Reading Icons: Pin-Up Girls

I love pin-ups, and I love books. Put them together and what do you get? Er, this post! In compiling it I went searching for a cool quote about how sexy reading is, but sadly there were none to be found. My Google skillz failed me. So I'm just going to make one up.

"Reading is sexy." - Belle, 2012.

Need more convincing? Just look at these pin-ups!

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For more evidence on the sexiness of reading (like you need it!), see this post, and this one, this one, this one, and this one, this one, this one, this one and especially this one.

Reading Icons: Morgan Freeman

It's all about the voice.

Reading Icons: Matt Bomer

Can we just talk about Magic Mike for a minute? It stars Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Joe Manganiello and Matt Bomer as male strippers. As in men who take their clothes off. For our viewing pleasure. That right there has already guaranteed that I will watch this movie. Possibly multiple times. It's like a smorgasbord of hot bodies. Add in the fact its genre is "stripper buddy comedy" (pretty sure that's a first) and I think you've got the makings for the greatest, most craptastic movie ever. I can't wait.

Oh, you came here expecting to see pictures of, like, books and stuff? OK, OK, twist my arm...

Reading Icons: Orson Welles

Yesterday was Orson Welles' birthday. Here's something I learnt about him today: He was just 25 when he created Citizen Kane, the Greatest Movie of All Time. That is simultaneously inspiring and very, very depressing. What am I doing with my life?! Oh, that's right: the Internet.

Ok, he's not reading in this one, I just love this photo/scene.

Reading Icons: Christopher Walken

"I do the same things every day. Exactly the same. I eat at the same time, I get up at the same time, I do the same things in the same order. I read. I have coffee." - Christopher Walken

Reading Icons: Elvis Presley

"When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream." - Elvis Presley

Reading Icons: Jennifer Lawrence

I could only find one photo of Jennifer Lawrence reading, but I love it so much I had to post it anyway.

"I have a huge responsibility to the fans of this incredible book and I don't take it lightly. I will give everything I have to these movies and to this role to make it worthy of Suzanne Collins' masterpiece." - Jennifer Lawrence, on playing Katniss.

Reading Icons: Lucille Ball

"In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by." - Lucille Ball

Reading Icons: Pretty Little Liars

I've been reading Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard, which makes me want to throw things - but that's a whole 'nother post. The reason I'm bringing it up now is because it got me searching for pretty photos of the TV show cast, and I discovered a surprising amount of the girls (and guys) reading - and not just text messages, but books! Actual books! See...