The Most Unique Book About Bookstores I’ve Ever Read

A review

Paul Combs
Artisanal Article Machine
4 min readApr 8, 2024

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Credit: Hachette Book Group

“I stepped into the bookshop and breathed in that perfume of paper and magic that strangely no one had ever thought of bottling.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Angel’s Game.

Paper and magic; it’s why we love independent bookstores and why independent booksellers love what they do, despite long hours and low wages. Think about it: if you…

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Paul Combs
Artisanal Article Machine

Writer, bookseller, would-be roadie for the E Street Band. My ultimate goal is to make books as popular in Texas as high school football...it may take a while.