Speaking of my review of Infoquake, I wanted to take a brief moment give some kudos to the Pyr design and typesetting team. A friend who works in the production department of a major publisher told me that if the typesetting is noticeable, then the typesetter has failed. But I think that typesetting–or at least really good typesetting–can really make a reader take notice, at least enough to appreciate it, then forget about it and delve into the story. Many publishers these days are so eager to keep books short (admittedly, due to market forces beyond their control) that they’ll eliminate so much white space from the page that it renders the text all but unreadable. Infoquake‘s (and all Pyr titles’) typesetting on the other hand, is widely-spaced and a pleasure to read. As someone who is both a lover of books as entertainment, and as a lover of books as physical objects, it just has to be said that Pyr puts together some of the finest-looking books on the planet–both on the inside with their lovely typesetting and on the outside with their beautiful covers. Coincidentally, they’ve also been publishing some of the best books period, so it’s a mighty fine combination.