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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession

Allison Hoover Bartlett

In the tradition of Rare-book theft is even more widespread than fine-art theft. Most thieves, of course, steal for profit. John Charles Gilkey steals purely for the love of books. In an attempt to understand him better, journalist Allison Hoover Bartlett plunged herself into the world of book lust...

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It detailed the story of the book thief John Charles Gilkey, was well-received by critics and media, and even led to Gilkey congratulating the author.

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Alison Hoover Bartlett first wrote a magazine article and then she expanded it into a book called The Man Who Loved Books Too Much.

— Episode: Ex Libris

Episode: Ex Libris

It detailed the story of the book thief John Charles Gilkey, was well-received by critics and media, and even led to Gilkey congratulating the author.

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Alison Hoover Bartlett first wrote a magazine article and then she expanded it into a book called The Man Who Loved Books Too Much.

When it came out in 2009, Gilkey called to congratulate her.

The book was getting a lot of press, New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, and all of this made Gilkey happy.

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