Paste Magazine Needs Our Help
I travel to New York a couple times a year — and usually to one or two other big book events elsewhere in the country — to spread the word about the literary nirvana we have emerging here in Decatur. One of the examples I often return to is Paste Magazine, the award-winning, nationally renowned, music and culture magazine based right here in Decatur. The good folks at Paste have often partnered with the Decatur Book Festival to put on literary programs with a musical bent. They’ve twice hosted the high school publishers and editors of The Wren’s Nest Publishing Company. And on top of all that, the Decatur Book Festival’s first offices were sublet from Paste. In short, they’ve been a big part of what makes Decatur a great place to be.
Now they need our help. The hard economic times have hit them too, and, despite a 20% across the board pay cut, they’re scrambling to scrape together enough money to publish their next issue. They’re not asking you to give something for nothing. Make a donation, and you’ll get access to some exclusive downloadable tracks from folks like The Decembrists, the Indigo Girls, and the Cowboy Junkies. You’ll also get entered in a drawing for bigger prizes.
This is a great publication put out by exceptional people who are dedicated to the Decatur community. Let’s help them make it through this hard time so they’ll still be doing all they do so well when the economy turns around.