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Faulkner House Books in New Orleans

🖋️hidden between the jazz + the beignets is a tiny bookstore where faulkner once lived… and where i now romanticize my life in hardcover. it smells like old paper + possibilities 🕯️📖 #FaulknerHouseBooks #NOLAthings #darkacademiavibes #literarygirl #neworleansmagic

⭐️ Rating:5/5

📍 City/Country: New Orleans, Louisiana right next to the iconic Jackson Cathedral

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