Kathleen Parker Says People who read books are different from other people. They’re smarter for one thing. They’re more sensual for another. They like to hold, touch and smell what they read. They like to carry the words with them – tote them on vacation, on train rides and, most heavenly of all, to bed.
They’re also a dying breed. And newspapers, apparent signatories to a suicide pact, are playing “Taps.â€
The news that The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has eliminated its book editor position – causing much Sturm und Drang throughout the Southern literary community – highlights the continuing demotion of books and literature in American culture. While an Internet petition circulates to reinstate Teresa Weaver as book editor, writers are expressing concern they’re losing their best vehicle for recognition.
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