Have you ever loved a book enough to steal it? I have. A man named John Gilkey has.  He’s stolen many. He has bibliokleptomania. He’s a man who can’t stop himself from stealing books. …more

“Odd things happen in New York, which is why it’s such a great source of stories. Once I read a Missed Connection which took place on a train…” …more

“The fact is, though, being pirated is the Peruvian equivalent of making the bestseller list. One writer I know ends all his readings by urging those in attendance to ‘buy my book before it gets pirated’. When I asked him about it, he confessed he hadn’t actually been pirated yet, but hoped he would be soon.”

Daniel Alarcón, author of War by Candlelight and Lost City Radio, on the book piracy industry in Peru.

Matthew Bernstein Sycamore was one of the early organizers of Gay Shame which, among other things, takes a stance against marriage in all forms.
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