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
Suddenly he spotted something that looked like a piece of red cellophane lying on the bookshelf.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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
A £656.94 Dyson lamp bought from John Lewis was also found in the corner of a room next to a wall lined with bookshelves.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Mr. Lemoncello walked over to the wall of bookshelves and tilted back the head on a marble bust of Andrew Carnegie, revealing a red button hidden in his neck.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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