Locked Literary Magazine

About the productJapanese

It is a literary magazine with a keyhole design running through the center of the book.

The spread of social media has certainly made it easier for words to spread, but has it also made it harder for people to cherish the words and values that are unique to them, as they have become accustomed to being judged by strangers and are controlled by their gaze? Editors, novelists, poets, and cartoonists who share this concern have created a paper book that can only be read when it is unlocked, the polar opposite of social media, which allows words to spread without limit.

Under the theme of "Write a story you want to lock away and keep safe," this book contains special novels, poems, and manga that are too delicate to be openly shared, but too precious to keep hidden. Each work uses different paper and designs to pursue a world of each story that is isolated from the outside. The spine of the book is made of cheesecloth, a mesh-like fabric that is usually used in parts that are not visible during the bookbinding process, and after binding, a craftsman hand-prints the title of each book using silk screen printing. To open the book, a custom-made tin alloy key can be turned and pulled out, and the removed key can be wrapped around the spine to function as a bookmark.

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Product Information

Publisher Key Publishing

release date Available now

Part numberKLIT10036A-2526101399990

Specification B6 size, 384 pages, with special key

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