March 25, 2009

Urim and Thummim

I have been operating under the assumption that hard-wired into the human brain just might be a love of the memento and the heirloom.

We all could see and marvel at the tubes and circuits of the amplifiers, the belts, gears and motors of the turntables.

As the Axis focuses more tightly on The Sure Thing, must every other novel, even in the independent store, actually be handsold?

Taking an author on the road, a publisher can learn again how rich and enjoyable the wide bookselling conversation can be.