Pradeep Sebastian:
"The 40 or so pieces I have written over the last few years have explored several aspects of the passion for reading and book collecting. From the large, obvious themes like the lure of first editions and second-hand bookshops to small, fringe asides about reading in bed, bookshelves and book titles. The column has been one long meditation on what the passion for reading and book collecting was centuries ago (so beautifully) called — a gentle madness."

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