Here’s where great writÂing gets done. The Guardian has postÂed a nice colÂlecÂtion of annoÂtatÂed phoÂtos of the workÂing spaces used by famous writÂers, includÂing SeaÂmus Heaney, AS Byatt, Michael Frayn, and Alain de BotÂton. (Get the full list here.) My favorite selecÂtion is Jonathan Safran Foer’s, the Rose ReadÂing Room of the 42nd Street Branch of the New York PubÂlic Library, a beauÂtiÂful place to work.
AnothÂer quick obserÂvaÂtion to menÂtion: Most all of these rooms are paintÂed comÂpleteÂly white. For most of the world, that’s hardÂly strange. But if you live in NorthÂern CalÂiÂforÂnia, the site of one white room after anothÂer is fairÂly jarÂring. It’s pasÂtels here all the way. Source: Boing Boing
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