Why is it Embarrassing to Say you Love Books?

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I was stressed today, so I did what I often do when I need to de-stress: walked to a bookstore. I didn’t stay long and I didn’t buy anything. Still, in the bookstore—one with precarious-looking shelves stuffed full of used books, where you wonder how the place pays its rent—I immediately felt happy and calm and in-control. I love books, I thought, wit…