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Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

Feb

10

2013

Myth, Magic, and Texting

We're starting to wonder if Island Books might actually be a front for a writers colony. From the bossman, to a couple of regular NWBL contributors, on down to the teenager on the staff, this crew can compose. This lit crit piece revolving around Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and Alif the Unseen is from Emma Page, the …

Dec

7

2012

Day 7 of 24 Days of Books:
7 Books About Books!

“A quirky little novel that is both thoughtful and gleeful, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan is simultaneously a mystery and an ode to bookstores and ‘old’ knowledge (versus ‘Google’ knowledge), mostly set in a hole-in-the-wall independent bookstore in San Francisco. Can tangible books and new media exist happily side by side? With a plot ‘as …