In the end, all that remains is a book

67 People's Book Essays

This collection of essays on books by 67 authors, including Kazuhiko Komatsu, Takeshi Yoro, Natsuki Ikezawa, Mayumi Tsuruoka, and Toshiaki Matsuura. This collection compiles the essay "Specimen Box," which ran as a series from 1986 to 2000 in the "Saturn Chronicles" magazine, a guide to new releases inserted into Kousakusha books. The title comes from an essay by Tomoko Tada. It also includes a conversation between Shin Sobue, who was once responsible for the design of "Saturn Chronicles," and editor-in-chief Kei Yonezawa.