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We were thrilled to have dan sinykin with us for a discussion of big fiction how changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature dan santat is an assistant professor of english at Emory University with a courtesy appointment in, quantitative theory and methods. Hes the author of American Literature and the long downturn neoliberal apocalypse and his writing has appeared in the new york times. The washington, the los angeles review of books, the rumpus and other publications joining dan in conversation is coeditor and publisher of nw plus mark krotov. So without further ado, please join...

We have wine and beer and music on the weekends. How many book events do you do on a regular basis . On a yearly basis, about 600 a year. Often kid events, adult events, other kinds of things but we are very active. When did you open . About 35 years ago. Why . Well, you know, the story is basically i was an english major in college. I didnt want to give up the dream of being part of the literary culture and one quick way to do that was to get into the book business. I loved bookstores when i was a kid. I saw myself at the bookstore more than the library in college. I went to law school. Why c...

If you are tweeting today, use the hashtag gbf, and we need your feedback. Surveys are available at the tent and on our web site. Complete a survey for a chance to win a 100 visa gift card. Im pleased to introduce author kristen green. Shell be signing books immediately after the presentation, and copies of her books are on sale in the politics prose tent, a great partner for us this year. A quick word about buying books. Even though this is a free event, it does help the book festival if you buy books. The more books we sell at our event, the more publishers are willing to send their authors ...

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Is, is actually cracking and changing. And that could be for good or for bad, but it does have a lot of effect on Attention Span and what we decide to read and consume, and, you know, how we find out about stories. So its kind of im leaving that kind of amorphous, but i thought it was really something to Pay Attention to. No, i think its an excellent point. Susan, now you as a novelist also who has a new book coming out who is now no longer hiding it there [laughter] how engaged in the social media world are you . Do you try to do everything . Do you find something that youre most comfortable ...