February 1, 2021 3:50 p.m.
Back in the before times, TPM’s office was conveniently located a few short blocks away from Barnes and Noble. A glorious thing! Floors upon floors of books. Before you knew it your lunch hour is done and you had to grab your spoils and go. It was both a blessing and a curse — for me at least.
Joe, TPM’s Publisher, and I sometimes talked about how we restrict ourselves from earthly indulgences like food, shopping, etc. But books are another story. Books are the one thing that you should always just buy, buy buy (or rent, rent, rent, but buying is essential during a pandemic when the NYPL is inaccessible at best).