Old schoolpublisher meets e-reader: chaos ensues There's a lotof good to be said about publishing, mainly about the food. The books, though -Robert Dubois feels as if he's read the books, but still they keep coming backto him, the same old books just by new authors. Maybe he's ready to settle intothe end of his career, like it's a tipsy afternoon after a working lunch. Butthen he is confronted with a gift: a piece of technology, a gizmo, areader... Dear Reader takes a wry,affectionate look at the world of publishing, books and authors, and is a veryfunny, moving story about the passing of the old and the excitement of the new.

"Delightfully satirical... [the] ultimate celebration of printed books" - Le Monde

"All about the intense and carnal pleasures of reading" - Telerama

"Poetic, satirical and delicate: here is a novel in urgent need of reading" - L’Express

"A delight" - Le Figaro

"Brief, witty, intellectual and wonderfully quotable... the most truthful account of literary ennui I have ever read... a quietly remarkable little book" - Spectator

"Dear Reader is a joyously satirical, affectionate novel - unashamedly a book about books" - Huffington Post

"A wry but affectionate look at today's publishing world" - The Lady

"[A] pleasingly bookish novella... can be hugely enjoyed without being studiously deciphered" - TLS

"A wonderful book full of wry humour and surprising twists" - The Bay

"Dear Reader is a good example of why the Oulipian method isn't merely a game, but rather a surprisingly fertile approach to writing" - The Complete Review