Jun 20, 2022
Why did I interview Mark Andrews?
Because he's a fellow Canadian, he's an exceptional book collector
who brings an engineer's mind to the task, and he's just published
a beautiful book featuring selections from his book collection,
entitled The Science and Engineering of Water; An
illustrated catalogue of books and...
Jun 13, 2022
Why am I interviewing Mark Samuels Lasner for a third time? Because he's a recognized and respected book collector who knows how to speak intelligently and amusingly about books. And though we've already talked about his impressive collections that cover late 19th century British literary culture, and The Bodley Head,...
May 30, 2022
I came across Kat
McKenna's name in an
article written by Alison Flood in The Guardian last year. I'd
googled Tik Tok's "Book-Tok" because I'd heard it was moving a lot
of YA books and wanted to learn more. Kat was quoted in Alison's
piece. It was clear she knew what made BookTok tick. I contacted
her and now she's on...
May 24, 2022
Stephen Enniss is director of the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas in Austin. Previous posts include Head Librarian at the Folger Shakespeare Library and Director of Emory University's Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library where he made a series of impressive acquisitions including the archives of...
May 14, 2022
Sarah Miniaci is a
freelance book publicist with fifteen years of experience in the
New York and Toronto markets. Ken Whyte's Sutherland House is one
of her clients. Ken interviewed Sarah for a recent issue of
Shush, his excellent Substack newsletter
on the publishing business. Together they surveyed today's...