On typewriters, technology, and keeping up with the times (or not)

Our General Manager, by nature of living in a household full of them, is well aware of what a typewriter is. But there is a whole generation of humans out there who have absolutely no reference point for these ancient devices. They simply did not grow up with them. This was especially evident at the …

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The Emergence of Eco-Fiction

The eco-literature (eco-lit) label has been largely associated with nonfiction environmental works, such as Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez or Silent Spring by Rachel Carlson. But what about fiction that addresses environmental and animal rights themes? We began using the eco-fiction label a year ago. And we’ve collected our relevant titles here. (Amazon does not …

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