Category Archives: miscellanea

Publish and perish; or, the hazards of a certain peculiar strain of the children’s book trade.

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Garrett

Much has been made of late about the fact that the Internet is killing off the traditional publishing business (and of course its hapless trade cousin, the book store). I would suggest that the publication and peddling of books has … Continue reading →

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From our ongoing project of noting library public photos.

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Garrett

It appears that in some ways a bookseller’s packing room can take on the aspect of a library’s work of art.

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On the market value of a happy national inclination toward sottishness.

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Garrett

What, we ask with a suitably stem-winding rhetorical flourish, is perhaps the lengthiest thread to run its crooked course through the rich tapestry that is our Grand Republic? One would do worse than to claim for this place in the … Continue reading →

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What rhymes with “Finger-Spitzengefuehl”?

Posted on June 30, 2007 by Garrett

Rostenberg and Stern — the musical! I decided to make this story a musical because I’ve known Madeleine and Leona for well over 20 years and I’ve always felt that their story was a story for our time. (Here’s more … Continue reading →

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