Venkatesh Rao@vgr·May 6, 2021This is very fun. I might be a word count nerd.countercraft.substack.comNovels and Novellas and Tomes, Oh My!A short look at the history of book lengths2217
Venkatesh Rao@vgrApparently books got fat because they were kinda sold by the pound in grocery stores in the 70s-90s and American readers like large economy packs of words.5:11 AM · May 6, 202113 Likes
Mastro Pipetta@nilaRdivaD·May 6, 2021Replying to @vgrAll my parent's college textbooks are pocket-sized.1