Book Worms on Vacation

Literary Walk
Central Park
New York City, New York

Located in the middle of Central Park (Mid-Park and 72nd street) you will find a garden of authors, known as literary walk includes sculptures of the following people you may find heavenly to pass by on a nice day outdoors.
William Shakespeare
Sir Walter Scott
Robert Burns
Christopher Columbus
Victor Herbert
Ludwig van Beethoven

The mall runs from 66th to 72nd streets.

For those who may find themselves in England and yearning for more book worm culture I suggest Pavement Pounders.
Currently there are three guided walks:
Coleridge & Highgate
Romantics in Hampstead
Hampstead Between the Wars

and one in preparation

Fitzrovia, a Region of the Mind

And lastly but certainly not least this site seems to be the ultimate in pay dirt for literary travels

Books you may also be interested in checking out:
Walking with William Shakespeare
In the Steps of Jane Austen
In the Steps of Thomas Hardy
Words to Walk by: Exploring Literary Brisbane
Walks in Literary Santa Fe: A Guide to Landmarks, Legends and Lore
Walks in Hemingway's Paris: A Guide To Paris For the Literary Traveler
Walking Literary London: 25 walks Through London's Literary Heritage
Literary Chicago: A Book Lover's Tour of the Windy City
A Literary Companion to Venice
Literary Trail of Greater Boston: A Tour of Sites in Boston, Cambridge and Concord
A Literary Companion to Rome: Including Ten Walking Tours
From The Lighthouse To Monk's House: A Guide to Virginia Woolf's Literary Landscapes
Literary Nashville
The Ideals Guide to Literary Places in the US
Traveling Literary America: A Complete Guide to Literary Landmarks
Storybook Travels: From Eloise's New York to Harry Potter's London, Visits 30 of the Best-Loved Landmarks in Childrens Literature
Bookstore Tourism: The Book Addicts Guide to Planning & Promoting Bookstore Road Trips For Bibliophiles and Other Bookshop Junkies
The Book Lover's Guide to Florida: Authors, Books and Literary Sites
Walks in Oscar Wilde's London

Recently finished:
Footsucker

Do You Already Live in the Library?

Late 2007 I read the entire Series of Unfortunate Events (and loved them!) If any of you have also read them you may remember the Penultimate Peril where the Baudelaire's find themselves in Hotel Denouement. A hotel that is organized much like the Dewey Decimal System.

If this sounds like paradise to you I have found the real life equivalent.

The Library Hotel


This 60-room "boutique hotel" is located at 299 Madison Avenue (at 41st Street) appropriately close to the New York Public Library.

The Library Hotel was by Christopher Breed who is also responsible for the Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, the Coq Sevire Hotel in Paris, and two estate homes owned by the (Ralph) Lauren family.

Each of ten floors is themed after a major category in the DDC. All rooms include a small collection of books for your enjoyment. Throughout the hotel may be found some 6,000 books.

Other ammenities include:

·	European Style deluxe continental breakfast buffet served every morning
·	Cappuccino, Cafe Au Lait, Espresso, Cookies, Whole Fruits served all day
·	Wine and Cheese Reception in the Reading Room every evening 5:00pm - 8:00pm
·	Selection of Local and National Newspapers
·	High speed Wireless Internet throughout the hotel
·	24 hour Computer stations with printers
·	Complimentary passes to NY Sports Club
·	DVD library of the American Film Institute’s top 100 films of the 20th Century.
·	Complimentary Cable including premium movie channels
·	Access to Reading room 24 hours a day
·	Access to Poetry Garden and Writers Den unless a special event is in session

If you're ready to put aside any reservations and make one you may visit them online at http://www.libraryhotel.com/