Second only to bookstores, stationers are my other happy place. Whether I’m in Ann Arbor or Wenatchee, Dallas or Seattle, I can spend hours perusing greeting cards, pencil bags, and crafty accessories. If I’m stuck waiting somewhere in between books, I simply search for “bullet journal” on Pinterest and the minutes fly by. Therefore, I was delighted to come across a novel of letters in Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn. After all the only thing more romantic than a love letter is the ink and paper with which it was crafted.
Graphic artist Meg has started to make a name for herself
in designing custom planners and wedding invitations. She’s just hit a wall in her
creative output when a former client reenters her life. Reid, a numbers guy, wants
to know how she knew his previous relationship would fail -due to a cleverly
hidden message inked into the invites. After he disparages both her craft and her
beloved adopted city, Reid compels Meg to show him what she loves about both. Together
they explore various neighborhoods with a new eye on finding typefaces that
play against type. Sharing these snapshots, as you might have guessed, also
helps them see their friendship from a different angle. This light-hearted
romance will make you smile. And may even have you hunting for that calligraphy
book you bought that one time.
