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Continued from page 2 Karen, you’re writing a memoir about your experiences as a bookseller at St Mark’s Bookshop in New York City. Recently, St Mark’s sought help through social media to support a petition asking Cooper Union, the store’s landlord, to lower the rent for the iconic shop. A couple of months later, River Run Bookstore in New Hampshire similarly [...]

Continued from page 1 Angela, you’ve worked in independent bookstores for a decade now. Manjoo’s article expounded upon several reasons independent bookstores can’t thrive in the current marketplace, especially when compared to other retailers. In your opinion, what does an independent bookstore need to survive? What mistakes do independents make? Angela Williams: Just like any other [...]

Amazon’s influence and impact on books and publishing in the U.S. is uncontested. What is debatable is whether the changes Amazon has forced are for the better—by offering infinite selection, reliability, price, speedy delivery, and accessibility—or if they’re a detriment to book culture through the loss of our community spaces, curated selections, thoughtful and non-formulaic [...]

  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered police on Tuesday to dismantle the Occupy Wall Street camp in Zuccotti Park, and later stated that demonstrators could return to the park without tents or tarps. As police swept the park of people and debris–including the 5,554 books in the camp’s People’s Library–agitated protesters moved to [...]

  The Occupy Movement, which began with Occupy Wall Street, claims to represent the 99% against corporate greed. In the second part of our three-day discussion on artists and the movement, our panelists discuss the democratic potential of music, the legacy of the protest song, and the corporatization of the arts. If you missed yesterday’s Six [...]

  As creators of art, do we have a moral obligation to support social movements through our work? Artists–including writers, musicians, and painters–are forced to reconcile the spirit of the times with their desire to create. The Occupy Movement, which began with Occupy Wall Street and has since spread to cities throughout the U.S. and [...]