Books in the “Around the World in 80 Books” bookshelf created by Christabelle Adeline

A book about friendship as much as it is about a love of art and the struggle to keep that alive in 60s-70s New York .

A taste of Tokyo after dark, best enjoyed in 24-hour coffee shops or in bed with the lights dimmed.

From the dingy kitchens of Parisian restaurants to London's back alleys, the struggle in Orwell's story is reminiscent of Just Kids, sans the warmth of Smith and Mapplethorpe's friendship and the excitement of art. (In that sense, darker, much more grim).