bookshelf
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bookshelves
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"It will be up to each individual to decide what place to give it on their bookshelf."
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
A neighbor took a photo of her bookshelf, connected Google Sheets to Muse and asked it to add each title to the sheet’s book list.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Now the child has her own bookshelf in their shared household - "and one whole shelf is for her Dolly books".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The academic bookshelf groans with the weight of studies of the phenomenon, but the seminal analysis of the topic remains a 1997 paper by economist Severin Borenstein of UC Berkeley and his colleagues.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
I looked at a photo on the bookshelf and picked it up, holding it close.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
The striking sculpture will hover over a cozy space with modular bookshelves that are arranged on a floor covered in book quotes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The unit features hardwood floors and built-in bookshelves and storage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
What was it about O’Rourke’s bulging bookshelves that got Kilmeade so shirty?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Publishing has long been subject to cyclical changes, with trends in format and genre taking over bookshelves in grand sweeps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
The pullout couch in the den is permanently pulled out, and our antique bookshelves have been emptied and turned into an open dresser.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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