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Bring on the Books for Everybody: How Literary Culture Became Popular Culture
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Jim Collins
Jim Collins
Jim Collins is Professor of Film and Television, and English at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of
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Introduction: Digital Books, Beach Chairs, and Popular Literary Culture
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