I had never considered the visual impact of books until I came across this photograph of the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Maybe it’s not the books themselves, but the gilded arches
and pillars that frame them or the intricately carved railings protecting the library's landings. On the other hand, remove the hundreds of colorful spines decorating
the shelves and the visual impact is greatly diminished.
This book store in Chengdu, Sichuan China raises the book
buyer’s expectations to lofty heights. The display is so dazzling I might
forget what I came there to buy.
I had my novel Brute Heart framed as a book carving.
Someone loved books so much they created a library cake.
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