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Coping With Book Guilt in London

David Finkle | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books

Read More: Jonathan Wild, The Vicar of Wakefield, Henry Pordes Books, Curzon Street, Book Collecting, Phineas Redux, Oxfam, Henry Fielding, Anthony Trollope, Thomas Mann, Charing Cross Road, C. P. Snow, The Magic Mountain, G. Heywood Hill, Phineas Finn, The Black Album, London Bookstores, Book Guilt, Hanif Kureishi, The New Men, Oliver Goldsmith, Books News
David Finkle

I love books, but they foment torrents of guilt in me. I feel guilty about: the amount of money spent on them; the space they take up; the ones that rest unread while more come in as competition.

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All Literature is Gossip

Daniel Krotz | Posted 09.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dan Krotz, Berryville, John Heartbreak, Book Collecting, Arkansas, Chesterton, Booksellers, Entertainment News
Daniel Krotz

The modern world does not wear its heart on its sleeve," John said, to no one in particular, apropos of nothing. He sipped a cup of coffee and stared off into space. "It wears it up its sleeve like a card shark."

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On The Collecting of Books

Daniel Krotz | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Daniel Krotz, Book Collecting, Books, Bookseller, Sue Grafton, Larry McMurtry, Arkansas, Living News
Daniel Krotz

The single piece of advice I give to a prospective collector is that if a book makes you cry, collect it. I suppose that's why I own nine copies of The Sun Also Rises.

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Scanning the Latest Blog Posts, 233 Years Ago

Louise Mirrer | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Declaration of Independence, Equality, Sean Wilentz, Princeton, Princeton University, Independence Day, Bloggers, Pamphlets, Book-Collecting, Democracy, Fourth of July, Sidney Lapidus, Blogging, Media News
Louise Mirrer

The American Revolution had its own bloggers. They were called pamphleteers and their opinions were pointed, their language was colorful, and their sense of urgency was compelling.

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