PT / 01THEEMPLOYEES
The Employees
Olga Ravn
A human parable aboard a spaceship Working…
Vol. 04 — Spring 2024
Books to
stay with.
Paper Trail is an editorial letter about books, bookshops and slow reading. We find the ones worth bringing home and opening again.
Browse this month's picksA book
is a
path
is a
path
A good book
leaves a trace.
PT—04leaves a trace.
“The best discoveries often happen when we turn pages without a destination.”
— The Paper Trail editorsMonthly picks
The month's books
Six books, six new ways
to see the world.
06 TITLES
PT / 02WAYSofSEEING
Ways of Seeing
John Berger
Four ways to learn how to look againPT / 03THE DAWNOFEVERYTHING
The Dawn of Everything
David Graeber & David Wengrow
Another possibility for human historyPT / 04THEBOOK OFTREES
The Book of Trees
Angus Hyland
A forest on paperPT / 05SEA OFTRANQUILITY
Sea of Tranquility
Emily St. John Mandel
Echoes that travel through timePT / 06THECREATIVEACT
The Creative Act
Rick Rubin
Let inspiration become a daily practiceA shelf for every mood
Themed shelves
Worth the detour
Independent bookshops
01Literature / Lifestyle
Between Pages
Shanghai · 218 Changle Road
02Art / Design
Blank Paper
Beijing · 42 Wudaoying Hutong
03Independent press / Poetry
Present
Chengdu · 11 Yulin West Road