Tuesday, May 8, 2012


As a former bookseller and librarian, I don’t feel compelled to hide behind elitist proclamations like “The cover doesn’t matter, it’s what’s inside that counts.” Pish, posh! Yes, the content matters, but isn’t it more fun to have the pretty copy of Pride and Prejudice or the gothy cover of Jane Eyre? The whole experience is just better. Don’t get me started on e-books. I can embrace a good audio because it goes back to our inner childhood feelings of the joy of hearing a good story. But proper bibliophiles need libraries with books which are reflections of our minds, our tastes, and our incomprehensible coolness. We enjoy showing them off to our guests and secretly discerning your character by the covers of your books as well. If you’ve been reading from a kindle or a nook, I implore you to reach back into the days of yore and rediscover the pleasure of judging a book by its cover.

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  1. Pish posh, indeed! Show me, no, GIVE ME the furled edges of book pages lest I blind myself unwittingly by staring, NO, GLARING at a nook that one mistook for a book:O

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