Why Can’t We Stop Instagramming Our Books?

In a world of boundless data, we seek information with limits

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Back in April, The New York Times noted an Instagram trend: NYRB Classics were popping up everywhere. The imprint, issued by the New York Review of Books, “specializes in reissuing volumes that have fallen out of print or been otherwise neglected,” the Times reported, yet the books have…