In her article, Allow us to judge a book by its cover, Rachel Cooke quotes Anne Fadiman:
In her collection of essays, Ex Libris, the bibliophile Anne Fadiman writes that just as there is more than one way to love a person, there is more than one way to love a book. Those who revere first editions and pretty covers, who worry about sun damage to spines and despise pencil notes in margins, are courtly lovers. Those who split open books as if they were ripe fruit, who dog-ear pages and use paperbacks as table mats, are carnal lovers.
It was just such a tasty passage, I had to share. (via pixelcharmer)
3 replies on “For love of (book) covers”
Hey, I like the idea that I am a carnal lover! Sounds way better than a “library disrespector”.
You rock the library. I heard your story, and I was impressed. I knew you’d like this passage, too. Glad I was right. 🙂
I knew you’d like my blog too! And I am proud to have impressed you with my library rockin’…I kind of hoped you would be. My mamma always told me, impress a librarian and you can impress anybody! 😛