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Absolutely Revolting
August 1986, no. 83

'Starters & Writers' by Mark Rubbo

by Mark Rubbo •
August 1986, no. 83

Round about May each year the American Booksellers Association hold their annual conference and trade fair. It is a huge affair when the American publishing industry plonks itself well and truly into the capitalist heart. Over a thousand publishers display their wares in huge airconditioned barns.

 


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