>> city lights publishing started in 1955 by lawrence ferlinghetti. of many people know who he is the is one of the most renowned poets in the world. he began a publishing company with a collection of his own palms called pictures of the gone world that was the first book in the pocket politics series we have about 60 books in print right now in the serious. >> tell me a little about the bookstore and the publishing house. how does it work? to the two work together? >> most of the people that work in the publishinpublishin g company had worked in the bookstore burma of the person that is now the editorial director worked for over 15 years in the bookstore and is now leading the way publishing books for city lights. we're in this same building in is quite symbiotic. the books that republish very much reflect the type of books that we carry in the store, the commitment to progressive politics, literature and a translation, gay and lesbian literature, poetry and translation if one were to look at the city lights lit store think of the books we were just

>>guest: it was actually started in 1955 many people know lawrence ferlinghetti who was the most renowned public in the world. he began a publishing company with his own poems that was the first book and the pocket policy areas we have 60 books in print right now in this series. >>host: tell me a little bit about the bookstore and the publishing house but how does it work? is there synergy between the two? >>guest: yes. at one time most of the people that worked in the publishing company had worked in the bookstore. the person that is now the editorial director worked for over 15 years in the bookstore. and is now leading the way publishing books of four city lights books. it is quite some biotic part of the books that we publish very much reflect the type of books that we carry and the store, the commitment to progressive politics, literature, a translation, new voices, gay and lesbian literature, poetry and translation f1 was to look at the last and think about the books i was talking love then walked through the store you would get the same sort of sense that the selection is curator f