I want to read only what I’ll want to reread—the definition of a book worth reading once.
—Susan Sontag (via theparisreview)
—Susan Sontag (via theparisreview)
And here’s the first page of my new book. White text on left reads, “I walk home without you.”
(via fuckyeahbookarts)
Book designer Chip Kidd explains why designing books is no laughing matter (or maybe it is) and illustrated why literary TED talks are the best TED talks.
“In our age of increasing distractions, the need for perspective and reflection is essential.”
Artists Candy Chang and writer James Reeves are transforming an abandoned gas station in the Mojave desert into a library “dedicated to pilgrimages and personal transformation.”
While the Philosopher’s Library project is just beginning, you can share the books that have changed your life on the project’s website and they will be included in the library’s catalogue. (Sebald’s The Rings of Saturn, if interested.)
—Hafiz (via thatkindofwoman)
(Source: shaktilover, via thatkindofwoman)