1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nov.el b/nov.el
index 0e403c1..6f325be 100644
--- a/nov.el
+++ b/nov.el
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ Unnecessary nesting is removed with `nov-unnest-directory'."
 
 (defun nov-slurp (filename)
   "Return the contents of FILENAME."
+  ;; HACK: unzip preserves file permissions, no matter how silly they
+  ;; are, so ensure files are readable
+  (when (not (file-readable-p filename))
+    (set-file-modes filename #o444))
   (with-temp-buffer
     (insert-file-contents filename)
     (buffer-string)))