Susan’s Book Blog

 If you’ve been in a book fandom for a little while or you follow a bookstagram or two, you’ve probably heard of Longhand Pencils . It’s a small business based in Texas run by the lovely Kasee Bailey. You should definitely check it out! She creates fun pencil sets sporting quotes from popular books, TV shows, and movies, and once you buy one set you WILL be back for more. They’re addictive. You can’t just have one. Take a look at the sets I’ve snagged so far. (I love mine!!!!!!!) Romance tropes set ⤵️ Any Way the Wind Blows set ⤵️ Red White & Royal Blue set ⤵️ Young Royals set ⤵️ AWTWB on the shelf ⤵️ HEA or GTFO ⤵️ (The “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” set is in the background on the left; Tropes on the right.)

So we all know about Funko Pops, right? Those adorable little 4" tall plastic characters from movies or TV that have become so popular in the past few years. I have my own collection; I have the Animaniacs, all five of the Gummi Bears, Josh and the Zoltar machine from Big,  Peter Venkman, Zuul, Louis Tully, and the Ghostbusters firehouse, among others. I shall not say exactly how many. Ahem.  I think they're so stinking cute and sometimes when I read a book I can picture what the characters' Pops would look like. If I can figure out which actual Pops resemble the characters (the right outfits, hairstyle, etc) then I can swap heads & bodies, do a little painting, and voila! I have my own one-of-a-kind Pops for my favorite book characters! (If you're interested in making your own but don't know how, I'd be happy to walk you through the process. Just message me.) Here's a quick list of the ones I've made so far. You can visit my Pinterest page for mor...