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The Man Who Loved Books (and Maps) Too Much

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Isaac Fitzgerald

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It was recently reported that Rare-book thief and subject of Allison Hoover Bartlett’s The Man Who Loved Books Too Much Richard Gilkey, who was released from prison in 2005, was wanted for “robbing two maps of the San Francisco waterfront from a local stamp dealer” in Seattle.

Well it now seems that Gilkey has been apprehended, in–where else?–why S.F. of course (no word yet on whether he was found by the waterfront looking for directions). To brush up on Gilkey be sure to check out our interview with Allison Hoover Bartlett here.

(via TheBookBench)

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Isaac Fitzgerald
Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and was once given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals. Formerly of The Rumpus and McSweeney’s and most recently the founding editor of BuzzFeed Books, Isaac is now the co-host of BuzzFeed News’ Twitter Morning Show, #AMtoDM. He also appears frequently on The Today Show to talk books, and is co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes) (winner of an IACP award), and the author of a YA novel and picture book forthcoming from Bloomsbury. He uses Twitter.

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    Jack Waters

    Ken Sanders(the dealer that made the Wanted poster and was integral to the investigation), my local, trusted book dealer, is amazing.

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