Nightstand: Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover: The Fourth Rule of Scoundrels (Rules of Scoundrels) by Sarah MacLean. SO PUMPED to have this review copy. YAY Sarah MacLean!

Coffee table: Ruby by Cynthia Bond.  Yikes. This is not a happy story.

On the metro: The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan. This book is intense, but really well written.

Internets:

A Vogue slideshow with 88 photos of celebrity engagement rings. Tell me your favorites!

Marry, Date or Dump: The Men from Little Women.

How do you feel about the phrase “semi-precious” in reference to gems? Monica of idazzle is not a fan.

The fab Cheryk Kremkow has been doing some great posts on the AGTA Spectrum awards.

So cool for so many reasons: Sphinx unearthed from 1923 Cecil B. DeMille movie set.

Literary Style: A Look at the Homes of Famous Writers.

Two favorite powerful TV ladyheros love to drink gallons of red wine. Maybe this is why watching TV makes me want wine?

The top 10 royal sapphires.

How the fab Allison Janney – a Kenyon alum, just like me! – became “that actor in everything.”

This jewelry creates energy for powering tech devices…by harnessing the power of its wearer’s veins.

The fabulous jewelry of country music stars.

Nightstand: Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema by Anne Helen Petersen.

Coffee table:  The Wise Man’s Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day Two by Patrick Rothfuss. Why did I wait this long to read this series??? It’s SO GOOD.

On the metro: The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician Series Book 1) by Charlie N. Holmberg.

Audiobook: Nothing at the moment.

Internets:

Happy early Halloween from this amazing GIF made with Wendy Brandes jewelry!

Obviously we all want to read a piece called “A time traveler’s guide to medieval shopping.”

I will pretty much always read a blog post about the best red lipsticks.

Here are a couple of cool articles about The Art of Mourning exhibit at The Met.

I can’t imagine a day when I wouldn’t want to see a well-dressed gentleman rescue a whole bunch of baby ducklings from a storm drain.

I agree with most of this “tips for wearing jewelry to work” piece. ESPECIALLY the #5, which is “use rings to improve your mood.”

Some drop-dead gorgeous photos in this post from The Jewellery Editor on the new Cartier Royal collection.

Supposedly prim and proper Victorians getting silly in front of the camera. I love, love, love the Victorians.

Nightstand: Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema by Anne Helen Petersen . This book is awesome. I almost never read nonfiction, but this one is really working for me. I’m reading it slowly, though. Expect a review eventually.

Coffee table: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I’ve been hearing about this for ages and am only now getting around to reading it. So far, so good.

On the metro: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. Rereading the Grisha Trilogy! I’ve only read the 3rd book once, but it’s getting to my 4th or 5th read-through of #1 and 2. I think I want to own these in hard copy, too.

Audiobook: Nothing at the moment.

Internets:

Diamond Envy wrote about the three best jewelry blogs to follow and I was one of them! Thank you, Diamond Envy!

Are you in NYC? Do you have the ability to get to NYC? Go visit the exhibit on sentimental rings at Doyle & Doyle right now.

OMJ looks at a gorgeous jewelry trend: mosaics.

This is the coolest: Artist Kevin Weir creates creepy GIFs from vintage photos found in the Library of Congress.

Love this post from the fab Stay Gold featuring pieces that pair rubies with shades of blue.

Halloween costumes that empower girls, from A Mighty Girl.

A roundup of upcoming nonfiction books by women.

This timeline of People magazine’s noteworthy covers throughout the magazine’s 40 year history is pretty awesome.

This beautiful headpiece set with Swarovski crystals is like a giant, luminous mood ring for your head. Check it out.