Look, I’ve never really enjoyed the Bed, Bath, & Beyond aesthetic. Honestly, the signs that say something like “Look at the time! It’s Wine O’Clock!” make me want to mix pills with whatever wine that homeowner is serving. And yet, every sign or shirt that says “go away, I’m reading” or the like instantly soothes me and makes me ask where the tea is because I’m about to sit on the couch and cuddle up with a book and a cat (I’m allergic, but still have the impulse).
Enter the Reddit forum r/BookPorn. No, Mom, it’s not porn that takes place in a library. Get your mind out of the gutter. It’s just photos of libraries themselves that make your brain cum. That’s why “porn” is in the name. Don’t quote me on that or anything else I’ve written on this site.
This forum fetishizes the bookish life and frankly, I’m here for it. I love seeing a welcoming home library with a fireplace or a fancy new-age public library that leaves people in awe as if it were a church. If you worship at the altar of the Humanities, you’ll agree this is borderline religious.
I hope these photos calm you and make you feel like settling down with a good book today.
Here are the best recent photos from the Reddit forum r/BookPorn:
1. Bookcase with a Putnam rolling ladder in our bedroom. My wife and I moved 4 years ago and my goal is to fill it entirely with books before the house is paid off.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-1.jpg)
2. Barter Books in Alnwick, Northumberland is the largest second-hand bookshop in the UK.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-10.jpg)
3. We found the coolest library ever in South Korea.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-9.jpg)
4. Mural in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-8.jpg)
5. My home library at night.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-7.jpg)
6. Dropping out of college to have a bookstore on wheels.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-6.jpg)
7. My Barnes and Noble Leatherbound Classics.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-5.jpg)
8. Spent all day rearranging my books as a way to maintain the illusion of control during quarantine.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-4.jpg)
9. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire book series spine covers.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-3.jpg)
10. In love with this reading corner
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-2.jpg)
11. Library Cake.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-11.jpg)
12. 15 years of collecting books in one picture.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-22.jpg)
13. I have missed you, used bookstores.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-21.jpg)
14. This is Admont Abbey. It’s in Admont at a monastery. This is their library.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-20.jpg)
15. Estate sale haul.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-19.jpg)
16. This is what a pandemic year looks like to a book lover. 126 read in 2020!
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-18.jpg)
17. It’s not hoarding if it’s books.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-17.jpg)
18. My university reading room.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-16.jpg)
19. The view from my bed. Just installed those shelves at the top.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-15.jpg)
20. Cool cover for Dante’s Inferno.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-14.jpg)
21. He has been selling used books in Morocco for 45 years. Everyone who passed through his library saw him drowning in his magical world.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-13.jpg)
22. My local bookstore. My happy place.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-12.jpg)
23. Bookshelf Theater at Tokyo’s Kadokawa Culture Museum.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-23.jpg)
24. I’ve actually been to this one personally. It’s in Manhattan. Used books. Lovely.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-30.jpg)
25. My little bookstore in the rain.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-29.jpg)
26. Pile of all the books I read in 2020.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-28.jpg)
27. Booktopia bookstores’ warehouse in Sydney, Australia.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-27.jpg)
28. Oh look!
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-26.jpg)
29. Finally finished my library and unpacked my books. Eventually, I’ll do the other side of the room. I really love how it turned out.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-24.jpg)
30. A French edition of Farenheit 451.
![Cool photos of books reddit, bookish things, library photos, cool and interesting book related photos, awesome reading nooks, home decor, reading, libraries, reddit bookporn](https://betterbooktitles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cool-book-photos-reddit-25.jpg)
Ahh. Simply a lovely bunch of photos.
h/t r/BookPorn
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