More and more articles claim that while we love the idea of books, fewer and fewer of us actually read
The golden age of books, when libraries were magical and mysterious and bookshops were the perfect places to spend a rainy afternoon seems to have passed.
Entire stories on film in years past, however, began with a few stacked books in great locations.
The Beast’s Library, “Beauty and The Beast”
Bookshelves are revealed when the “Monster” shared his magnificent library with Belle. This library is every bibliophile’s dream, filled with spiral staircases leading to millions of volumes of classic literature. It was one of the film’s defining moments that allowed Belle to see the humanity of the “monster.”
Monsieur Labisse’s bookstore, “Hugo”
Never was a bookstore more associated with friendship than Monsieur Labisse’s was for young Hugo. Filled with 40,000 volumes, the bookstore became a literary playground for Hugo and his good friend, Isabelle.
The Shop Around the Corner, “You’ve Got Mail”
Do you hate big chain bookstores? Do you support small, independent bookstores? Find some solace in the RomCom classic, “You’ve Got Mail,” where Kathleen (Meg Ryan) runs The Shop Around the Corner and has to deal with the heir (Tom Hanks) to Fox Books, a “mega” chain bookstores.
Embyro Concepts, “Funny Face”
Fashion meets wit at Embryo Concepts bookstore run by Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn). A bookstore fashion shoot leads to the discovery of a new model in the person of Jo.
The Travel Book Company, ‘Notting Hill’
All wonderful, unlikely love stories begin in quaint bookshops in London. Will (Hugh Grant), owner of this bookstore, woos Anna Scott (Julia Roberts), a Hollywood superstar, with a book in one hand and a map in the other.
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