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. ...

Businesses in Trouble

We are book people.  I love browsing through bookshops, and have ever since I was kid. My favorite book shop growing up started out as a used book store called “The Village Green” in Rochester, NY.  It was around the corner from our house, and I could go...