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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

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

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

Introducing a New Column with Kristen Arnett

By Kristen Arnett | January 25, 2024

Kristen Arnett on Discovering the Shape of a Book

Kristen Arnett on Discovering the Shape of a Book

"It morphs as it builds. It refuses to hold still."

By Kristen Arnett | June 4, 2021

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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

By Kristen Arnett | March 6, 2019

Kristen Arnett: We Need to Talk About Library Junk

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

20 Terrible Tales of True Horror From the Library

20 Terrible Tales of True Horror From the Library

Kristen Arnett Has Seen Some Some Sh*t

By Kristen Arnett | October 24, 2018

Susan Orlean:

Susan Orlean: "Librarians Are Heroic."

All-Star Librarian Kristen Arnett Talks to the Author of The Library Book

By Kristen Arnett | October 16, 2018

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