Alex Assouline: how to create the perfect library

‘Books can be a passion and also a source solace’, says the marketing director of the luxury French book publisher

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Growing up heavily immersed in the creation, development, and culture of literature, it’s no surprise that books have become a governing force in my life. Though my everyday work centres around the marketing aspect of each Assouline title, library curation has — for me — become not only a passion project but also a source of solace.

What started as a favour for a close friend quickly transformed into a creative outlet for years of absorbed knowledge and, most recently, an offshoot of the Assouline brand. Through the evolution of my approach to library curation I’ve developed easily applicable guidelines to ease the daunting feat of filling everything from an empty coffee table to an entire bookcase.

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