summer book club

i've decided to devote my summer reading to catching up on the classics. these are books that have been half-started or forgotten. some i've read before in school when the point was to get through it as quick as possible, without taking the time to absorb the context. i want to curl up and let the words sit with me. it's a daunting list, but i'm sure by the end of september i can knock more then half of these off. suggestions are welcome (and enouraged!) for a plan of action, i don't know where to start!

shakespeare and company - paris, france

i was lucky enough to visit paris last fall for the first time. it is a truly beautiful city and from the moment i hopped on the plane back to the yyz i have been  devising a plan to return. on my list of "life goals" living in paris for at least a year is in my 5 year plan (first i need to learn french!). these shots are from shakespeare and company, THE bookstore to visit while visiting the city of lights. shopping here was the reason i had to cram so much into my purse for the flight back as the books weighed a ton! when you purchase a book at shakespeare and company they stamp the inside of your book which just makes them all the more special.

my top three finds were (well callum found the first one) perfume: the story of a murderer, the wild boys by william s. burroughs, and we have always lived in the castle.