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| author | Ben Winston | 2022-01-09 16:52:44 -0500 |
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| committer | Ben Winston | 2022-01-09 16:52:44 -0500 |
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diff --git a/vibrant-margins/index.html b/vibrant-margins/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6e2fff3 --- /dev/null +++ b/vibrant-margins/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> +<head> + <link href='/css/styles.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'> + <title>Vibrant Margins - Ben Winston</title> + <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf8" /> +</head> +<body> +<div id="content"> +<h4><a href="/">cd ~</a></h4> +<br/><br/> +<h2>Vibrant Margins</h2> +<br/> +<blockquote> +<strong>vibrant</strong> [adjective]: <em>pulsing or throbbing with energy or activity</em><br/><br/> +<strong>margin</strong> [noun]: <em>an area, state, or condition excluded from or existing outside the mainstream</em> +</blockquote> +<p> +From late 2016 to late 2017, I worked on a project called <strong>Vibrant Margins</strong>, whose goal it was to locate and promote small presses and authors. I featured a single novel per month published by a small press (which I defined as publishing less than 10 books per year), promoting it via an in-depth interview with the author. I also sold each book I promoted, either as an individual sale or as part of a subscription. +</p> +<p> +From a business perspective, the venture was an abject failure. However, in all aspects besides monetary, the project was an incredible experience -- I got to meet and engage with so many publishers and authors whose passion for literature knew no bound, and got exposed to <em>a lot</em> of books that I may never have come across in a bookstore, let alone picked out among the infinite shelves of books to choose from. It also made me think critically about the books I do read -- does this topic/genre challenge my current worldview? Does the author's personal experiences (perhaps as a person of marginalized background, such as race, sexual preference, or gender identity) provide a newer and fuller viewpoint of a subject that I've not been exposed to? +</p> +<p> +I found the interviews with authors particularly enlightening, and have linked their content below (the original domain has been relegated to the dustbin of internet history). I heartily recommend all of the books and authors below; if you're interested in reading any of these books, but are having a hard time getting your hands on a copy, please reach out -- I should be able to hook you up! +</p> +<p> +<ul> +<li><a href="salamanders"><strong>Salamanders of the Silk Road</strong> by Christopher Smith</a><br/></li> +</ul> +</p> +</div> +</body> +</html> |