books on the shelf
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Best Physical Reading Experiences
We all have our favorite typefaces for the reader experience, and we know which sorts of cover illustrations will grab our attention. Some books, however, present design thoughtful and immersive enough to add to the total reading experience. Here are my recommendations. Continue reading
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2020 Literary Loot
Gratuitous picture of books received: I’ve already started Vikram Paralkar’s Night Theater (thanks to the well-considered gift of Minecraft to a younger member of my household) and am loving it. And am astonished once again to read an excellent novel written by a practicing physician. Listen, it’s not that I don’t think doctors aren’t also Continue reading
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Books on the Shelf 1.9
This is the ninth installment of my aptly-named series “Books on the Shelf,” in which I take any title or object from one of my lovingly alphabetized shelves and write a short post about it. The mask in the center of the picture, the one with the eyebrows painted on, was created specifically for my Continue reading
Elizabeth Cobbe 