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|title=Did We Meet on Grub Street?

|author=Emma Tennant, Hilary Bailey and David Elliott

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|summary=''Did We Meet On Grub Street?'' is a collection of written pieces about the book industry, featuring contributions from writers, publishers and editors, bringing alive the process of how writing ends up on the printed page. In looking at the book trade, it is both a reminiscence and a critique of publishing.

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Essentially, the three authors (all of whom have long careers in the book industry) revel in the idea of being whining old curmudgeons who miss the good old days of publishing. This unashamed nostalgia provides the focus of the book and allows the writers to recount numerous anecdotes from their days in the publishing business. Whilst the primary audience for this book may well be students of creative writing and media studies, it also serves as an interesting exploration of an aspect of modern history: how a once-burgeoning industry is now a shell of its former self, much like a lot of manufacturing. Because of this, I was disappointed that no space was given to a consideration of how the rise of the e-book and Kindle has directly damaged both the sale of books and the potential for new books to be written (fewer real books sold = fewer financial advances paid to writers = fewer books written). Also, given the clear love of books as treasured artifacts, the dismissal of the Harry Potter phenomenon seems truculent, given the impetus the series gave to reading amongst both the young and adults.