Getting Bookish

Living

Jan 6

Written By Peter C Som

Shelve ‘em, stack ‘em, read ‘em! Books are an integral part of making a house feel like a home. Whether cookbooks, coffee table books or limited edition art books, books allow you to be surrounded by your interests and passions. Until my dream of having a fully dedicated library room happens, it’s all about getting creative.

Here are my tips on getting bookish:

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What books do you turn to consistently? Keep those housed vertically on your bookshelves for easy access.

my favorite COOKBOOKS

Jubilee Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin

Chasing Flavor by Dan Kluger

The Nom Wah Cookbook by Wilson Tang

Every Day is Saturday by Sarah Copeland

Cannelle Et Vanille by Aran Goyoaga

Snacking Cakes by Yossy Arefi

Butcher and Beast by Angie Mar

2

Art books that have that gorgeous dust jacket? Display them on your coffee table.

my favorite ART & PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS

Bill Cunningham- On the Street

Annie Leibovitz-the Early Years

Ellsworth Kelly- Windows

Kehinde Wiley The World Stage- Israel

Ninth Street Women

Irving Penn- Centennial

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And for the ones that you love but don’t always open? Keep them in neat stacks on benches, ledges or the floor.

my favorite FASHION & LIFESTYLE BOOKS

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James Huniford- At Home

Robert Stilin- Interiors

Vogue on Christian Dior

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A stack of books next to your couch? Add a tray and you have a perfect spot to place a drink.

my favorite FICTION & NON-FICTION BOOKS

A Home at the End of the World

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Beloved by Toni Morrison

On Earth Were Briefly Gorgeous

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Fashion Climbing- A Memoir

Gatecrasher- How I Helped the Rich Become Famous and Ruin the World

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

In Cold Blood Truman Capote

A Bite-Sized History of France- Gastronomic Tales of Revolution War and Enlightenment

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