Saturday, November 09, 2013

BuzzFeed Books Won’t Kill Literary Criticism — But Book Snobbery Might

BuzzFeed Books Won't Kill Literary Criticism -- But Book Snobbery Might

By Michelle Dean on

So here’s the thing: yesterday BuzzFeed Books named its new editor, a sometime friend of mine named Isaac Fitzgerald. I knew Isaac as the Managing Editor of a literary site known as The Rumpus, where I was a weekend editor for several months in 2012.  … Read More

45 Great American Indie Bookstores to Support This Holiday Season

45 Great American Indie Bookstores to Support This Holiday Season
No matter how bleak the news about publishing gets, independently owned bookstores are surviving, and in some cases thriving, in an Amazon-ruled, post-bookstore chain environment that shouldn’t necessarily be hospitable to shops that handsell books to locals. Enough has been written about why you should support your local indie that you shouldn’t need us to tell you about that. 
So as we approach the season when you’ll be spending money on gifts, as well as looking for engrossing reads to get you through the cold winter, we’re instead supplying you with a list of 45 great American indie bookstores (in no particular order) that sell new or used novels, art books, zines, coffee, that biography you really need to read, and/or delicious vegan treats — all of which are as important to their community as any business you can think of, and deserve your support. … Read More

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