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My “Friend” Keeps Sending Me Their Writing and I Need It To Stop: Am I the Literary Asshole?

My “Friend” Keeps Sending Me Their Writing and I Need It To Stop: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | April 18, 2024

I Really Like Reading Bad Reviews of My Nemesis: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I Really Like Reading Bad Reviews of My Nemesis: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Literary Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | April 4, 2024

Am I the Literary Asshole? When to Mute Your Friend on the Internet

Am I the Literary Asshole? When to Mute Your Friend on the Internet

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | March 21, 2024

Am I the Literary Asshole: Do You Have to Finish a Book to Blurb It?

Am I the Literary Asshole: Do You Have to Finish a Book to Blurb It?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About (Very) Bad Literary Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | March 7, 2024

Am I the Literary Assh*le? In Which Everyone Talks Sh*t About Everyone Else

Am I the Literary Assh*le? In Which Everyone Talks Sh*t About Everyone Else

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About (Very) Bad Literary Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | February 22, 2024

Am I the Literary Assh*le? To Blurb, To Follow, To Ghost (Or Not to Ghost)?

Am I the Literary Assh*le? To Blurb, To Follow, To Ghost (Or Not to Ghost)?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About the Literary Life

By Kristen Arnett | February 8, 2024

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Am I the Literary Assh*le? Judging Your Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | January 25, 2024

Kristen Arnett on Discovering the Shape of a Book

By Kristen Arnett | June 4, 2021

Kristen Arnett's Lifehacks: How to Get to Inbox Zero

By Kristen Arnett | March 20, 2019

It's Time We Talk About Librarians and Money

It's Time We Talk About Librarians and Money

Kristen Arnett on Working Long Hours for Low Pay

By Kristen Arnett | March 6, 2019

Kristen Arnett: We Need to Talk About Library Junk

Kristen Arnett: We Need to Talk About Library Junk

Thousands of Librarians, Millions of Useless Old Objects

By Kristen Arnett | February 13, 2019

Kristen Arnett: Am I a Librarian or a Writer?

Kristen Arnett: Am I a Librarian or a Writer?

Ed. Note: The Word 'Wribrarian' May Have Appeared in Drafts of This Column

By Kristen Arnett | January 23, 2019

Kristen Arnett: A Librarian's Resolutions for the New Year

Kristen Arnett: A Librarian's Resolutions for the New Year

Basically, You Gotta Be Able to Joke About the Bad Stuff

By Kristen Arnett | January 9, 2019

An Incomplete List of the Non-Book Things You Can Get at the Library

An Incomplete List of the Non-Book Things You Can Get at the Library

It's Basically Everything Except Kristen Arnett's Toothbrush

By Kristen Arnett | December 5, 2018

For the Virtues I Have Acquired as a Librarian, I Am Truly Thankful

For the Virtues I Have Acquired as a Librarian, I Am Truly Thankful

Kristen Arnett Has Learned Patience (and Some Other Things)

By Kristen Arnett | November 21, 2018

What Happens When You

What Happens When You "Accidentally" Destroy a Library Book?

Please Don't Use Pizza as a Bookmark. That's Bad.

By Kristen Arnett | November 7, 2018

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