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At Random, by Christian Lorentzen

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The business of books and the merger that wasn’t

March 2023 Issue [Report] At Random The business of books and the merger that wasn’t by Christian Lorentzen , The Books in the Spare Room, by Jess Allen, whose work will be on view next month at Scroll, in New York City. All artwork © The artist [Report] At Random The business of books and the merger that wasn’t by Christian Lorentzen , Adjust Share For three weeks, we sat in a windowless room and listened to people talk about books. Most of the time we didn’t know the titles or authors. Instead we heard about money. We heard about advances, royalties, and option clauses. We heard about foreig

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