Stoner in the Bookshop

Stoner by John Williams

"In the University library he wandered through the stacks, among the thousands of books, inhaling the musty odor of leather, cloth, and drying page as if it were an exotic incense." - John Williams, Stoner

 

The Sun Beneath the Sea in the Bookshop

The Sun Beneath the Sea by Jacques Piccard

"Sometimes when I'm in a bookstore or library, I am overwhelmed by all the things that I do not know. Then I am seized by a powerful desire to read all the books, one by one." - Arthur C Clarke