Booklove
A column for the enemies of the enemies of books
AWP and Finding Community in Publishing
The other day, my mom said to me, “I’m worried publishing is breaking your heart.”
Well, maybe. That’s kind of the point.
Banned Books
People are banning books again. You can feel the desire to build bonfires coming off them in waves. This happens every few years in the United States. It’s an old and dangerous tradition beloved by authoritarians. One of the first book burnings takes place in the Bible.
World’s End
So, can books prevent or reverse or explain these cataclysms? We need to tackle this question as writers and readers. Why are you reading while the world burns?