I’m an independent bookseller at Community Bookstore in Brooklyn. I’m also a writer and critic. I’ve written for O, The Oprah Magazine,  The Star Tribune, Bookslut, The Quarterly Conversation, The Brooklyn Rail, The Book Studio, Identity Theory, and other publications. 

Follow me on Twitter: @readandbreathe

I can be reached at mfilgate at gmail dot com

Here are links to some of my book reviews:

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/books/98559984.html

http://quarterlyconversation.com/tinkers-by-paul-harding-review