Bookstores and Public Life

This morning, I was getting caught up in news, and this article about the closing of a Barnes and Noble in Manhattan grabbed my attention.  It’s clear that Barnes and Noble has been acting more like a community center for the neighborhood than just a store. ...

Quiet Time

I’m spending the night alone in a hotel room for the first time in quite a while, so I can be ready to attend a conference first thing in the morning. It is quiet. I have sole command over the remote control. (There’s still nothing on worth seeing…)...