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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

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

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Introducing a New Column with Kristen Arnett

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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."

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

Trust a Librarian to Get Your Digital House in Order

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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

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

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Please Respect Information Professionals, and Do Not Follow Them Home

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I Am a Librarian, I Am a Tech Whisperer

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From Disemboweling Old Printers to Explaining iPhones That Don't Yet Exist

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