Books as battle ground: Inspired by the ongoing U.S. occupation of Iraq, the Bush administration’s war on terror and domestic policies, the performance of the news media and the vicious partisan nature of today’s politics, mainstream publishers are releasing an unusual amount of books on current affairs.
When the political stakes are high, as they are this year, readers are “using the bookstore like a voting booth,” Ross said. “When a customer chooses to buy a political title, every ring on the cash register is like a vote. It’s one way for people to register their dismay at what’s going on.”
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