friday favorites

ladies and gents, please find below the freshest instance of friday favorites - some of the neat and pretty things that have caught my eyes in the past week. this week's post is filled with all sorts of bookish things. enjoy and be inspired.

book spine poetry via ten cent notes:

this is what i want to tell you

before i fall

hold still

stay

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a book-bookbag via amandaonwriting.tumblr.com

typewriter journal via modcloth

Chronicle Books Write To Left Journal (clipped to polyvore.com)

bookends by designatelierarticle in cherkasy, ukraine

via sosuperawesome

a sweet message from the hottest, raddest guy on earth (that would be ryan gosling, if you didn't know, duhhh) to all the bookish girls

Source: librarianheygirl.tumblr.com

underground new york public library:  a wonderful photo blog with shots of people reading on the new city underground system (brace yourself, you won't be able to stop scrolling down once you check out the site!)

photo via flicker

michelle obama gives us a piece of her mind (thank you miss first lady, it was very mr. keating of you!)

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the best books of 2012 according to the new york times

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and finally, just for fun: a piece of pencil shaving art (for more fun pics please visit this link)

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happy first weekend of december!