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By the Book: A Celebration of Buying (And Renting) Secondhand Books

Carol Low, Bookaholics Anonymous and Joy of Books

11-Jul-23 20:00

By the Book: A Celebration of Buying (And Renting) Secondhand Books

Joy of Books is a platform that allows folks to rent books online, while Bookaholics Anonymous is a shop that began life as a bookcrossing initiative, before morphing into an affordable secondhand bookstore. We speak with Carol Low, who runs both platforms, about her drive to get more Malaysians reading! 

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Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn


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Categories:  Literature/Philosophy

Tags:  Joy of Books,  Bookaholics Anonymous,  renting books,  by the book,  secondhand books, 


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