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Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
“A gleeful and exhilarating tale of global conspiracy, complex code-breaking, high-tech data visualization, young love, rollicking adventure, and the secret to eternal life—mostly set in a hole-in-the-wall San Francisco bookstore.”
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I used to work in a dusty secondhand bookshop, and the regular customers were so like the mysterious Tyndall, Federov and Lapin of Mr Penumbra’s store that I’m starting to wonder if they really were searching for a gnostic code.
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: We pick the most exciting new titles out there for the Litro Book Club, and you’ll get them sent to you before they hit the shops. You’ll get access to live author Q&As, and the chance to see your reviews published on the site. It’s a great way of meeting like-minded book-lovers too. Join the Club
I used to work in a dusty secondhand bookshop, and the regular customers were so like the mysterious Tyndall, Federov and Lapin of Mr Penumbra’s store that I’m starting to wonder if they really were searching for a gnostic code.