so many books so little time (and money)...

I'm not quite sure what it is about bookstores that make me feel like I'm in Disneyland, but it usually takes every smidgen of self control that I have not to walk out with two overflowing armloads of books and a few magazines. And I could probably stay in a bookstore all day admiring books.
I love examining the design of books. I love the variety of formats and different textures and weights of the pages. Certainly the books that I buy intrigue me also in the area of content, whether it is fashion or art history or photography or illustration or interior design... perhaps it's an appealing compilation of architecture or a musician's memoir? Maybe a new author's first published novel-I love the Discover New Writers section of Barnes and Noble, probably because I'm huge into supporting emerging artists of all genres. Sometimes I might be in the mood for a political or social commentary or an economic theory?

I think it might be the euphoric feeling of absorbing knowledge and insights from people you probably don't know. You can always learn something just from flipping through a few books -not even reading them cover to cover if you don't feel like a chronological progression of pages. You may not realize you are learning, either. A fiction book may not necessarily aim to inform, but it may expand horizons or share perspectives for you to evaluate with your own understanding and background that you come from.

I'm not sure what the difference is between owning the book and borrowing the book, but I love to collect books. Checking out books from the library is surely the most economical way to go about buffing up on ideas and smarts, but it is somehow less satisfying?

In any case, sometimes even just pictures of libraries are inspiring. Happy reading. : )

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