Saturday, June 28, 2003

Literature The Right Of The People To Sell Books...

Last year two 20-somethings decided to sell books on the streets of New Orleans. But the city said they needed a permit. But it wasn't possible to get a permit.
· They won... [Reason 06/20/03]
· Peddling fiction on the footpath one way for busker to get published [SMH6/6/03]
· A writer's underground market [IHT ]

The term "Orwellian" itself has now recast around the phenomenon of totalitarianism the sort of "euphemistic thrall" — gorgeous phrase — it once helped to sweep away.
· Some subjects have no market value. They only have value. Literary journalism is one of them. [CliveJames]