Of Books, Bookstores and Antilibraries

Books make you smarter, even unread ones

Photo credit Ranjani Rao

While planning for my trip to the US last month, I assumed I would do a lot of shopping. I have been on enough international trips to know that suitcases seem to mysteriously shrink on your way back just as your possessions seem to expand. Therefore my suitcases contained mostly gifts for friends and family with minimal personal…