Open the book. (The gilt rubs off the edges of the pages and pollinates the fingertips.) — Elizabeth Bishop Copy Share Image
“Should he give free reign to his desires, the bibliomaniac can ruin his life along with the lives of his loved ones.… — Mikita Brottman Copy Share Image
“This is incredible. This is quite amazing because who you're honoring tonight is not only myself but the ghost of a lot… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love. — Christopher Morley Copy Share Image
“Earlier that day, a typewriter bomb had exploded at a black market skin house over on Eel Street, sending words raining through… — Craig Padawer Copy Share Image
We stopped to browse in the cases, and now that William - with his new glasses on his nose - could linger… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“He flicked through the yellowed rough-cut pages and breathed its musty smell. It filled him with a strange excitement, as if he'd… — Joan London Copy Share Image
“Things turn up in strange places all the time. For example library books, which possess a disconcerting ability to move from place… — Lauren Willig Copy Share Image
“Until you opened it, the book was nothing that an untrained eye would look twice at.” — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
