by Jing Huang Does a free-market foster or undermine our creativity? How does the market impact cultural creations? Recall this Book’s recent episode made me think of these questions. In the episode, Mark McGurl, the Albert L. Guérard Professor of Literature at Stanford University (Everything and Less: The Novel in the Age of Amazon) discussed … Continue reading "The Novel in the Age of Amazon and the Commercialization of Culture"| Recall This Book
RtB Book Industry month kicks off with a simple question: What do you make of Amazon? Is it the new Sears Roebuck? A terrifying monopoly threat? Satisfaction (a paperback in your mailbox, a Kindle edition on your tablet) just a click away? John and Elizabeth speak with Stanford English prof Mark McGurl, whose previous books … Continue reading "67 Everything and Less: Mark McGurl on Books in the Age of Amazon (JP, EF, 11/4)"| Recall This Book