Book bits

7 comments on “Book bits”

1. kevin says:
   January 29th, 2009 at 10:13 am

   we call those Floorios

2. Lilian Nattel says:
   January 29th, 2009 at 1:42 pm

   The article about independent bookstores was interesting. It makes sense that big chain stores are slow and cumbersome. I wonder if there is room in this economy for a comeback for local business, including independent bookstores?

3. Roland says:
   January 30th, 2009 at 4:20 pm

   Hirst’s Darwin cover is about the laziest piece of crap I’ve ever seen. A diced-up animal would at least have been vaguely appropriate. If a design company had produced that cover, Penguin probably would have demanded their money back.

4. Roland says:
   January 30th, 2009 at 4:32 pm

   Although, having written that, I feel now vaguely ashamed at having been sufficiently provoked to have posted a too-obvious comment.

5. George says:
   January 30th, 2009 at 5:41 pm

   Your kid could have done that, eh, Roland?

6. Roland says:
   January 30th, 2009 at 6:32 pm

   [fumes sullenly]

7. Roland says:
   May 11th, 2009 at 3:25 pm

   I saw this edition at Bob Miller Bookroom today. Not as bad as I thought, and rather poshly produced. Still, the horror novel aesthetic doesn’t exactly work for the book in question.

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