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Liberty Hardy

Senior Contributing Editor

Liberty Hardy is an unrepentant velocireader, writer, bitey mad lady, and tattoo canvas. Turn-ons include books, books and books. Her favorite exclamation is “Holy cats!” Liberty reads more than should be legal, sleeps very little, frequently writes on her belly with Sharpie markers, and when she dies, she’s leaving her body to library science. Until then, she lives with her three cats, Millay, Farrokh, and Zevon, in Maine. She is also right behind you. Just kidding! She’s too busy reading. Twitter: @MissLiberty

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running some of our favorite posts from the last six months. We’ll be back with all-new stuff on January 7th.

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The Sketchbook by Eduardo Leon Garrido

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Still-Life of Books by Jan Davidsz de Heem

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Portrait of a Man holding a book by Rogier van der Weyden

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St Catherine Reading a Book by Carlo Dolci

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The Book Lover I by Frantisek Kupka

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Still Life Vase with Oleanders and Books by Vincent Van Gogh

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The Bookworm by Carl Spitzweg

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Reading A Book by Rudolf Ernst

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Her Favorite Book by Pino Daeni

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Young Maiden Reading a Book by Pierre-Auguste Cot

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Bookshelves by Giuseppe Maria Crespi

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A Young Girl Reading, or The Reader by Jean-Honoré Fragonard

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Still Life with Books and Candle by Henri Matisse

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A Good Book by Ludovico Marchetti

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Young Woman with Book by Edouard Manet

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Book Transforming Itself into a Nude Woman by Salvador Dali