{"product_id":"so-many-books-2nd-edition-gabriel-zaid-9781589882072","title":"So Many Books, 2nd Edition: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A playful celebrant of literary proliferation.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew Yorke\u003c\/i\u003er (on the first edition)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lively, cosmopolitan, and piquant, Zaid's treatise will engage every serious reader.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (on the first edition)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reading liberates the reader and transports him from his book to a reading of himself and all of life.\"\u003cbr\u003e--from \u003ci\u003eSo Many Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin the conversation! In \u003ci\u003eSo Many Books\u003c\/i\u003e, Gabriel Zaid offers his observations on the literary condition: a highly original analysis of the predicament that readers, authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, and teachers find themselves in today--when there are simply more books than any of us can contemplate. Translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer, this second edition includes a new introduction by Robin Sloan and illustrations by Grant Silverstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabriel Zaid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589882075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589882072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Gabriel Zaid","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46795629166847,"sku":"9781589882072","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c739b4d-d685-4645-8f31-331bd32bad97.jpg?v=1744948186","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/so-many-books-2nd-edition-gabriel-zaid-9781589882072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}