The Chapter House journal
Reading stacks, small books and the observations we keep in the margin.
A reading stack is an invitation, not a test of ambition. Mixing pace, length and subject can make it easier to choose a book when attention is uneven and the day has left little room for concentration.
Read the story: Build a reading stack you will actually openA small book asks for close attention. Paper, binding, type and margin become part of an object held near the body. Its scale can make a short piece of writing feel complete without trying to make it look larger.
Read the story: The pleasure of a well-made small bookA marginal note can turn reading into a conversation with your future self. It need not be clever or complete. A question, a connection or a mark beside a sentence may be enough to help you return.
Read the story: Writing a note in the marginAn independent bookshop for essays that stay with you, stories that take you somewhere and beautiful books you want to keep.
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