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A Brief Detour
This weekend, The Bibliophile is on hiatus, so I’m pointing you toward something from my other publication, The Anecdote.
May 23
What Happens When Books Ignore What We Want?
You might as well try to hold back the sea.
May 16
3
1
Insert Coin, Receive Culture: When Books Meet the Machine
A brief history of our recurring attempts to vend volumes — and why it never quite works.
May 9
2
The Most Dangerous Book Thief Is a Librarian
It never looks like a crime.
May 2
2
April 2026
Trash, Until It Wasn’t: How the Dust Jacket Became the Book
And how book lovers saw the value everyone missed.
Apr 25
2
2
The Physical Book: An Absurdity in the Digital World
Why do we insist on owning objects in a world that only needs information?
Apr 18
10
3
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