Pests living in pages? Bad odors? Put your books in freezer

Maybe it’s been a while since you revisited that favorite novel. Or there’s a book you’ve always wanted to read, and you finally have time. You settle in, flip open the cover, and there it is: a tiny critter skittering across the page. Then another. Or you spot distressing signs that something has been eating — and living in — the pages.

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