In Germany, fixed-price laws curtail the power of retail chains and help to sustain a vibrant literary culture.
Under the editorship of John Freeman and Ellah Allfrey, Granta is thriving again.
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.
Is the cultural commons a viable alternative to the copyright regime, or does it risk turning culture into a consumerist slum?
Remembering Ben Sonnenberg (1936–2010)—writer, publisher, boulevardier—and his quarterly, Grand Street.
It’s big, cheap and convenient. But does the online bookseller really serve readers’ interests?