Why Books Still Matter: Honoring Joyce Meskis-Essays on the Past, Present, and Future of Books, Bookselling, and Publishing - Hardcoverby Karl Weber (Editor) If books didn't matter, nobody would try to ban them. In a nation struggling to cope with polarization, disinformation, acrimony, the power of books to inform, enlighten, and inspire is more important than ever. To honor Joyce Meskis, the legendary bookseller who founded Denver's Tattered Cover and became a champion of First Amendment freedoms, a team including some of today's leading publishers, booksellers, authors, and free