Portable Magic by Emma Smith

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/37009 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Portable Magic Author: Emma Smith Narrator: Emma Smith Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins Release date: 11-15-22 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 14 ratings Genres: Essays Publisher's Summary: Stephen King once said that books are “a uniquely portable magic.” Here, Emma Smith takes listeners on a literary adventure that spans centuries and circles the globe to uncover the reasons behind our obsession with this captivating object. From disrupting the Western myth that the Gutenberg Press was the original printing project, to the decorative gift books that radicalized women to join the anti-slavery movement, to paperbacks being weaponized during World War II, to a book made entirely of cheese, Portable Magic explores how, when, and why books became so iconic.