The affordable housing crisis in New York City receives long and detailed treatment in the current issue of the New York Review of Books from writer Michael Greenberg, who calls the situation nothing less than “a humanitarian emergency.” Greenberg shows the impact of this crisis, from the struggling families who are priced out to the homeless population and the city’s insufficient network of shelters. I spoke with Greenberg, a frequent contributor to the NYRB, whose most recent book is Beg, Borrow, Steal: A Writer’s Life, by phone recently. During the course of our conversation, which has been edited and condensed for clarity, we discussed why the war between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has made the situation worse, the real ways to ease the crisis, and why looking at the problem through the lens of “gentrification” just makes matters worse. Continue reading at 'Slate'
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Canongate has described 2011 as a "mixed and ultimately frustrating year", with the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A physical bookstore closes, but it's not the fault of ebooks. Presented By: Get Ready for Tomorrow Today with Cisco The way the world consumes and shares data will dramatically change in the next five years. Is your network ready to handle the load? Friend and follow Cisco across the web as... Continue reading at PC World
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 06/07/2011 - 07:53 An independent bookshop in the Scottish Borders has said it will close, blaming the recession and the strain on customers incomes. Latimer Books in Kelso, Scottish Borders, will shut up shop at the end of August after... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 13/04/2011 - 09:26 Sales at wholesaler Bertrams dropped 3% in the last six months, with library sales down 25%. But strong international sales and a "resilient" retail performance in the face of a slowing consumer book market helped arrest the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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