David G. Hays: October 2009 Archives
by Julia Wetherell
In the age of the Kindle, corporate America conspiring to fabricate the next morbidly themed YA fantasy sensation, and Oprah and Starbucks attempting to dictate the rest of the population's taste in literature, it's nice to know that some things stay the same. This past Columbus Day weekend saw the return of the yearly used book sale at Hyde Park Plaza.
Piles and piles of banana crates from nearby Treasure
Island housed metric tons of books donated by Hyde Parkers, romance novels
juxtaposed with philosophical treatises and cookbooks featuring savory jello
recipes. I found the event tailored nicely to my interests in vintage dime-novel
cover art, high-concept
kid's picture books, and strange unlicensed Star Trek reference
books with hilarious
illustrations.
Other community members had this to say:
booksale1.mp3
In the age of the Kindle, corporate America conspiring to fabricate the next morbidly themed YA fantasy sensation, and Oprah and Starbucks attempting to dictate the rest of the population's taste in literature, it's nice to know that some things stay the same. This past Columbus Day weekend saw the return of the yearly used book sale at Hyde Park Plaza.
Piles and piles of banana crates from nearby Treasure
Island housed metric tons of books donated by Hyde Parkers, romance novels
juxtaposed with philosophical treatises and cookbooks featuring savory jello
recipes. I found the event tailored nicely to my interests in vintage dime-novel
cover art, high-concept
kid's picture books, and strange unlicensed Star Trek reference
books with hilarious
illustrations. Other community members had this to say:
booksale1.mp3
Julia Wetherell is a second-year in the College and a contributing blogger for the Blog that Works.
More info on the Hyde Park Used Book Sale Web Site
More info on the Hyde Park Used Book Sale Web Site
Continue reading SonicChicago: Voices from the Hyde Park Book Sale.
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