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Hi everybody and welcome to a new Top Ten Tuesday! As some of you may already know, I’m not a big bookish merch collector. I love looking at it and I appreciate the work and creativity that goes into it, but I can’t get myself to collect coffee mugs or candles when I can only use so many. So I was struggling A LOT with today’s original topic about bookish candles.
But then I realized, there is ONE type of bookish merch that I might consider making an exception for, and that is: TOTE BAGS. So today I’m highlighting 10 quotes I think are great for a tote bag!
(Note: these are not new or groundbreaking by any means, but I’m a simple girl who likes simple things and simple bookish quotes 😉 )
Generally Bookish:
- Books & Stuff (I actually have this one!)
- Fully Booked
- Might Be Books, Might Be Snacks
- I’d Rather Be Reading
- I Closed My Book To Be Here
Inspired By/From Books:
- Let’s Go Rattle The Stars (Throne of Glass)
- From Now Until The Darkness Claims Us (Throne of Glass)
- Violent Little Thing (Fourth Wing)
- All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter. Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost. (Lord of the Rings)
- Don’t Let The Hard Days Win (A Court of Mist and Fury)
BONUS:
- Manon & Asterin & Sorrel & Vesta & Faline & Fallon & Edda & Briar & Thea & Kaya & Linnea & Ghislaine & Imogen (because I’m currently re-reading the Throne of Glass series and my love for The Thirteen knows no bounds)
Tell Me:
Do you love bookish tote bags? Would you get one of these quotes?
Looks like you’d have a fun collection of book totes. 🙂 I don’t collect book merch, but I know there is lots of cute things out there.
I’m not into bookish merch either, but I’d be tempted to make an exception for a nice tote bag 😀
I may have one or two bookish totes, but after reading your list I want lots more!
Here’s a link to my TTT post
https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/%f0%9f%93%9a-toptentuesday-10-books-matched-with-candle-scents-tuesdaybookblog-booktwitter-booktwt-bookx/
Haha I kind of want more tote bags too, they’re the only kind of merch I have trouble resisting 😀
I’m obsessed with totebags! Throne of Glass has so many good quotes that would be perfect on a tote!
Throne of Glass is just so quotable!
These are all good quotes.
Thanks! 🙂
This is such a fun and creative idea. If I were to create my own bag I’d go for “I have no home but the library” from The Raven Boys—that one really speaks to me! I’m a big fan of bookish tote bags and would definitely get one of the ones you’ve featured here. What a great post!
Oh, “I have no home but the library” is such a great idea too, I love it 🙂
I love “Might be books, might be snacks.” I hadn’t heard that one before, but it’s awesome!
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Haha, I love that one too! Definitely a high chance any tote bag I’m carrying has one or the other in it 🙂
I like how you mixed this up! I was stuck on the candles too.
My brain was definitely not helpful when it came to candles, but somehow it did work for tote bags 😀
I have a bookish tote with a quote from Shakespeare, and my daughter has one that features the cover of Jaws.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/bookish-candles-i-want-based-on-recent-reads/
Oh Shakespeare is always a good one, and the Jaws cover is so fun too!
I especially love your last one Lindsey!
It’s my favorite too (anything to do with The Thirteen) 🙂
I am obsessed with bookish t-shirts and all of these would work for that as well. Although I do like me a good tote as well! I LOVE this topic, you should submit it to Jana!
Thanks, I submitted this topic to Jana 🙂 Would love to see what everyone comes up with!
This was a great idea! I have so many book totes, but I can’t stop buying them. haha. I would love a shirt with The Thirteen! I bet I could find that on Etsy… hmm.. lol
Haha I definitely think I once saw a shirt with the names of The Thirteen on them online (probably Etsy indeed) 🙂
Haha, I’m sure.. I’ll have to look!
I love bookish totes! I have to stop myself from buying all of the ones that I like! These are great!
Haha I know the feeling 🙂
I LOVE a tote bag – can’t resist! And I love your “bonus” quote – I’m trying to get my sister to make me a bag similar to that, but with my favorite authors’ first names!
Ooh, a tote bag with your favorite author’s first names is such a fun idea too!
ooh, I love bookish merch with the character names all listed. I’ve always wanted one for A Little Life (it was the first time I saw that design) and I wouldn’t mind it for so many more favourites 😍 Great twist to the topic!
Character names is indeed such a fun one for bookish merch! And so many options 🙂