The one and only Lewis Lapham on undemocratic rule in the US
It’s about the splendor of Washington that has been the magnificence of its marble, of its pretensions, of its bureaucratic vastness, so that it has become like a palace at Versailles.… Read more »
In the city that spends the most on books, it’s only indies now
The American city that spends the most money on books, magazines, and newspapers—Washington, D.C.—will soon be left without any chain bookstores. Despite the recent revival of the brick-and-mortar bookshop (in London, and… Read more »
Washington bookstore goes nonprofit
A struggling independent bookstore in Auburn, Washington (about 30 miles south of Seattle) is taking innovative measures to stay in business. Robert Whale writes for the Auburn Reporter that Finally… Read more »
Inside the House Republican book club
Paul S. Atkins doesn’t like book clubs because they’re too exclusive. He said as much in the testimony he gave in May to the House Financial Services Committee, where he argued… Read more »