Shelfies
Real stories about beloved books. Collected by Lavie and Jared. Newsletter every Friday.
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I was told many times that this is an outrageous idea that would kill my career.
As a dyslexic person, the notion of reading physical books is pretty painful, as they are not formatted in a comfortable way for my brain.
Humans' ability to mess things up never changes.
“We really should get the ladder, shouldn’t we?”
Space is at a premium in NYC, but that hasn’t stopped me from dedicating an unhealthy amount of it to bookshelves.
I do contemplate the Ibizans, and these books are part of my process of doing that, but my policy is to let them be.
I keep books either because I haven't read them yet and fully intend to, or because I have read them already, and intend eventually to read them again.
I’d like to spend the day with her.
Keep writing, while the unread pile grows higher. One day it buries you.
It might look like just a library to you, but this is a lifeline.
I'm rarely organised enough to store books alphabetically.
Collecting and re-ordering stuff is an essential part of my writing process.
