“The Death of Book World and Why Criticism Still Matters
Becca Rothfeld reflects on her layoff from The Washington Post, and what's at stake in a world without readers.”

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-death-of-book-world-and-why-criticism-still-matters

The Death of Book World and Why Criticism Still Matters

Becca Rothfeld reflects on her layoff from The Washington Post, and what's at stake in a world without readers.

“So I, to this day, have no idea if Jeff Bezos even knew that we had a book section. I guess now he knows. He discovered that for the purposes of gutting it.”
@samlitzinger ironic, considering that Amazon started as an online book seller.