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Handlettered phrase 'Wannabe Vacation' with the books Anna and the French Kiss, City of Ghosts, Crazy Rich Asians, Second Chance Summer, and The Astonishing Color of After in the background. The Astonishing Color of After is opened to the title page and signed and dedicated by the author, Emily XR Pan, to Daphne, with a quote and a stamp of a crane.

Calligraphy and Handlettering

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I love to read and I like to take photos of books on Instagram, often paired with my handlettering and calligraphy work. I use brush pens, parallel pens, and micron pens. You can see more of my posts through my Instagram or through the Instagram link at the bottom of the page under Connect.

Handlettered geometric phrase of 'Latest Book Purchase' on an open book with red sprayed edges and books lined up underneath that include The Silvered Serpents, This Mortal Coil, Blood Heir, A Gathering of Shadows, The Poppy War, Vicious, An Unkindness of Magicians, Ever the Brave, Ever the Hunted, and The Handmaid's Tale. Handlettered sign of 'Book + Music' on a bunch of sheet music with the book Seraphina next to it on the left. Calligraphed phrase 'One More Sleep' on the open book Reindeer Games and another open book, My True Love Gave to Me, opened to the short story 'Polaris is Where You'll Find Me' by Jenny Han with a plate of Biscoff cookies on the book along with a candle to the side. Calligraphed sign that says 'Fake Dating' with a mug of tea and a bitten stroopwafel on the mug. The book To All the Boys I've Loved Before is open in the top left with another book, The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren, next to it with an iPad displaying the cover of the book If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane on the bottom right of the image. Handlettered quote from the book Horrid by Katrina Leno in a notebook next to the book with a pin board displaying some pins on the bottom all sitting on a white furry rug with dried dark red and purple rose petals. Calligraphed word 'Ghosts' in a notebook sitting on top of the books City of Ghosts, Tunnel of Bones, and Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab, along with Cemetery Boys and A Stitch in Time. Handlettered sign that reads 'Forest Dweller' on an art print next to the book Forest of Souls and the books The Cruel Prince, Uprooted, The Winter of the Witch, Blue Lily Lily Blue, and The Hazel Wood displayed. Handlettered quote from The Secret of a Heart Note by Stacey Lee with the book opened to the title page and signed by the author. A bottle of orange blossom perfume sits on the book with a bottle of rose oil on the bottom left and a mesh tea ball strainer of tea leaves to the right. Sign that says 'Happy Book Lovers Day' on the open and signed book The Crow Rider by Kalyn Josephson. The books Clockwork Angel, Strange the Dreamer, Sorcery of Thorns, Air Awakens, and Little Women are on the bottom. Calligraphed sign that says 'Fantasy Favorites' with three candles and the books Six of Crows, Uprooted, A Darker Shade of Magic, Muse of Nightmares, The Cruel Prince, Lady Midnight, An Ember in the Ashes, Tower of Dawn, and a Court of Thorns and Roses with three pins sitting on the book spines. Calligraphed sign that says 'Prickly characters' with the open book Beyond the Ruby Veil with spiky jewlery on top of the pages. The Wicked King, A Court of Wings and Ruin, The Cruel Prince, Uprooted, The Dream Thieves, and The Young Elites are also displayed. Sign that shows a calligraphed sign that reads 'November TBR' with a mug of tea and a slice of cake. The books The Empire of Gold, The Nemesis, Sisters of Sword and Song, and The Ten Thousand Doors of January are shown. Calligraphed sign that says 'Magic' with the books Spellbinder by L.J. Smith, A Discovery of Witches, An Unkindness of Magicians, A Gathering of Shadows, Serpent and Dove, and the open and signed book A Sorcery of Thorns shown with art by rosiethorns88 Calligraphed quote from Vicious with the book opened showing VE Schwab's signature on the title page. Other books shown include Vengeful, Nevernight, Fireborne, Seafire, Warcross, Fairest, and Neverwhere. Calligraphed sign that says 'Los Angeles' on a wooden table with french toast and syrup, pancakes with fried chicken, a breakfast sandwich, and the book, The Revolution of Birdie Randolph, shown. Handlettered sign with a rainbow 'Pride' and 'month' in black on it with a mug of coffee with milk. The book I'll Give You the Sun is open to the title page and signed by the author Jandy Nelson. Other books shown are Simon and the Homo Sapiens Agenda, What If It's Us, Summer Days and Summer Nights, Blue Lily Lily Blue, The Midnight Lie, and Heart of Iron. Calligraphed word 'Unexpected' in a notebook on the open book The Diabolic signed by SJ Kincaid and the two duologies Six of Crows + Crooked Kingdom and Dance of Thieves + Vow of Thieves shown. Calligraphed sign that says 'Bookish Love Triangle' stylized into a triangle with the books Kiss of Deception, Fireblood, Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side, Zodiac, Red Queen, Days of Blood and Starlight, and Clockwork Angel shown. Handlettered sign that says 'Trilogies' surrounded by four button pins. Trilogies displayed include the Renegades trilogy by Marissa Meyer, The Young Elites trilogy by Marie Lu, the Shades of Magic trilogy by VE Schwab, and the Dark Artifices trilogy by Cassandra Clare. Calligraphed black and orange sign that says 'Happy Halloween' with two candles that are black and orange. The graphic novel Pumpkinheads is open to the endpaper illustrations. Other books shown are That Dark Infinity by Kate Pentecost, Cemetery Boys, City of Ghosts, The Devil Makes Three, Lakesedge, and Mexican Gothic. Handlettered sign that says 'Spicy Romantasy' with the book covers shown for King of Battle and Blood, A Kingdom of FLesh and Fire, From Blood and Ash, The Crown of Gilded Bones, A Touch of Stone and Snow, and A Shadow in the Ember. Notebook showing a calligraphed 'Autumn Vibes' on a plaid scarf and a knitted scarf with two lit orange candles. A mini pumpkin is sitting on the open graphic novel Pumpkinheads. A calligraphed sign that says 'Favorite Contemporary Books' with three candles and the books What to Say Next, I'll Give You the Sun, Fangirl, The Sun is Also a Star, My True Love Gave to Me, First and Then, The Astonishing Color of After, Amy and Roger's Epic Detour, Second Chance Summer, and Since You've Gone in the picture. Handlettered sign that says 'Hope to Finish This Year' with two candles displayed with The Empire of Gold, Girl Serpent Thorn, The Nemesis, Star Daughter, and The Starless Sea. Calligraphed blackletter style sign that says 'Happy Halloween' with a large yellow and green pumpkin to the left with two Halloween themed pins on it and a smaller orange and yellow pumpkin to the right with another pin. The books shown are Stormrise, Soul of Stars, When the Stars Lead to You, Starflight, and Pumpkinheads. Calligraphed quote from Six of Crows in a notebook with a character art card stylized as a playing card of Kaz Brekker from the book. Six of Crows is shown with two different book editions, along with the regular US edition of Crooked Kingdom. Handlettered sign in purple, green, and gold that reads 'Laissez les bons temps rouler' with Mardi Gras beads behind the sign. The book The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden is next to the sign with gold, purple, and green book spines along the bottom of the picture showing King of Scars, Their Fractured Light, The Gilded Wolves, Kingdom of Ash, The Girl in the Tower, Heir of Fire, The Forgetting, Geekerella, Sightwitch, and The Help. Calligraphed sign that says 'Happy Winter Solstice' in blue and silver on the open and signed book A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas with other books, A Crown of Wishes, Zodiac, Days of Blood and Starlight, City of Ghosts, Heart of Iron, Cinder, and A Darker Shade of Magic, along the bottom. Calligraphy sign that says 'Hard Won Victory' on the opened title page of the book, Our Dark Duet, signed by Victoria Schwab, with Crooked Kingdom, A Conjuring of Light, The Winner's Kiss, Blood for Blood, and Sisters of Sword and Song shown. Handlettered sign that says 'Time Travel Books' styled in black and white with a Funko Pop vinyl figure of the Eleventh Doctor from Doctor Who and a small lasered wooden magnetic pin of the TARDIS, all next to the book, The Time Machine, by HG Wells on a galaxy print fabric background.
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