Interior designer star Bobby Berk gives us a look at his bookshelves, filled with sci-fi classics and political/law reads. And learn more about his functional decorating style by picking up his book, 'Right at Home,' now.
00:00Hey everybody, I'm Bobby Burke and I'm about to give you and Marie Claire a look into my own personal library.
00:09Most of the books I read these days are on audio, but I do have some that I love to have in my bag when I travel
00:17because sometimes when I'm at a pool or I'm on a train or I'm on a plane, I do actually like to have a nice tangible book in my hand.
00:24So one of them, one of my recent reads, is Michelle's latest book.
00:28It's amazing. If you haven't read it yet, you absolutely have to.
00:32Let's see. Anything Jedediah Jenkins is amazing.
00:37And I also know he's about to come out with a brand new book as well.
00:39So if you haven't read this one yet, read it and then get his new one.
00:44Let's see. Let's see. What else? What else?
00:48This one by my friend. Wait a minute.
00:52Oh, this is not the one I thought it was, but it's a great one.
00:55Anyways, this is a queer Bible. If you're queer, if you're not queer, you should read it because it's a good book.
01:04Another classic is Rodham.
01:07Got to read Rodham if you're a Hillary fan.
01:09If you're not a Hillary fan, you will be after you read it.
01:12And of course, another book that you should absolutely have is my new book.
01:17It's called Ride at Home.
01:17It's about the intersection of mental health and design.
01:21It's all about figuring out what makes you happy at home, not what the trends are.
01:25It's teaching you about the color theory and lighting and organization and kitchen organization and how to organize your kids' rooms.
01:36It's really not just about making things pretty, but making things functional, because your home should be functional, because that's what needs to work for you.
01:43So my favorite genre is absolutely sci-fi, and that's for books, for TV, for movies.
01:52Pretty much the only way to get into a movie theater is if it's sci-fi.
01:55My favorite author at the moment is Dennis E. Taylor, but growing up, my favorite authors were Michael Crichton and John Grisham.
02:05I loved sci-fi, and I loved law, and I still do.
02:09My favorite childhood book was Jurassic Park.
02:12I would read it, I would get to the last page, I would flip it back to the first, and I would start over.
02:17I read that book probably a hundred times one summer.
02:21I usually buy my books, physical books at Barnes & Noble or audiobooks at Audible.
02:27My favorite place to read a book is probably on a plane, because that is usually the only time I have to read a book.
02:33A hard copy of your e-readers, definitely e-readers.
02:36I have thought about writing a book myself.
02:39In fact, I already have, and it's called Write at Home.
02:43The process was amazing.
02:45I started thinking about the idea, which is about the intersection of mental health and design.
02:51Actually, I'd say it like within the last few years, but it's been something I've thought about for years and years and years.
02:56I just never thought of it as an idea that I should be talking about as a book.
03:01So the process was a lot of fun.
03:02It took a few years to get done, but I'm very, very excited and happy with the final product.
03:07All right, everybody.
03:08Thank you so much for checking out Shelf Portrait.
03:11Be sure to subscribe to Marie Claire and check out my new book, Write at Home.
