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nypl:

Our friends at The New Yorker’s Photo Booth blog have a fascinating slideshow featuring books as muses. The image above is just one of 14 interesting photographs that feature bookish inspiration. Enjoy!

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books0977:

Well read. Gwyneth Paltrow in a sea of books. Vogue US August 2010. Photo: Mario Testino (Peruvian, 1954-).
Testino has shot fashion stories for Vogue, V, Gucci, and Vanity Fair. Celebrity subjects have most famously included Diana, Princess of Wales and her sons. Other subjects have included actresses such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts, models such as Claudia Schiffer and Gisele Bündchen, and performers such as Janet Jackson and Madonna. He has done campaigns for Burberry, Gucci, and others.

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foxontherun:

(via in the garden / perfect reading spot)

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theparisreview:

Flavorwire has compiled a list of ten of the coolest niche bookstores from around the world. Any missing?
Photograph of Stanley & Livingstone, The Hague, The Netherlands.

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theparisreview:

WILLIAM GIBSON
It’s harder to imagine the past that went away than it is to imagine the future.
Image via Strand Books Tumblr

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thepenguinpress:

Maira Kalman, And the Pursuit of Happiness. (There’s great roundup of Kalman images and video at Brain Pickings.)

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brightlywound:

(via fuckyeahprettybows)

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“I’m not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful.” ~Marilyn Monroe

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