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Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Books, even obscure ones, are readily available online in the age of digital retail. As bookstores attempt to find their identity in a new era, some have survived by selling everything from toys to socks, coffee to stationery. In this short book, Jeff Deutsch, the director of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago, aims to make the case for the value of spaces devoted to books and the value of the time spent browsing their stacks. It is a defense...
Author
Publisher
University of Iowa Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
""Nerdfighteria," a first-of-its-kind online literary community with nearly three million members, is the brainchild of brothers Hank and John Green. From their YouTube channel, the brothers provide video clips from John, a best-selling author most famous for his Young Adult book, "The Fault in Our Stars." These clips not only give fans personal insights into his works, they also provide unique access to the author, inspiring fans to create their...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A memoir of friendship and literature, chronicling a search for meaning and comfort in great books, and a beautiful path out of grief. Anne Gisleson had lost her twin sisters, been forced to flee her home during Hurricane Katrina, and witnessed cancer take her beloved father. Before she met her husband, Brad, he had suffered his own trauma, losing his partner--the mother of his son--to cancer in her early thirties. 'How do we keep moving forward,'...
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