Tag Archives: book culture

Stockholm Syndrome or the Feel of the Real

Posted on March 31, 2011 by dorian thornley

Riding the A Train in the morning I look around (as many booksellers do) and try to gauge the ratio of e-readers to print books. Most mornings it’s about 50/50, some mornings it seems to be mostly books and on the mornings when despair sets in … Continue reading →

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Kind of a Niche Market/Luxury Thing?

Posted on March 25, 2011 by dorian thornley

OK, imagine it’s 1934 and you need a pen. What kind of pen are you going to get? You’re going to get a fountain pen. It’s 1934 remember, there are no ball points, no rollerballs, no Sharpies for writing, it’s … Continue reading →

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Too relaxed to read?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by dorian thornley

One of the most profoundly disturbing moments of my childhood happened when I watched the 1960 George Pal film version of H.G. Well’s, The Time Machine. In the movie our hero, Rod Taylor is demonstrating real anger and frustration towards the Eloi, a species … Continue reading →

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