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May 29, 2012
The Amazon Effect
Amazon got big fast, hastening the arrival of digital publishing. But how big is too big?
Steve Wasserman
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May 29, 2012
How Germany Keeps Amazon at Bay and Literary Culture Alive
In Germany, fixed-price laws curtail the power of retail chains and help to sustain a vibrant literary culture.
Michael Naumann
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January 18, 2012
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July 11, 2011
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June 15, 2011
Shelf Life: On ‘Granta’
Under the editorship of John Freeman and Ellah Allfrey, Granta is thriving again.
Scott Sherman
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April 13, 2011
Before the Flood: Information Before the Information Age
Ann Blair’s Too Much to Know explains how across the centuries the profusion of information has always inspired readers to invent shortcuts to knowledge.
Paula Findlen
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October 27, 2010
The Pirate’s Prophet: On Lewis Hyde
Is the cultural commons a viable alternative to the copyright regime, or does it risk turning culture into a consumerist slum?
David Wallace-Wells
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September 30, 2010
A Man of Enthusiasms: On Ben Sonnenberg
Remembering Ben Sonnenberg (1936–2010)—writer, publisher, boulevardier—and his quarterly, Grand Street.
Maria Margaronis
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July 15, 2010
The Trouble With Amazon
It’s big, cheap and convenient. But does the online bookseller really serve readers’ interests?
Colin Robinson