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  • The Long Afternoon — 6.5 KWD — A slow novel about a family that stays put. Our bookseller Sara picked it.
  • Salt and Distance — 5.5 KWD — Three generations, one coastline, and a short book that earns its ending.
  • A House in Kuwait — 7 KWD — A history of one street told through the families on it.
  • Letters Home — 4.5 KWD — Correspondence, collected and annotated, and better than it sounds.
  • How Cities Work — 9 KWD — The one book to read about why a street feels right or wrong.
  • The Quiet Economy — 8.5 KWD — About the work that does not get counted. Clear, and short for the subject.
  • Nine Poems — 4 KWD — Nine poems and a lot of white space. Read it in one sitting.
  • Desert Hours — 4.5 KWD — Written over a decade, and it reads like one long morning.
  • The Blue Boat — 3.5 KWD — A picture book about the sea that holds up to the fortieth reading.
  • Counting Camels — 3 KWD — Board book, chewable corners, and it counts to ten.
  • First Edition, 1968 — 48 KWD — First edition, no jacket, with the previous owner’s name on the flyleaf.
  • Reading Copy, 1974 — 9 KWD — Creased and foxed, but complete and readable. Priced for it.
  • Linen Notebook, A5 — 9 KWD — Ninety gram paper that takes a wet nib, and it lays flat.
  • Pocket Notebook — 4.5 KWD — Fits a back pocket and survives it.
  • Fountain Pen, Medium — 24 KWD — A medium nib that writes out of the box, with a converter included.
  • Bottled Ink, 50ml — 7 KWD — A well-behaved blue-black that dries fast and does not feather.