I wrestle a bit with how relevant books will continue to be in the future at all. I way this not as someone who wants to see the demise of books, but more the

I wrestle a bit with how relevant books will continue to be in the future at all. I way this not as someone who wants to see the demise of books, but more the opposite. It's difficult to read articles about the financial reality of book sales and distribution and not wonder what the future holds in general. Sometimes to me it seems as if modern celebrity in certain areas is due to fickle fate and social dynamics, popular attribution and cults of personality and so forth. I'm not saying there isnt real talent in there, but why some attain recognition and others not is often lost on me.