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January 17, 2009 9:51 am
When it comes to books, some people are pack rats; others make a point of periodically culling from the word herd. In a recent New York Times essay, Laura Miller describes her own mixed feelings about getting rid of unwanted books. A full shelf of unread books, she writes, can feel like "a kind of charm against mortality." Martha and Grant discuss Miller's essay, "The Well-Tended Bookshelf." This is part of a complete episode.