When you’re reading a book, do you try to picture what the characters would look like? If so, then you’ll probably love this book that just came out: Well-Read Women. I think that Chronicle Books publishes some of the prettiest books and this one is no exception. It contains illustrations of 50 famous heroines from literature, including Anna Karenina, Daisy Buchanan and Nancy Drew, to name a few. All of the portraits were created by Samantha Hahn, a painter based here in NYC. This book combines two things I love, literature and art, and I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy!
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![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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Yesss! This one’s absolutely on my wishlist. Her work is gorgeous!
As I was reading this post I thought “Oh! Casee would love this!” ;)
Haha, yep, I also thought this would be right up her alley! :)
Mine too! Her illustrations are just beautiful.
Literature and Art are two of my big loves as well and this book looks amazing! I’ll have to pick it up for sure! Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
You’re welcome- I just had to share! :)
These illustrations are beautiful, they’d be so perfect for framing to brighten up a room too! x
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Yes- I’d love if they were also sold as prints as well!
Yay, I need something to read!
Now…do you know where I can buy time?
Haha, I wish I knew!
I would love this book. I always imagine what the characters in my books look like. And I will admit that I am always very disappointed when they make a great book into a movie and the character doesn’t match how I imagined.
Tracy @ Sunny Days and Starry Nights
Oh, that’s so true! I feel like there’s always a lot of pressure when they turn a well-loved book into a movie (like The Hunger Games, etc.).
This sounds so cool!