Beginning in 1952, Alfred A. Knopf's The Borzoi Quarterly brought formal and informal news to friends and colleagues about the books we were publishing. The last issue appeared in 1966. Now, 23 years later--in a new variation on an old tradition--we take pleasure in sending you the first issue of The Borzoi Reader. In it you will find stories, poems, and excerpts from novels and works of nonfiction--all selected from books Knopf will bring out in the Spring of 1989. We hope you enjoy them.