Keith Houston is the author of Shady Characters and the founder of shadycharacters.co.uk. He lives in London.
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We may love books, but do we know what lies behind them? In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages—of civilizations, empires, human ingenu... SEE MORE