"The culture of readers here is bigger than ever, with readers interested in the underground, the translated, the texts that demand the most out of one's attention.” Flores’s observation was echoed by 21 booksellers I spoke to in the course of my reporting"
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"book bans...an economy that...(funnels)all of the money away from writers & readers to the ownership class...outright theft of copyrighted material to train computer programs...If you aren’t acknowledging those systemic attacks on literary culture (don't talk to me about)apps & young people.”"
“we started our first book club: Anti-Despair Book Club...The idea was to pick books...that would do more than just distract or comfort...actually provide some tools or models for how to face the hardships &alienation of our times...Just the act of reading together...was the bulwark against despair"
"Communities or neighborhoods that once didn’t have easy access to literature now have that access—and that availability will have a serious impact on readers for years to come.”"