Never forget that Sarah Bernhardt cast herself as Hamlet (at the theater she named for herself).

Never forget that Sarah Bernhardt cast herself as Hamlet (at the theater she named for herself).

By Jessie Gaynor | May 20, 2020

Confirmed: Audiobooks are the brightest place in publishing right now.

Confirmed: Audiobooks are the brightest place in publishing right now.

By Corinne Segal | May 19, 2020

The NYPL has announced the 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists.

The NYPL has announced the 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists.

By Katie Yee | May 19, 2020

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 18 to 24

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 18 to 24

Readings, Panels, Conversations, Parties, and More

By Penina Roth | May 18, 2020

Let's drool over this Japanese house with a public library on the ground floor.

Let's drool over this Japanese house with a public library on the ground floor.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 18, 2020

<em>The Week in Books LIVE</em>:<br> Sesame Street, Slenderman, and DJ Murakami

The Week in Books LIVE:
Sesame Street, Slenderman, and DJ Murakami

With Book Marks Editors Dan Sheehan and Katie Yee

By The Virtual Book Channel | May 15, 2020

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  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

Bryan Washington has won the £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize.

By Katie Yee | May 14, 2020

A journal Jim Morrison wrote in Paris will soon be up for auction.

By Corinne Segal | May 14, 2020

This AI-generated dictionary is very cool and also terrifying.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 14, 2020

The 100-year-old man who raised £32 million for the NHS is publishing two books this year.

The 100-year-old man who raised £32 million for the NHS is publishing two books this year.

By Aaron Robertson | May 14, 2020

Tiny book YouTube is the most soothing place on the internet.

Tiny book YouTube is the most soothing place on the internet.

By Corinne Segal | May 12, 2020

Haruki Murakami is going to DJ a special “Stay-Home” radio show for his fellow recluses.

Haruki Murakami is going to DJ a special “Stay-Home” radio show for his fellow recluses.

By Jonny Diamond | May 12, 2020

Letter From a Bookstore Turning Five During a Pandemic

Letter From a Bookstore Turning Five During a Pandemic

A Birthday Report from Little City Books, Hoboken

By Kate Jacobs | May 12, 2020

A British comedian is writing a

A British comedian is writing a "sexy-but-sensible" diary of her (imagined) life with Jürgen Klopp.

By Dan Sheehan | May 11, 2020

This new database shows the reading habits of major 20th-century authors.

This new database shows the reading habits of major 20th-century authors.

By Aaron Robertson | May 8, 2020

Elisabeth Moss is playing Shirley Jackson in a new movie, and it looks insanely good.

Elisabeth Moss is playing Shirley Jackson in a new movie, and it looks insanely good.

By Emily Temple | May 8, 2020

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