“When people ask me what I do, I usually say I’m an essayist or a critic. More honorable terms, both, and they mostly fit. They almost conceal the fact that the greater part of what I do is read and write about books.”In writing that, Sven Birkerts expanded his repertoire into writing about reading and writing about books. The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age. A title like that tips the conclusion; Birkerts is not optimistic. This collection of essays circles … [Read more...] about A Funeral Pyre for Books
Measuring out my life with coffee spoons ...and books
