THE VIEW FROM THE WEST - VOL. 1
Lauren Cerand gave me the idea for this. We were talking recently. The subject turned to publishing. Specifically, it turned to “The Future of Publishing,” as most conversations in BookWorld tend to turn these days when “where to procure cyanide tablets” isn’t the main point of focus. From there we started talking about The Nervous Breakdown and its humble origins out here in The West—-Los Angeles, to be exact—-a town which, to my great surprise, has been my home for the past ten years.
Lauren suggested that I write a regular column documenting American literary culture from a Western perspective. I’m taking her up on it. This is the first installment.
