A review by bailey_the_bookworm
Portable Magic: A History of Books and Their Readers by Emma Smith

informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

This is a book about books—books in the physical, material sense, rather than in the sense of merely being effusive about writing and the joy of reading. It’s thoroughly researched and does a lovely job of balancing archival sources with contemporary touchstones. Interesting, readable, and informative.