Eccentric dresser, British poet Edith Sitwell in sunnies and snood, and actress Marlyn Monroe in a demure black suit, sitting at either ends of a couch, genuinely delighting in each other's company.

Calling all Melbourne & Victoria #bookgroups & #readinggroups! Rally together this Saturday to help save the State #Library of Victoria, on its steps, at 12.30. (Here's a pic of the poet Edith Sitwell & big reader Marilyn Monroe: reading makes friends.) #StateLibraryofVictoria #ReadingMakesFriends