People of the Book Grapple With Growth of New Technology

By Gina Nahai

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/gina_nahai/article/people_of_the_book_grapple_with_growth_of_new_technology_20100302/

I’ve been spending a lot of time at the Beverly Hills library. I go there almost every day, laptop in hand, impelled by the irrational idea that this is the only place in
the world where I can finish my new book. I also have an office with a great view and a house that’s empty and quiet all day where any normal person should be able to sit and work just fine, and yet, I have to get up and drive 15 minutes every morning to sit among dozens of strangers — some more strange than others — to find my focus.

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