People are reading now more than ever, and sure, you can use a Kindle or buy an e-book to get your lit fix. But it’s just not the same as holding a real, physical book in your hand and feeling the paper on your fingertips as you flip to the next page. It’s a ritual, and one that can’t be easily re-created by simply staring at scanned PDFs on a screen. And nothing will ever replace the experience of browsing the aisles of a favorite bookstore, looking for serendipity to strike — or a bookshop owner, one gifted in the art of pairing reader and tome, to offer tips.
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