Bookmarked! #123: That Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It’s getting a little late to be sending your letters to Santa, kids! He’s a busy man this time of year.
Book: Marple: Twelve New Mysteries
Bookmarked! #122: Felt
A blend of Merino wool and silk that a friend picked up for me in Newfoundland. It has a really light, spongy feel to it. Can’t say I have any other bookmarks quite like it.
Book: The Story of Nature: A Human History by Jeremy Mynott
Bookmarked! #121: Stained Glass
I had to take this picture from a different angle because it’s a mirrored bookmark and I didn’t want to show my phone’s reflection. I like how you can see through the stained glass windows, and it’s really quite a striking bookmark when you hold it up to a window.
Book: Universe of Stone: Chartres Cathedral and the Invention of the Gothic by Philip Ball
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