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Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures | Ransom Riggs
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With the candid quirkiness of Awkward Family Photos and the confessional intimacy of PostSecret, Ransom Riggs's Talking Pictures is a haunting collection of antique found photographswith evocative inscriptions that bring these lost personal moments to lifefrom the author of the New York Times bestselling illustrated novel Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Each image in Talking Pictures reveals a singular, frozen moment in a person's life, be it joyful, quiet, or steeped in sorrow. Yet the book's unique depth comes from the writing accompanying each photo: as with the caption revealing how one seemingly random snapshot of a dancing couple captured the first dance of their 40-year marriage, each successive inscription shines like a flashbulb illuminating a photograph's particular context and lighting up our connection to the past.
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TheSpineView
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#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

📷 My son and daughter-in-law headed to a formal event a couple of weeks ago.
🐎 Ride
🔈 There is more treasury in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasury Island.
🤗 @ta_hernandez5 just introduced herself. So I am tagging her so she can join in. We love getting to know the new Littens!😊💕

Eggs Sweet happy photo 💗❣️💗 6y
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Jilly6183
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1. This is a cool French wine bar in the leather district in Boston that has live jazz on an elevated stage next to the bar
2. Eggplant Parm and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are my specialities
3. Work conference on Cape Cod
4. RL Stine because I devoured his books as a kid so I basically have him (and my mom) to thank for my love of reading
5. Football and bonfires

#humpdaypost

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rather_be_reading
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loooooved this book! very in theme with my antique weekend.

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AngieAvers
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Ransom Riggs collects photos that he finds at estate sales; photos that have writing on them; it may be on the back, or the front; even a part of the photo. His inspiration was one of the first photos he purchased. He moved his photos from frames to proper albums. When he tried to move this particular photo he found this written on the back "Dorothy, Chicago, age 15, Died of Leukemia". This book highlights his favorites. Some are haunting.

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DanielaGretchen
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L'ho trovato particolarmente inutile ma mi rendo conto che possa piacere agli appassionati di fotografia... non mi sento quindi di "bocciarlo"

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LumosNox
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Such an interesting concept for a book! I've never thought about looking for pictures that have been written on before but I'll have to start.

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Spiderfelt
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While shelving at my library, I came across this book. The cover photo made me pause, and reading just a few inscriptions was enough to convince me I need to bring it home.