GENTLE READER: Using books as decoration is hardly new. But gone are the days when those books were displayed to show off the ...
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Weird decor trend du jour: Hiding books' spines

I am appalled at the current practice on TV home decor shows of placing books with their titles to the wall. It is a huge fad. I keep waiting for one of the hosts to realize that anyone who actually ...
“A room without books is like a body without a soul,” Marcus Cicero, the Greek philosopher, once said. Ardent bibliophiles would probably agree, knowing how difficult it is to let go of a book once it ...
Already the norm for film sets and commercial spaces, fake books are becoming common fixtures in homes, but if you see one, you might never know. While some people are going all in and covering entire ...