pickThis is a fascinating book, fully illustrated with colour photographs (and a few reproductions of pamphlets and such, though these are generally too small to see much detail). Some of the ways in which these “catacomb saints“ are decorated are amazing to see, just in terms of craft.
Not one I read because I venerate saints, and probably a little too academic/secular to please those who do.
pickInstagram kept feeding this up to me as an ad and I bit the bullet, expecting it would be a bit of a disaster IF it ever arrived. But it did and it‘s gorgeous! I‘ve only been to a few, including this library in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. This is the perfect book to curl up with and daydream ❤️
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1.3 books,all great,review of tagged book here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7612055587
Language city,and The Long Goodbye,full review here
:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7612052750
2.Maybe planning a trip to Uzbekistan,excited to read The Railway by Hamid Ismailov!
Birthday hall plus the tagged book which just so happened to arrive on my birthday from the Harvard first editions signed book subscription. My daughter and I are playing hooky from school and work to spa, eat fancy foods, and read 🥳
Jumping on the #14books14weeks bandwagon!
There's my stack of 7 physical books, and here's 7 ebooks:
Cecelia and Kate series 1-3
The Good Knight
The Mountain in the Sea
All the Birds in the Sky
Walkaway
pickA visually stunning coffee-table book that chronicles the glamour, history, and cultural significance of Hollywood‘s most exclusive post-Oscar celebrations. The book does more than showcase pretty pictures; it also traces how Oscar parties evolved from intimate studio gatherings in the 1940s to the high-profile, branded spectacles of today. Readers interested in Hollywood history will appreciate the timeline of shifting trends in fame and media.
Libraries are helpful in so many ways .
I read three bangers in a row but The Antidote was the best book this year, absolutely incredible. I personally did not enjoy The Long Island Compromise.
