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Stay at the hotels where some of your favorite books were written: the French hotel beloved by Fitzgerald, the Swiss home of Nabokov, and th

Literally hotels around the world.

#books #history #hotels

Surely, landmarks such as the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and the New York Public Library are on any bibliophile’s must-see lis

The Mill Valley library is pretty cool, but just because there's a tree inside and a nice view of the forest. Otherwise, it's pretty public library.

#public library #library

The case for visiting libraries while traveling.

library tourism! a great way to see a city with purpose

#public library #libraries #travel

Much like their books, library buildings can be wondrous creations, noteworthy for their quirky designs or the innovative methods they use to inspire their communities to read. Take a journey to six of the most unusual libraries in the world.

From Manila to Norway, check it out!

#travel #libraries #aroundtheworld

From @lemonysnicketquotes’s Poison for Breakfast, as a surfer and bus rider this stood out:

To some people, swimming in the ocean may seem very dicey, a word which here means “as risky as rolling dice, if getting a certain number means you will drown,” and it is true you should never swim in a part of the ocean with which you are not familiar, because the tides and currents can behave like angry bus drivers taking you someplace far, far from where you want to go.

#poison for breakfast #lemony snicket #quotes #fiction #reading #authors #toomanybookstoolittletime

Having fun with the outside edges of your books.

This is part of a book you don’t normally pay attention to, but some cool things can emerge.

#books #hidden #art

Common reading books for Phi Beta Kappa's 290 chapter campuses.

Add to your reading lists!

#college #reading #list

Libraries find ways to keep in touch with regulars, from phone calls to delivering books to live-streaming author talks

Coronavirus has shut down the IRL library experience, but that doesn’t mean the library community isn’t still alive!

#libraries #books #culture #coronavirus

Did you know these nine movies were actually based on classic literature ... we didn't either.

It’s adaptation-adjacent!

#classics #tv #movie

Many common reading assignments this year focus on issues of diversity, free speech and immigration.

How’d everyone do on their summer reading?

#summer reading

Please always keep writing, Murakami!

#favorite authors #advice

I found the book and movie to be so different from each other. I read the book after watching the movie so I was waiting the entire book for an epic get together at the end....but that’s not how the novel ended. I started the second one and eagerly await what happens next. Her friendship with Chris and relationship with Josh (and their kiss and more romantic background) were so different, it really changed the story for me.

#adaptation #book to movie #atbilb