TRENDSAlhough Lethem’s wish list of po-
tential reissues could easily fill Hen-
derson’s tiny bookstore, the two are
proceeding cautiously. If Bad G uy
sells, readers can expect to see one or
two of Lethem’s Legends released per
year, beginning in 2020. “It’s going to
be tough to bring back books in this
current age when even new titles are
getting obliterated by the cacophony,”
Henderson says. “I call it the censor-
ship of clutter. It’s hard for the aver-
age reader to find things that are truly
valuable. That’s what we’re trying
to do with Lethem’s Legends: bring
back a few titles that deserve a second
cha nce.” –JONATHAN VATNERJULY AUGUST 2019 20kentucky museum of art and craftTHE WRITTEN IMAGE uuBooks typically might seem out of place at a runway show,
but at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft’s Couture Night in April, one book had a
moment in the spotlight. In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of indie publisher
Sarabande Books and its Linda Bruckheimer Series in Kentucky Literature, designer Andrea
Hansen used copies of Joe Sacksteder’s recently published story collection, Make/Shift, to
create a couture dress, which she then modeled herself at the show. Challenging herself to
transform the stiff materials of books into something soft and flowing, Hansen turned the
books’ pages and covers into a feathered skirt and woven bodice. She then made erasure
poems out of the text on the skirt’s feathers. “Making the gown was a cathartic process,”
she says. “I’ve shared a bit of my own story within Joe’s.” Since the show, the dress has
been displayed at the Kentucky Derby and at other Sarabande events.
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