Tag Unpacking My Library

Alison Bechdel’s Library of Books

Congratulations to Alison Bechdel, whose newest book, Are You My Mother?, publishes today.  We can’t wait to read this book, and have been thrilled by the marvelous attention its author has gotten recently, including a New Yorker profile by Judith Thurman, a Time profile by Lev Grossman, a fabulous book

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Answers to the Unpacking My Library Quiz, Another Chance to Win!

We have a secret to tell: no one won our quiz about Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books! There were so many writers, there were so many books on their shelves, even the smallest microcosm of 13 quick facts was jam-packed with untold stories. So, let’s compromise. We’ll post 3 of the

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Reading Architects, Designers, and Their Books

You don’t have to be a designer or an architect to be interested in what they’re reading. Many of the things they like are the kinds of things everybody reads. They are people, too, after all, though it might seem daunting to approach the libraries of those who have envisioned

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Vote for “Unpacking My Library” in Amazon’s best book covers of 2009 poll

You need look no further than our previous post to see that we’re excited about Unpacking My Library, an intimate look into the literary collections of some of the world’s most important architects. Turns out we’re not the only ones. The Pentagram-designed project was recently nominated by Amazon.com’s Omnivoracious blog

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