Recs if you like Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries...
Teach me something new and oddly specific 💬
Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!
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microhistories: “how do you even know that??”
microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"
I can't remember the title, but the cover is blue
Ah yes, this ol' issue that has plagued librarians and bookstore clerks for decades.
And sometimes you find the right book, but... can you even call that shade blue?
Niche microhistories
Small topics that pack a punch
let me let you in on a little secret
fiction and nonfiction titled "the secret life/lives of ____"
cover is covering
when the cover is absolutely doing its job correctly
(gorgeous, funny, and uniquely fitting covers, all in one)
meta-novels
books on books, writing, words, etc. fiction and non-fiction included
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