Book Crush of the Week: Things We Say Today Which We Owe to Shakespeare

No author will probably ever match the sweeping influence of William Shakespeare in shaping the English language. We're always in awe of the many, many expressions he coined. There are too many to properly list here, although this awesome graphic does a job good of summing up some of the most famous, which is why it's our Book Crush of the Week:

Image via nawasaka.tumblr.com.

Love it! What Shakespearean expressions do you use regularly? Mine are "full circle," "laughing stock," and "so-so."

Book Crush of the Week: Author Venn Diagram

Another week, another Book Crush of the Week. We dig this Author Venn Diagram from HTML Giant, which categorizes authors into three main writing types (head, heart, mouth) and plots their intersections. We're fans of the concept, although we have a few minor quibbles with some of the author placements.  

And, of course, one of us is just thrilled to see William Faulkner so close to perfection the center of the diagram... while the other would place him on the moon instead of this diagram, if she could. Gold star if you can figure out who's who, although it's probably not too hard. : )

What category (or categories) do your favorite authors tend to fall in to? Do you like a certain mix in your books or do you lean heavily to one specific category? 

Image via HTML Giant.

Book Crush of the Week: Green Grass Bookmarks

Hi everyone! It's time for our second installment of Book Crush of the Week, where we showcase some of our favorite bookish things from around the web. This week we're crushing on these adorable bookmarks--how awesome are they? 

Image from incrediblethings.com.

They are totally perfect for summer, which is now just officially around the corner (provided you live in the Northern hemisphere, bien sur). But what we really love is just how perfect they are for reading; each little shoot of grass reminds us of all those great 'ah-ha!' and 'wow, I love this sentence' moments that arise organically when you're immersed in a wonderful book. 

How many grass shoots would your favorite book have in it?

Book Crush of the Week: Books are the Future

Today we're excited to unveil a new lighthearted series here at Lit. Hitchhiker: Book Crush of the Week. What's this that you ask? Pretty much what the name suggests. Each week we'll be highlighting one of our favorite bookish things from around the web, whether it's a vintage book poster, a cool book cover, a whimsical author photo, a unique piece of book art--you get the idea. If it's offbeat, fun, and literary, it'll find a natural home here.  

For our inaugural post we're kicking things off with this charming book poster. Not only do we love its swinging retro vibe, but we couldn't possibly dream up a better message for our nascent blog. We agree wholeheartedly: there's a future in books... and hopefully lots and lots of books in our future!

Image from Late Late Antiquity.

Editors' Recommendation: If you love old books + cool photography, you've simply got to check out the amazing tumblr Late Late Antiquity (source for this great poster), for its gorgeous photographic look into forgotten books. We could spend hours browsing through it!