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Day 24 of the @bookriot #Riotgrams Challenge: oversized book! I like big books and I cannot lie: I have a LOT of large books, mostly about art. These are closest to where I‘m sitting (because it‘s Saturday and I‘m lazy lol.) 📚

#RiotGrams, Day 19: Today's prompt is "art and illustration.” Chip Kidd is a GENIUS! This is the first collection of his art. He‘s a legendary jacket designer. You‘ve seen his work a million times and not realized it. (Jurassic Park, The Secret History, Murakami...) He‘s my favorite cover designer. Besides Henry Sene Yee. Next time you read a physical book, take a moment to look at the jacket art credits. Those artists work hard! ???

This is a little horizon-broadening reading project: 1) take a Strand bag with all the authors written on it. 2) put every author you've never read anything from in a cup (fair amount in my case), 3) make the selection and no picking another until you've read something from that author. The verdict....Chip Kidd! Looks like he's got a couple novels but wondering if I should get a retrospective if his graphic design work instead.

Today was my second visit to the Book Farm in Coventry. I picked up this little lot for £31...very pleased with myself 😊

It's time for #FunFridayPhoto! Today's photo: your favorite coffee table books! I loooooooooove Chip Kidd so much, and this is a beautiful collection of his covers, both final covers and alternative artwork for jackets. It's an epic nerdpurr. 😍😍😍