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  • So Many Books, 2nd Edition: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance

    by Gabriel Zaid, Robin Sloan ...
    A charming new edition of a much-loved book about books"A playful celebrant of literary proliferation."—New Yorker (on the first edition)“This slim volume is above all a book about vastness; about oceanic tides of language, about the feelings they produce, for writer and reader alike. About how words work in the marketplace, and how they fail to work, too. About books and the internet and culture ... Read more

    $18.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Secret of Fame

    The Literary Encounter in an Age of Distraction

    by Gabriel Zaid, Natasha Wimmer ...
    "Gabriel Zaid is a marvelously elegant and playful writer—a cosmopolitan critic with sound judgment and a light touch. He is a jewel of Latin American letters, which is no small thing to be. Read him—you'll see."—Paul Berman"Mr. Zaid's goal is to capture the variety of anxieties that beset literary fame-seekers, and he does so with a mocking cleverness. A serious theme, though, runs through his ... Read more

    $14.08 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Thoughts on Design

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  • How to Thrive in the Digital Age

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  • In Praise of Good Bookstores

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