David Damrosch
Comparative literature professor at Harvard and author of Around the World in 80 Books, who reflects on global literature and five big ideas drawn from eighty authors.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 32min
Why Bookstores Still Matter
David Damrosch, Harvard comparative literature professor who mapped insights from 80 global authors. Evan Friss, historian of American bookstores who traces their cultural and political roles. They discuss the sensory joy of browsing, bookstores as community and refuge, literature as a portal across time, and how constraints and storytelling shape understanding.
