Bleeding Ink

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Bleeding Ink! What better way to kick off this show than interviewing a pivotal figure in an author’s life: the bookseller. I first met Drew Cohen at The Writer’s Block—he stumbled upon my whirling a dervish among sections of Nobokov and Campbell. I’ll never forget how he gaped at me and arched his eyebrows as I gripped his shoulders amidst a flurry of thrashing bounces while I squealed: “Finally! A bonafide and heart-warming independent bookstore in Las Vegas!” It’s a wonder he allowed me to stay in his store after I hoisted him off the floor. I settled down and asked Drew for the latest gravy on literature. His response instilled in me a great confidence that this evil city had acquired a most sparkly gem. There was a lot of “You like Nabokov? He’s one of my favorites, have you read his lectures?” and “Greywolf Press is an imprint we carry a lot of, have you seen this release?” and “I’m from New York and I grew up around books. I always wanted to open a bookstore, why