Bookish

I am a self-proclaimed nerd, and I'm pretty darn proud of it! So is Mr. Canary in his own way, we're nerds about different things, which means we're going to look like this on moving day:

image from J. Crew catalog August 2007

We love books (and have way too many)! I love a good biography on an artist or an interesting business strategy guide or possibly something on sociology... but I have to admit, my favorite type of book usually involves some kind of unconventional love story.

I think Kate Spade also had the same idea with the "Summer Reading" section of her site. With the autumn chill setting in, summer is long gone, but what's more academic and nerdy than reading in the fall? :)


I recently finished reading an amazing love story, The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. I finished it in two days... couldn't put it down. Here are some of my all time favorites:

• Love in the Time of Cholera. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of my favorite authors. I love the atmosphere and tone set in his books. Plus, an Oprah Book Club pick!
  
• Tuck Everlasting. A children's book, but one of the first love stories I ever read and will never forget! I was about 9 when I first read it and remember crying my eyes out. I was already a sap back then!
  
• The Little Prince. Also a children's classic, but the story of between the Prince and the rose... who could forget that?
• The Alchemist. Unconventional and also a parable. Very touching.
  
• Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Very unconventional. This was written by a Chinese writer in French, then translated into English. I love the way the language flows in the book.
  
• Love Story. A classic! Short and bittersweet. This is where "Love means never having to say you're sorry" comes from.

What are some of your favorite love stories? Are you incorporating any of your favorite books or poetry into your wedding?