I also literally gasped out loud at the conclusion. I highly recommend this and during a year when I have more brain power, I'd nominate it for a short story Hugo, too. 2/End

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https://www.tor.com/2022/12/14/burning-books-for-pleasure-and-profit-kj-parker

Burning Books for Pleasure and Profit

A talented bookbinder is tasked with creating a copy of a text so inflammatory it threatens to alter the very existence of Truth itself.

Tor.com

My brain is still fried from yesterday, so you only get one link from me today. I love this short story by K.J. Parker which was recently published on the Tor.com website. Despite the crispiness of my brain and a complete and utter lack of familiarity with Parker's work, I was able to parse what was going on and the whole story had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. 1/

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