https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2012/05/18/a-second-bout-of-shameless-self-promotion/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:16:54 -0400<![CDATA[Attentive readers will recall the announcement in these virtual pages of an impending event sure to electrify the literary bourse, the publication  — in just a few weeks now — of my new book  The Fortunes of Permanence: Culture and Anarchy in an Age of Amnesia. Twitter may not yet be atwitter with the news, but you, discerning soul that you are, can be the first on your block to pre-order the book, which will be available in a wide variety of electronic formats in addition to the usual page-turning, hardcover print edition, by the simple expedient of clicking here. And that’s not all: in my continuing effort to bring cheer to a weary public, I am delighted to unveil today, Friday, May 18, 2012, the second preview of coming attractions, this from the book’s preface:]]>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:15:18 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2012/05/18/a-second-bout-of-shameless-self-promotion-n116864