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I cannot get enough of glimpses like these<\/a>: celebrities’ libraries. Really, anyone’s library. If I walk into your house for the first time, and you have a bunch of books, I will walk over to inspect them before I even take my coat off. I don’t mean to be rude. It’s just a moth to the flame. (My favorite exchange from Bugs Life<\/i>: two moths floating slowly towards a fluorescent bug-zapper. One says to the other, in an urgent tough-guy voice, “HARRY! HARRY! DON’T LOOK AT THE LIGHT!” Poor Harry responds in a flatlining zombie voice as he floats foward, “Ican’thelpitit’ssobeautiful<\/em> ….” ZAP.) I am like Harry when I see a wall full of books. I also love the writer’s rooms<\/a> series at The Guardian for a similar reason. I scan the famous writers offices and think, “Hm, that wouldn’t work for me … ooh, I like that … I want that desk … I hate that desk …” I like to get glimpses of how people set their stuff up, be it desks or books. <\/p>\n

In the celebrity libraries links, I find the confluence of library and personality so fascinating. I haven’t even formulated my thoughts fully yet, but some of the libraries seem to “go” with the image I have of that person (Oprah’s for example: organized, with collections, and the entire focus of the room is THE BOOKS; and Woody Allen’s: elegant, slightly Victorian, the fireplace, the unbelievably comfy-looking couches), but others are more unexpected. Karl Lagerfeld’s is NUTS! And also awesome! <\/p>\n

My favorite library in that series is Rod Stewart’s. I want that room. I must have that room. I actually do have a similar (albeit less palatial) vibe in my library right now: the white shelves, which lighten the room, and books from floor to ceiling. (I wrote about the development of that room in The Bookshelf Project<\/a>, when good friends came to my aid in a pretty dark moment and basically put together the room for me.) I am so glad I went with the color white for my bookshelves. Originally I had wanted dark wood, but since the room is small I think it would have ended up making it feel cramped. Like I was being OWNED by my books, like they were towering in on me, as opposed to just filling up every bit of wall space in a graceful and beautiful manner.<\/p>\n

Go check out the gallery of celeb libraries<\/a>. Fascinating.<\/p>\n

What libraries here are you drawn to?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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