Monthly Archives: January 2013

Breakfast at Tiffany’s II, Revenge of the Librarian.

I hate Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I hate the black Givenchy dress, the tiara and foot-long cigarette holder, a grotesque parody of elegance. I hate the character’s “dahling”. I hate how, minutes after meeting her new neighbor Paul, Holly launches into … Continue reading

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Vintage Library Posters

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On the Nightstand

Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan Free Press, publication date: November 13, 2012

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The British Museum’s Enlightenment Room is a display dedicated to the age of Enlightenment. Separated into the various arts and sciences, there are books, fossils and statues on display, along with examples of earthenware and metalwork, which try to explain … Continue reading

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Librarian Ink

 

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Bookshelf Porn

  This creators of this enormous, book-lined staircase from Levitate Architects had this to say about the stunning loft-library apartment design: “Our proposal extended the flat into the unused loft space above, creating a new bedroom level and increasing the … Continue reading

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Girls I Envied in Literature.

Laura Ingalls’ nemesis in On the Banks of Plum Creek, duh, Nellie Oleson. “Nellie Oleson was very pretty. Her yellow hair hung in in long curls, with two big blue ribbon bows on top. Her dress was think white lawn, with … Continue reading

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Is there any book that has inspired so many delightful covers?

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Girls I Envied in Literature.

Snow Treasure is a story about Norwegian children assisting their motherland by smuggling millions of dollars of Nazi gold via sled, past the German army. Helga Thomsen is a 12-year old tomboy whose: “black curls hung like sausages from under … Continue reading

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