I love studying photographs and paintings of people reading. Given how many times I come across these things online, I am definitely not alone. Check out the images of famous authors reading famous books, over on Flavorwire. My favourites? Patti Smith and Anton Chekhov, with Faulkner coming in a pretty close third.
Oscar Wilde in America (Courtesy of Retronaut)
A Fantastic, Illustrated Version of ‘Don Quixote’ from the ’60s (courtesy of Flavorwire)
The Brontë Bell Chapel in Thornton, West Yorkshire was vandalized. (Courtesy of Mail Online)
Famous Author Letters, Memorabilia Up for Auction (Huff Post Books)
FYI-Be sure to check out the lock of Poe’s hair.
15 Postcards from Famous Authors (courtesy of Flavorwire).*
*I love that Kurt Vonnegut corresponded with someone from my home city!
Take a tour of Robert Frost’s Vermont home (courtesy of Huffington Post).
Banned Book Trading Cards (courtesy of Flavorwire)
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