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‘I want to get back into reading – I’ve been streaming’: How flowcharts are inspiring book recommendations
A desire to provide a guide for the overwhelmed reader is what influenced Fawzy Taylor start making charts
Book recommendation flowcharts aren’t a new phenomenon. Photograph: iStock
Anna Grace Lee
Fri Aug 26 2022 - 05:00
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