¶ Never having attended a bookstore event without buying something (usually a second copy of a book that we’ve read and liked), we’re pleased to read that McNally Jackson, our favorite downtown bookshop, is going to charge a fee for events in its new downstairs space. We loathe the idea of something for nothing (which is usually just another way of saying “advertising” — the horror!), and the thought that readers might sashay through a reading and then buy the book from Amazon makes our blood boil. ¶ Sam Sifton tries to make Desmond’s sound tired and boring, but even with the help of a few precious put-downs (“This is pensioner food for those who run pension funds”), he fails.We want to go.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 at 8:00 pm.