A Love Letter to Hudson

I wanted to send this to Hudson corporate or whatever, but I figure it’s more likely to find the right eyes here than in a mail room somewhere.

Dear Hudson,

Okay, so maybe it’s no coincidence I’m in love with your airport stores, after all, you did pick /All About Lulu /for your Best of 2008 (only indie title selected!), and you gave my girl some excellent face time in the world’s best book market—the only market, in fact, that actually /creates/ readers. But truthfully, long before any of that happened, I was impressed with your stores. You pack a pretty damn eclectic selection into a small space (not the newsstands, mind you, but the booksellers). Soft Skull in airports? Dzanc? Fucking Borges? Hell yeah! In a co-op driven market, a venue leaning heavily toward the newest blockbusters, it’s nice to see a “chain store” who will go to bat for the little guy! On behalf of the little guys: Thanks!

Cheers,

JE

P.S. Don’t tell Borges I lumped him in with the little guys!

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