Hey! Isn’t That Age Discrimination?? I don’t know if my 8 year-old daughter was feeling patronized, but she raised a good point the other day at Barnes & Noble. Namely, if bookstores can recommend books for young readers, why can’t they recommend books for middle-aged or old (“mature”) readers? Like, “For Readers 25 – 34.”...Read More
Budding Literary Snob? My second grade daughter was quite proud of the fact that the book she’s currently reading “was on the New York Times’ best-seller list.” After announcing that a third time the other day, she paused and asked, “what is the New York Times best-selling list??” Too soon to tell her about Pulitzer prizes...Read More
