This was a very sweet and inconsequential novella that felt like a progenitor to something distinctly Nora Ephron-esque — half love-letter to the written word, half meet-cute. I wish there was a bit more to hang a hat on, but for a quick (two hours, maybe?) read it felt distinctly warm — the characters are sweet, the stakes are low, and the feelings p

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