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Gifts for Readers
The reader who has everything has probably not seen a 261-page novel consisting entirely of one word. Archive books are for readers who want something that makes them stop and laugh.
The problem with gifting readers
Readers already know what books they want. Gifting a specific title is a gamble — they may have read it, may have no interest, may own it. The best gifts for serious readers are unexpected: something that reframes what a book can be.
Archive books as reader gifts
EW, UGH, LOL, YIKES and MEH give readers something they will not have encountered: a physical novel that is simultaneously a conceptual joke and a legitimate literary experiment. It is a book they will show to other readers.
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