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Greg Johnson talks to novelist, essayist, and publisher Ann Sterzinger. Read more …
and the forthcoming title by Sarah Perry, 
An Open Letter to Publishers & Readers Concerning Amazon’s Censorship
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Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com, with Michelle Obama.
Dear Friends and Fellow Publishers:
My name is Chip Smith and I’m the sole proprietor of a small press called Nine-Banded Books, or just 9BB. You probably haven’t heard of 9BB, and that’s fine by me. The books I publish aren’t for everyone. Some of them deal with prickly ideas that many people – perhaps you? – will find offensive. That’s nothing new. Read more …