tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post5229928702014236875..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: Make READING Poverty History!Candy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-63622285390585580412005-07-26T11:05:49.206+01:002005-07-26T11:05:49.206+01:00Books are the luxury I can never give up. Manila&...Books are the luxury I can never give up. Manila's been sprouting with specialty bookstores for a while, and I am only hoping that it will in fact encourage more reading. But then again, economics play a factor, because how does one rationally choose between a meal and a good book?Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06386729167148378065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-14025423329509373552005-08-19T19:16:35.090+01:002005-08-19T19:16:35.090+01:00Thank you for a wonderful article on a topic I see...Thank you for a wonderful article on a topic I see very rarely discussed or even mentioned in the realm of U.S. and U.K. books-for-children publishing.<br><br>I grew up in Northern Thailand back in the 60's. So. I saw this kind of poverty every single day while I was growing up.<br><br>I have often privately wondered just how many folks in the books-for-children publsihing world have ever seen first-hand the kind of poverty you describe in this article. I suspect that very few have.<br><br>Thanks, again, very, VERY much. <br><br>Rinda M.Byers<br><br>http://www.xanga.com/rindawriterRinda M. Byersnoreply@blogger.com