The necessary nearness – an ode to bookmobiles

This piece is a rewrite of a chronical I wrote for national Danish newspaper Kristelig Dagblad. Link to the original piece (in Danish and behind paywall): https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/debat/bogbussen-er-blevet-en-sjaeldenhed-men-vi-har-brug-naerheden-til-laeserne In the middle of Zealand, Denmark, in Roskilde Municipality, a bus filled with books drives around. A good old-fashioned bookmobile…