Bookstore Snark: I Approve!

Here's some really nice snark from the people who run a Cleveland bookstore.

Right here in #Cleveland @MacsBacks #ShitHoleCountries (my personal fave Junot Diaz) pic.twitter.com/zZ6z07PFDa

— Alok Khorana (@aakonc) January 14, 2018

Differential Equations and "General Fiction"

Eugenia Cheng's tweet below reminds me that when I was in grad school, a local store (a coffee place that also sold books) once had a certain differential-equations textbook in their section on "General Fiction".

The journey is turning into a book tour in itself: signed Beyond Infinity at O'Hare and How to Bake Pi at LAX...in self-improvement!! pic.twitter.com/KqhdGnvoCR

— Dr Eugenia Cheng (@DrEugeniaCheng) August 13, 2017

Clever Displays in Bookstores

Like this one.

(Tip of the cap to James Gleick.)

Clever display at Barnes and Noble. Check out top titles... pic.twitter.com/pCB7alkxnk

— Amy Wilentz (@amywilentz) May 16, 2017

Bring back the Caltech Bookstore

Three years ago, my alma mater Caltech decimated its bookstore, which now almost exclusively memorabilia (rather than, e.g., books). It does have some books---including, importantly, this one---but it no longer has the massive selection of academic books that used to make our bookstore a source of pride. As an academic and (especially) as a Caltech alum, I consider it a travesty that we don't have a real bookstore anymore. Frankly, it's embarrassing.

So please consider signing this protest to resuscitate our formerly-lovely bookstore.

RIP Borders UK

Apparently, all UK locations of Borders are closing, and the last day of operation is December 22nd. That's a shame.