In our wonderful, whimsical, walkable Sugar House, among my favorite things to discover are the take-a-book leave-a-book boxes known as Little Free Libraries. These are small, sidewalk adjacent book houses eagerly waiting to share their contents with a passerby. They may be simple or elaborate, small or roomy, no-nonsense or fanciful. They may reflect the personality of their … [Read more...]
Release of The Red Caddy at Ken Sanders Rare Books
“The first literary biography of Edward Abbey in a generation, this thoughtful memoir—found in Charles Bowden’s files after his death—serves as a meditation on the writing life, the cult of readers, reputation, and the literary afterlife of a well-known writer.” – Excerpt from the back cover of The Red Caddy 2018 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of … [Read more...]
Ken Sanders Rare Books Forced to Relocate
After 18 years of downtown business in Salt Lake City, Ken Sanders Rare Books will have to relocate in the next three to five years due to city development. From Councilman Luke Gattor, to many in Mayor Becker’s office, the city has been helpful and concerned, but whether they can do anything or not remains to be seen. Even though Sanders is upset to be “thrown under the … [Read more...]
Maze Runner Author to Have Q&A at Jordan Commons Theater
James Dashner, author of THE MAZE RUNNER novel, will be hosting a showing of the film in IMAX on Friday, September 19 at 6:35pm at the Megaplex Jordan Commons theater, located at 9335 South State Street in Sandy. He will also be participating in Q&A immediately following the screening. To purchase tickets to this event, please click the following … [Read more...]
Pete And His Ghosts
Pete has ghosts. This fact has been proven by Troy Wood, Utah’s premier ghost hunter. Pete describes his ghosts in detail, and just like Pete, his ghosts aren’t shy. They performed on video and dazzle Pete and guests on a daily basis. “Does that sound nuts to you?” This rhetorical question asked by Utah Book and Magazine owner Pete Marshall acknowledges that he knows the … [Read more...]
Salt Lake City’s 15th & 15th
King's English Bookshop by James Gunter What was once a sleepy corner of Sugar House is now a thriving part of the community. When the King’s English bookshop opened in 1977, the 15th and 15th area was a strip of half-empty storefronts and dying businesses surrounded by residential homes. Salt Lake Drug once dominated the eastern side of the block, and entering it … [Read more...]
The Khan Academy
In recent years, there have been many people and organizations who have dedicated themselves to improving the declining American school system. Unfortunately, it’s turned out to be an incredibly difficult task. Many feel that the lack of any significant change is due in part to the bureaucracies in place and the resistance of the teacher’s unions, which have opposed charter … [Read more...]
Why Ken Sanders is Not Afraid of The Letter “E”
The story of the declines in revenue of local independent book sellers to Amazon and Barnes and Noble has been sad to witness. But luckily, people who work around books all day tend to be smart and quick to adapt. Ken Sanders has been in the book business for nearly 40 years, and he has proven to be an expert in business survival. About two years ago when the economy … [Read more...]
The Brave New Virtuality
Can you imagine a reality where the online world is more real than the physical world? Brave New World is a science fiction novel written by Aldous Huxley in 1931. The book depicts a futuristic society where people have free access to drugs and sex, and they are ruled by a powerful controlling entity that is a highly efficient marriage of government and corporate … [Read more...]