My Book! ‘The Idea Machine’ Is Almost Here

A Book about Books: How They Helped Create Our World and Still Shape Our Future

I’ve been working on a project for more than a decade now, and the completion is finally in view. Ten-plus years ago I had an idea to write a book about books. I knew it would be a history, and I knew of several episodes I wanted to cover. I also knew I was too ignorant to tackle it in a flurry. I had a lot of pieces to put together.

Once I began invest…