It may not save the ailing publishing industry, but the new collaboration between accessory designer Bill Amberg and Penguin Books does breathe a little life into the classics. Amberg selected six of his favorite titles—unassailable choices all, like Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled The Big Sleep and Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby—to bind in pliable leather. The books come with an attached leather bookmark and a built-in incentive to actually, you know, read them: The leather's grain and sheen improve with handling and use. Fair warning to those who receive them as gifts this holiday season: Expect to be discovered if you only pretend to crack the spine.
About $75, available at billamberg.com

[via Acquire]