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McSweeneys, E-Readers and Cultural Elitism

Posted 09 October 2009 | By | Categories: Arts Biz, Culture | No Comments

Last night I attended an author event in San Francisco where Nick Hornby was interviewed by Dave Eggers.  Towards the end of the evening, an audience member asked Hornby’s opinion of E-readers.  A palpable shudder went through the crowd; you could feel the room waiting and rooting for the bash to come.  Hornby went one better, bringing [...]