Despite the popular expression, I do buy books based on their covers. There are other factors I take into account when deciding which titles to buy and which to keep an eye out for in my library system. But I still can’t help but coo over aesthetically pleasing book design, and sometimes that tips the…
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Zine Cleaning, Part 1
The first time around, my approach to this project was, “I’m running out of space, I need to get rid of stuff.” I’ve since realized that I’d been defining “space” as “storage” with no consideration of what was being stored. Magazine boxes are simply not the fairest way to display items like zines and floppies.
The #tbr struggle is real
My thinking was that any diversions could be excused as long as I knocked a couple titles off the general tbr list and got through the same number of title that were on the monthly one, although I was certainly hoping for the added benefits of shorter ARC stacks and more shelf space. And then I realized a major wrench that would be thrown into this plan every month, inevitably. It’s a habit I’ve noted countless times, something I’ve been struggling to curb, reason with, consciously call myself out on:
Hello
I’m Elaine, a graduate of a tiny liberal arts college’s MA in Publishing program. Over the last three years, I’ve been studying comics, specifically, the specialized publishing practices that developed in the comics industry independently from traditional publishing. More recently, I’ve researched library marketing and indie comics distribution. (By research, I mean I wrote my…
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