In a blog post he writes, "The staff don’t just select the stock, they proselytize on its behalf and, in their small way, help hold the neighborhood together." He reports that the bookstore sells more copies of The Paris Review than most cities, and more than the journal's own website. Says Stein, "New York needs bookstores, too, or it will no longer be New York."
To help out, The Paris Review is now offering "a special discount to St. Mark’s patrons...when you buy a copy of our fall issue at St. Mark’s, you’ll receive a coupon good for 25% off a one-year subscription to The Paris Review, starting with our next issue (it’s good for T-shirts, tote bags, and mugs, too). It’s our way of saying thank you for supporting this beloved East Village institution!"
So go for it. And buy a book in there, too, while you're at it. The fight is not yet over.
Read more on St. Mark's Bookshop:
Michael Moore at St. Mark's
Buy A Book Weekend at St. Mark's
Xmas in September
St. Mark's Vestibule
And sign that petition
2 comments:
I talk about it till I'm blue in the face, but my '100 Whores' at the St Marks Bookstore
http://www.100Whores.com
What else can I say, you can't find it anywhere else?
Also I should tell you that the author won't be getting a dime from the sale of '100 Whores' all profits are going to St Marks Bookshop. There are about five copies left. Read about the girls/whores who thronged 3rd ave between 12th and 14th streets in the 60s and 70s, not far from St Marks Bookshop. Let me tell you the author survived and you will too.
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