newyorker: “ “Dwarsliggers, the palm-sized, horizontal books that have recently gained popularity, seem to privilege cosmetics over function. But perhaps these mini-volumes aren’t just decorative. John Green’s young-adult novels are now being...newyorker: “ “Dwarsliggers, the palm-sized, horizontal books that have recently gained popularity, seem to privilege cosmetics over function. But perhaps these mini-volumes aren’t just decorative. John Green’s young-adult novels are now being...newyorker: “ “Dwarsliggers, the palm-sized, horizontal books that have recently gained popularity, seem to privilege cosmetics over function. But perhaps these mini-volumes aren’t just decorative. John Green’s young-adult novels are now being...

newyorker:

Dwarsliggers, the palm-sized, horizontal books that have recently gained popularity, seem to privilege cosmetics over function. But perhaps these mini-volumes aren’t just decorative. John Green’s young-adult novels are now being reissued as dwarsliggers. Could this be an advancement in the state of biblio-technology?

Read the full story, “Are Tiny Books a Sign of the Twee-ification of Literary Culture,” here. 

Posted December 21, source: newyorker, 3,542 notes,
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